Facts and figures

The key figures below relate to the teaching, research, staff, finances and sustainability of the Faculty of Geosciences over the past five years.

The facts and figures of previous years are listed on a separate page.

 

2020

2021

2022

20232024

Teaching

 

 

 

  

Bachelor's programmes*

4

4

4

 4

Master's programmes*

14

15

15

1515

Awarded Bachelor's degrees

489

425

 

 **

Awarded Master's degrees

676

512

 

 **

Bachelor's entry*

716

621

554

621550

Master's entry*

736

761

652

755721

Total number of registered Bachelor's students* 

2210

2214

2203

  

Total number of registered Master's students* 

1652

1677

1701

  

 

 

 

 

  

Research

 

 

 

  

Research institutes

4

4

4

44

PhD dissertations

59

44

50

64 

Veni grants

2

6

4

  

Vidi grants

2

2

3

  

Vici grants

0

1

0

0 

ERC grants

0

2

3

3 

 

 

 

 

  

Staff

 

 

 

  

Staff members (FTE)

626

681

717

769 

Total number of staff members

703

752

793

982 

PhDs (FTE) with employment contract

154

178

189

224 

 

 

 

 

  

Finances

 

 

 

  

Total income (million)

68,2

75,5

83,6

90,8 

Government funding and tuition and examination fees (million)

46,2

52,6

57,1

62,9 

Other income (incl. from work for third parties) (million)

22,0

22,9

26,5

27,9 
      
Sustainability (GEO)***     
Total Residual Waste (Kg)16,99314,06530,04736,602 
Recycling rate**** (%)42%46%28%23% 
Total Energy consumption (kWh)3,688,8873,817,0073,856,956  

* In academic year, reference date 1 October
The number of Master’s programmes does not include the master programme 'Geografie: educatie en communicatie' provided by the Graduate School of Teaching. For the total overview see our page Master’s programmes.

** Known at the end of the academic year

***Geo-specific data includes the administrative buildings of the faculty

****Recycling of Plastic, Paper, Glass, Organic Waste