University of Innsbruck
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck | |
| Latin: Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea, Alma Mater Oenipontana | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | October 15, 1669 (as a university) |
| Rector | Veronika Sexl (2023-) |
Academic staff | 3,966 (300 professors) |
Administrative staff | 1,607 |
| Students | 28,106(May 2022) |
| Location | , 47°15′46″N 11°23′4″E / 47.26278°N 11.38444°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
The University of Innsbruck (German: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; Latin: Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669.
It is the largest education facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol, and the third largest in Austria behind the University of Vienna and the University of Graz. Significant contributions have been made in many branches, most of all in the physics department.