About us

About Us

We are a private and highly selective school wich have different academic programs for multinational students.
The 80-acre park-like Jacobs University Bremen campus offers what, in Germany, is a new concept for teaching, research, and living. We have five distinct principles:

• Excellence with regard to the selection of students and faculty
• Internationality with respect to the student body and faculty, international degrees, instruction in English
• Transdisciplinarity of teaching and research
• Interactivity through a networked environment, unity of living and learning on campus
• Independence of organization and management, and maximum flexibility.


Organization
Private, independent university, registered as a not-for-profit organization
The president, who heads the institution, is hired by the board of governors
The primary language of instruction and campus communication is English

History
Founded in 1999 (three major entities facilitated its founding: the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen, Rice University in Houston, Texas)

Accreditation and Assessment

1999 accredited by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2001 accredited by the Wissenschaftsrat (German Science and Humanities Council)
2001 positively acknowledged by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Endowment Association for German Research)
2004 accreditation of all undergraduate programs accredited by the German Accreditation Council (agency ACQUIN)
2006 winner of the national »Key Qualifications plus« competition of the Mercator Foundation and the Donors’ Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany
2006 Declaration of the 200-million-euro Jacobs Foundation Investment, at the time, the largest donation in Europe ever made by a private foundation to a university
2008 reaccreditation by the German Science and Humanities Council for the next 10 years


Enrollment (2008/09)

Undergraduates: 678
Graduates / professionals: 523
Total: 1,201 (representing 92 nations)


Faculty and Staff

114 professors plus 194 research and instructional personnel
Academic Offerings
19 undergraduate programs
19 graduate programs
The School of Engineering and Science, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development offer multiple doctoral programs


Tuition and Fees

Undergraduate students: 18,000 euros / year
Graduate students: 20,000 euros / year
Admission to Jacobs University Bremen is »need-blind«. Students are accepted for study on the basis of their academic qualifications, not their ability to pay.


College vs University

This is a University that has a lot of different college where all ungraduates live:
Alfried Krupp College, Mercator College, College III, and College IV


Campus MAP






Apply

• Application Form

Online Application
It is now possible to apply for admission to undergraduate studies using an online application. This has been designed with the aim of making our application process as easy and convenient as possible. Applications submitted electronically receive the same consideration as applications submitted on paper. You will find a link to the online application on the bottom of this page.

Paper Application
This form can be sent to you via post or downloaded from our website.

• Essay
An essay written in English, answering question number 33 of our application, must be sent along with your application.
• Teacher Recommendation
We require one personal recommendation from a teacher or faculty member.
• Guidance Counselor/School Official RecommendationWe require one personal recommendation from a school or university official (counselor, principal, head of school, dean of students, department, head or faculty advisor).
• School and/or University TranscriptCertificate of secondary school completion such as the German Abitur (i.e. International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma (with recommended tests depending on your region), GCSE A-levels, etc.)
• SAT or ACTNo application will be reviewed for admission until we receive the scores for the Scholastic Assessment Test (or ACT). The SAT (or ACT) does not replace an English language proficiency test.
• English Language Proficiency TestTOEFL (Paper based: minimum score of 550; computer based: 213, or internet based: 79) or an equivalent test is required for admission if English is not your first language.
• Deadline Review
In order to be evaluated, please pay attention to our deadlines listed above!


http://www.jacobs-university.de/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobs_University_Bremen
http://www.4icu.org/reviews/1736.htm