Within 5 years, the University of Hohenheim received 18 new professorships and grew to 10,000 students - double the number there were in 2000.
This was made possible by the “Expansion Program 2012” with which the state government wanted to create enough university places for the years with a higher number of births. In addition, in 2012 two classes completed their Abitur at the same time: That year, both the last class of the old 9-year secondary school model and the first class of the new 8-year secondary school model graduated together.