#Data collection for the GDCh statistics on chemistry degree programmes 2026

On this page, we provide the forms for the annual survey for our statistics on chemistry degree courses to the academic advisers and contact persons. The copyright for these forms is held by the GDCh.

THIS ALSO APPLIES TO 2026/27: For the sake of the environment, next year we will provide universities and higher education institutions with the GDCh statistics as a PDF file. Contact persons on our records will receive it by email. If you would still like a printed copy, you can order one using the Online form or by email at karriere@gdch.de. Your response will then be taken into account for printing, and you will receive a copy by post.

Overview – Who needs which form?

A. Chemistry degree programmes at universities
(Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Biomedical Chemistry, Nanoscience, etc.)

You need the following forms:
No. 1. Bachelor questionnaire
No. 2. Master’s questionnaire
No. 3. Doctoral questionnaire
No. 4. Chemistry working documents
and possibly
No. 6. Diploma Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry questionnaire
(only universities where Diploma degree programmes in Chemistry have not yet been phased out)

B. Biochemistry degree programmes at universities
(Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Chemical Biology, etc.)

You need the following forms:
No. 1. Bachelor questionnaire
No. 2. Master’s questionnaire
No. 3. Doctoral questionnaire
No. 5. Biochemistry working documents (generally useful for large faculties; can be omitted for small faculties)
and possibly
7. Diploma Biochemistry questionnaire
(only universities where Diploma degree programmes in Biochemistry have not yet been phased out)

C. Food chemistry degree programmes at universities
(Bachelor’s, Master’s, Diploma and State Examination degree programmes in food chemistry)

You need the following form:
8. Food Chemistry questionnaire

D. All degree programmes at universities of applied sciences (HAW, formerly universities of applied sciences)

You need the following forms:
1. Bachelor questionnaire
2. Master’s questionnaire

1. Bachelor questionnaire
(all degree programmes at universities or universities of applied sciences (HAW), except food chemistry)

2. Master’s questionnaire
(all degree programmes at universities or HAW, except food chemistry)

3. Doctoral studies questionnaire
(all degree programmes at universities, except food chemistry)

4. Chemistry working documents
(chemistry degree programmes at universities (not HAW), for distribution to the individual working groups)

5. Biochemistry working documents
(biochemistry and life sciences degree programmes at universities, for distribution to the individual working groups)

6. Diploma in Chemistry and Business Chemistry questionnaire
(universities whose diploma programmes in chemistry or business chemistry have not yet been discontinued)

7. Diploma in Biochemistry questionnaire
(universities whose diploma programmes in biochemistry have not yet been discontinued)

8. Food chemistry questionnaire
(contains forms for bachelor’s, master’s, diploma and state examination degree programmes, as well as doctoral studies in food chemistry)

Form for notifying us of a change of faculty contact/person of trust
(all degree programmes)

1. Universities that offer university courses in chemistry and biochemistry/life sciences simultaneously:

It is up to you whether you record the doctoral degrees of chemistry and biochemistry graduates together or in separate questionnaires. Please tick the relevant boxes at the beginning of the questionnaire.
At universities that report doctoral degrees in chemistry and biochemistry together, these are counted among the doctoral degrees in chemistry and a corresponding footnote is included.

2. Higher education institutions that offer several university courses, e.g. chemistry and industrial chemistry, chemistry and biomedical chemistry, chemistry and chemical engineering, etc.:

Please complete a separate questionnaire for each university course OR indicate that the completed questionnaire contains data for both university courses. You can see which university courses we have recorded for your higher education institution in the summary tables in the statistics.

3. Universities that offer a university course which we have not yet listed:

You can see which university courses we have already recorded in the summary tables in the statistics. If your university course is not yet included, please briefly inform us about the new university course and complete the relevant form for it. Even if the university course does not yet have any graduates, we will be pleased to add it to the list.

4. We would like to thank all the staff involved for their support!

Without the support of the many helpers in the deans’ offices and departments, we would not be able to compile the detailed statistics that other disciplines envy us for. We are therefore indebted to everyone involved.