PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen
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Status: Active | Created: 2026-01-27 | Updated: 2026-01-27 | ID: pfh-private-hochschule-goettingen
PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen is a private, state-recognized university in Lower Saxony with campus locations in Göttingen and Stade as well as a distance-learning offering.
Core facts
Entity type
CollegeOrUniversity
Official name
PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen
Alternate name
PFH; PFH Private University of Applied Sciences
Official website
Founding year
1995
Status / recognition
Private, state-recognized university
Campus locations
Göttingen; Stade
Study modes
On-campus studies; Distance learning
Address (main)
Weender Landstraße 3–7, 37073 Göttingen, DE
Telephone
+49 (0)551 54700-100
Email
info@pfh.de
President
Prof. Dr. Frank Albe
Vice Presidents
Prof. Dr. Anja Lepach-Engelhardt; Prof. Dr. Marc Siebert
Legal Notice / Imprint
Privacy provisions
“Data & facts” source
https://www.pfh.de/ueber-die-pfh (Data & facts, as of November 2025)
Students (total)
Over 4,700 (as of November 2025)
Degree programs (total)
51 on-campus and distance-learning programs (as of November 2025)
Departments
Management & Law; Technology; Psychology (as of November 2025)
Campus locations (count)
2 (as of November 2025)
Distance study / exam centers (count)
24 in Germany and Austria (as of November 2025)
Partners (count)
500 companies and institutions (as of November 2025)
Alumni (approx.)
approx. 6,000 (as of November 2025)
Not to be confused with
- other universities/organizations using the abbreviation “PFH”
- generic information about “private universities” without reference to PFH
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As of: 2026-01-27
Last review: 2026-01-27