University of Marburg

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Philipps University of Marburg

Philipps-Universität Marburg
Latin: Schola Marpurgensis
Type	Public
Established	1 July 1527; 496 years ago (1527-07-01)
Budget	€335.6 million[1]
Chancellor	Claas Cordes[2]
President	Thomas Nauss [de]
Academic staff	2,657[3]
Administrative staff	1,794[3]
Students	22,380[4]
Location	Marburg , Hesse , Germany 50°48′39″N 8°46′25″E / 50.81083°N 8.77361°E / 50.81083; 8.77361
Campus	University town
Affiliations	Compostela Group of Universities
Website	uni-marburg.de

The Philipps University of Marburg (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of Hesse, without religious affiliation.

The University of Marburg has about 23,500 students and 7,500 employees and is located in Marburg, a town of 76,000 inhabitants, with university buildings dotted in or around the town centre. About 14% of the students are international, the highest percentage in Hesse.^[5] It offers an International summer university programme and offers student exchanges through the Erasmus programme.