This expansion was and is accompanied by the university honing its profile in research and teaching. Through interdepartmental and interfaculty areas of focus and networking, the University of Augsburg, with its interdisciplinary research expertise, can today contribute convincingly to answering the big, complex issues of the present and future – on a national and international level.

This benefits not least the 20,000 students in approximately 40 undergraduate Bachelor’s and State Examination programmes and 50 Master’s degree programmes. The research-based study programmes open the way to scientific careers as well as providing the best qualifications for entry into professional practice on the academic labour market.

Research and teaching benefit from the amenities that a campus university entails. Apart from the Medical Faculty, all facilities are in a compact location south of Augsburg city centre, which includes a spacious park landscape including a "Uni-See" (university pond), . Short distances ensure both easy exchanges between researchers, but also good conditions for students.

As a medium-sized city with a meaningful past and a booming present, and as a metropolis of an attractive region in the Alpine foothills, Augsburg itself offers all those who study and work here a particularly high quality of life. In addition to the varied cultural and leisure activities, the region also offers graduates attractive career opportunities.