Performance Data for 2025

Number of students enrolled in higher education programmes as of 1 Oct 2025

Breakdown by edicational thematic groups and fields *
Thematic group	Thematic field	Number of enrolled students
Health Care and Social Welfare		2 324
	Social Welfare	47
	Health Care	2 277
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law		955
	Information and Communication Sciences	106
	Commerce and Administration	289
	Social and Human Sciences	349
	Law	211
Services		304
	Civil and military protection	104
	Individual services	200
Education		63
	Teacher Education and Education Sciences	63
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Information Technologies		28
	Life Sciences	28
Total		3 674

* Educational thematic fields, thematic groups, and the Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) levels are determined by Cabinet Regulation No 322 ‘Regulations on the Classification of Education in Latvia’

Breakdown by study levels
Study level (LQF)**	Number of enrolled students
6	1 705
7	1 507
8	285
5	177
Total	3 674

** LQF – The Latvian Qualifications Framework

Breakdown by study programmes
Studiju programme	Number of enrolled students
Medicine	861
Nursing Studies	420
Residency in Medicine	264
Psychology	168
Sports Science	149
Physiotherapy	141
Dentistry	135
Law	117
Multimedia Communication	106
International Marketing and Advertising	98
International Relations – European Studies	77
Police Work	72
Nutrition	66
International Business and Sustainable Economy	54
Health Sports Specialist	51
Sports and Education Specialist	48
Physician Assistant	47
Social Work	47
International Relations and Diplomacy	47
Health Psychology	42
Pharmcy	41
Public Relations	40
Health Management	40
Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Management	39
Occupational Therapy	33
Extended Competency Nurse	32
Public Health	31
International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship	31
Midwifery	31
Audio Speech Therapy	29
Strategic Management and Public Relations	29
Digital Transformation in Health Sector	27
Journalism	25
Management of International Marketing and Business	21
Economic Security Protection	18
Art Therapy	17
Orthotics and Prosthetics	16
Rehabilitation	16
Dental Hygiene	16
Medical Massage	15
Biostatistics	15
Social Anthropology	15
Health, Physical Activity and Security	15
Health Care	15
Economic Security	14
Biomedicine	13
Clinical Pharmacy	12
Nutrition Science	12
Social Sciences	6
Total	3 674

Number of students in higher education programmes as of 1 Oct 2025

Breakdown by edicational thematic groups and fields *
Thematic group	Thematic field	Number of students
Health Care and Social Welfare		8 255
	Social Welfare	85
	Health Care	8 170
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law		2 271
	Information and Communication Sciences	258
	Commerce and Administration	579
	Social and Human Sciences	893
	Law	541
Services		898
	Civil and military protection	236
	Individual Services	662
Education		149
	Teacher Education and Education Sciences	149
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Information Technologies		24
	Life Sciences	24
Total		11 597

Breakdown by study levels
Study level (LQF)**	Number of students
7	5 582
6	4 500
8	1 146
5	369
Total	11 597

** LQF – The Latvian Qualifications Framework

Breakdown by study programmes
Study programme	Number of students
Medicine	3 988
Residency in Medicine	983
Nursing Studies	853
Dentistry	600
Physiotherapy	561
Sports Science	517
Psychology	505
Law	360
Multimedia Communication	255
International Marketing and Advertising	231
Police Work	188
Nutrition	181
International Relations - European Studies	171
Pharmacy	150
Health Sports Specialist	145
Health Care	120
Occupational Therapy	109
International Business and Sustainable Economy	100
Audio Speech Therapy	96
Public Health	96
Physician Assistant	90
International Relations and Diplomacy	90
Social Work	85
Health Psychology	85
Public Relations	81
Sports and Education Specialist	79
Health Management	77
Midwifery	75
Health, Physical Activity and Security	70
International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship	63
Management of International Marketing and Business	53
Art Therapy	50
Orthotics and Prosthetics	50
Strategic Management and Public Relations	45
Journalism	44
Social Sciences	43
Dental Hygiene	41
Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Management	39
Economic Security Protection	34
Extended Competency Nurse	32
Rehabilitation	31
Digital Transformation in Health Sector	26
Social Anthropology	21
Nutrition Science	20
Medical Massage	14
Economic Security	14
Biostatistics	13
Clinical Pharmacy	12
Biomedicine	11
Total	11 597

Number of graduates of higher education programmes as of 1 Oct 2025

Breakdown by edicational thematic groups and fields *
Thematic group	Thematic field	Number of graduates
Health Care and Social Welfare		1 270
	Social Welfare	31
	Health Care	1 239
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law		515
	Information and Communication Sciences	45
	Commerce and Administration	127
	Social and Human Sciences	211
	Law	132
Services		197
	Civil and Military Protection	49
	Individual Services	148
Education		29
	Teacher Education and Education Sciences	29
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Information Technologies		15
	Life Sciences	15
Total		2026

Breakdown by study levels
Study level (LQF)**	Number of graduates
6	866
7	873
8	174
5	113
Total	2 026

** LQF – The Latvian Qualifications Framework

Breakdown by study programmes
Study programme	Number of graduates
Medicine	451
Rezidency in Medicine	144
Physiotherapy	130
Dentistry	108
Sports Science	103
Nursing Studies	101
Psychology	95
Law	91
International Marketing and Advertising	49
Nutrition	48
Multimedia Communication	45
Health Psychology	38
International Relations - European Studies	36
Occupational Therapy	35
Health Sports Specialist	34
Social Work	31
Police Work	30
Sports and Education Specialist	29
Public Health	27
Health Care	27
Dental Hygiene	25
Health Management	24
Pharmacy	23
Audio Speech Therapy	21
Midwifery	21
International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship	18
International Relations and Diplomacy	18
International Governance and Diplomacy	17
Journalism	17
International Business and Sustainable Economy	16
Medical Massage	15
Rehabilitation	13
Management of International Marketing and Business	12
Economic Security Protection	11
Health Sports	11
Physician Assistant	10
Orthotics and Prosthetics	10
Strategic Management and Public Relations	10
Art Therapy	9
Public Relations	9
Biomedicine	8
Economic Security	8
International Business and Law	8
Biostatistics	7
Clinical Pharmacy	7
Industrial Pharmacy	6
Social Anthropology	6
Nutrition Science	6
Communication and Media Studies	3
Social Sciences	3
Health Care Specialist in Sports	2
Total	2 026

Professional Development Education Programme – Basic Knowledge to Obtain Sports Coach Category C Certificate

Thematic field	Thematic group	Number of admitted students
Individual Services	Services	97

* 2025 was the first year the students were admitted to this programme. The programme is implemented by the Lifelong Learning Centre.

Number of employees at the University by occupational groups as of 01 October 2025

Occupational group	Permanent staff	Invited staff
Academic staff	872
Academic staff - practice lecturers and practice scientists	2
Management of academic and administrative structural units	124
Teachers involved in the implementation of vocational secondary education programmes, continuing vocational education programmes, and professional development education programmes		4
Non-elected staff ensuring the study process	114	641
Project technical and support staff	117
Project scientific staff	107
Tenure group	32
Visiting staff	72	13
General staff	847	234
Scientific staff	91
Total	2 378	892

Staff remuneration expenses

Total staff expenses, including DDVSAOI (Employer’s State Social Insurance Mandatory Contributions):

65 202 077 €

Academic staff remuneration expenses, including DDVSAOI:

35 356 245 €

Number of academic staff in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) as of 31 Dec 2025:

672

Average gross remuneration of academic staff in terms of full-time equivalent, excluding DDVSAOI (data as of 31 Dec 2025)
Occupation code title for academic staff	Average gross remunerations in terms of FTE
Professor*	3 981 €
Associate Professor	2 687 €
Assitant Professor	2 418 €
Lecturer	1 914 €
Lead researcher	3 163 €
Researcher	2 147 €
Assistant (in the field of education)	1 877 €
Scientific Assistant	1 861 €

* including Tenured Professors

Amount of state budget-funded scholarships, EUR

Breakdown by educational thematic groups and fields
Thematic group	Thematic field	Scholarship 'Studētgods'	State scholarship	Ukrainian civilians scholarship	International students scholarship
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Information Technologies			4 200	560
	Life Sciences		4 200	560
Education		4 320	14 420
	Teacher Education and Education Sciences	4 320	14 420
Services		90 725	68 180	11 200
	Civil and Military Protection		280
	Individual Services	90 725	67 900	11 200
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law		354 960	43 540	1 120
	Information and Communication Sciences	61 020	2 240
	Commerce and Administration	115 020	18 840	560
	Social and Human Sciences	123 480	18 620	560
	Law	55 440	4 200
Health Care and Social Welfare		1 311 475	855 120	2 660	180 401
	Social Welfare	17 455	11 340
	Health Care	1 294 020	843 780	2 660	180 401
Total		1 761 480	985 460	15 540	180 401

Breakdown by study levels
Study level (LQF)	Scholarship 'Studētgods'	State scholarship	Ukrainian civilians scholarship	International students scholarship
5	33 480	37 100
6	990 540	370 860	12 320
7	737 460	446 040	3 220	176 201
8		131 460		4 200
Total	1 761 480	985 460	15 540	180 401

Breakdown by study pogrammes
Study programme	Scholarship 'Studētgods'	State scholarship	Ukrainian civilians scholarship	International students scholarship
Medicine	576 900	317 520	2 660	160 801
Nursing Studies	187 020	166 180
Physiotherapy	138 060	24 640
Sports Science	90 725	67 900	11 200
Pharmacy	81 720	34 440
Psychology	81 540
Dentistry	78 840	29 960		15 400
International Marketing and Advertising	68 580
Multimedia Communication	61 020	2 240
Occupational Therapy	49 680	30 800
International Relations - European Studies	41940		560
Audio Speech Therapy	38 700	22 540
Nutrition	34 020	11 340
Public Health	32 940	25 900
International Business and Sustainable Economy	31 680
Midwifery	24 660	13 580
Physician Assistant	23 220	21 140
Journalism	22 500
Orthotics and Prosthetics	22 320	12 320
Public Relations	19 260
Social Work	17 455	11 340
International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship	14 760	2 100	560
Law	13 680
Dental Hygiene	5 940
Sports and Education Specialist	4 320	14 420
Medical Massage		1 540
Biomedicine		1 400	560
Biostatistics		2 800
Digital Transformation in Health Sector		1 680
Economic Security		280
Clinical Pharmacy		1 540
Art Therapy		6 860
Extended Competency Nurse		2 800
Rehabilitation		7 980
Industrial Pharmacy		140
Social Sciences		22 540
International Relations and Diplomacy		1 260
Nutrition Studies		5 460
Health Care		108 920		4 200
Health Care Specialist in Sports		840
Health Psychology		2 660
Health Management		8 400
Total	1 761 480	985 460	15 540	180 401

Scientific results

Results of the international scientific evaluation by evaluated entities*
Evaluated entity	Evaluation**
Health and Natural Sciences Platform	4
Social Sciences Platform	4
LASE***	3
Total in RSU	4

* The assignment of the international evaluation is regulated by Cabinet Regulation No. 619 On Procedures for Organising the International Evaluation of Scientific Institution Activity

** According to Section 15.1. of Cabinet Regulation, a scientific institution is assigned a rating from one to five points

*** LASE (Latvian Academy of Sport Education) was evaluated as an individual entity, and the obtained evaluation was not included in the consolidated evaluation

Number and funding of implemented projects and contract research

Breakdown by groups and fields of science*
Priority group of fields of science	Priority field of science	Number of projects	Funding, EUR
Natural Sciences		6	248 558
	Biology	3	197 816
	Chemistry	2	6 303
	Computer Science and Informatics	1	44 440
Humanities and Arts Sciences		1	71 828
	Philosophy, Ethics and Religion	1	71 828
Engineering and Technologies		8	253 717
	Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies	2	117 340
	Materials Science	2	21 000
	Medical Engineering	3	96 805
	Environmental Engineering and Energy	1	18 572
Agricultural, Forestry and Veterinary Sciences		1	10 369
	Agricultural Biotechnology	1	10 369
Medical and Health Sciences		72	12 727 773
	Clinical Medicine	18	1 737 806
	Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy	11	963 621
	Medical Biotechnology	1	134 502
	Health and Sports Sciences	40	9 861 314
	Other Medical and Health Sciences, including Forensic Medicine	2	30 530
Social Sciences		26	1 446 759
	Other Social Sciences, including Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Military Science	2	17 796
	Education Sciences	7	366 640
	Media and Communication	6	245 375
	Political Science	4	371 149
	Psychology	2	66 299
	Social and Economic Geography	1	44 978
	Sociology and Social Work	2	79 917
	Law	1	52 240
	Economics and Entrepreneurship	1	201 365
Total		114	14 759 005

* The groups and fields of science in Latvia are defined by Cabinet Regulation No. 595 Regulations on the groups of fields of science, fields of science and subfields in Latvia

Number of scientific articles

Dalījums pa zinātnes nozaru grupām un nozarēm
Group of fields of science	Field of science	Total number of articles*	Number of articles in Scopus and WoS databases*
Total number of unique articles		1 055	617
1. Natural Sciences		105	76
	Mathematics	1	1
	Computer Science and Informatics	23	15
	Physics and Astronomy	2	2
	Chemistry	34	19
	Earth Sciences, Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences	14	11
	Biology	43	39
	Other	1	1
2. Engineering and Technologies		36	21
	Civil Engineering and Transport Engineering Sciences	2	2
	Other Engineering Sciences and Technologies, including Food and Beverage Production	1	0
	Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies	2	2
	Chemical Engineering	10	2
	Materials Science	16	7
	Medical Engineering	6	3
	Environmental Engineering and Energy	8	6
	Industrial Biotechnology	2	2
3. Medical and Health Sciences		857	520
	Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy	219	140
	Clinical Medicine	496	315
	Health and Sports Sciences	360	198
	Medical Biotechnology	3	3
	Other, including Forensic Medicine	8	5
4. Agricultural, Forestry and Veterinary Sciences		10	9
	Agricultural and Fisheries Sciences, Forestry Science	6	6
	Animal and Dairy Science	1	1
	Veterinary Medicine	4	3
	Agricultural Biotechnology	2	2
5. Social Sciences		233	115
	Psychology	61	31
	Economics and Entrepreneurship	29	18
	Education Sciences	47	25
	Sociology and Social Work	29	19
	Law	56	20
	Political Science	29	8
	Social and Economic Geography	4	4
	Media and Communication	32	14
	Other, including Interdisciplinary Social Sciences	7	6
6. Humanities and Arts Sciences		26	10
	History and Archaeology	9	0
	Philosophy, Ethics and Religion	8	6
	Music, Visual Arts and Architecture	10	5

* The total number of unique scientific articles in 2025 is 1,055, including 617 indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. A single article may be classified under multiple groups and fields of science.

Report on the 2025 financial results (revenue and expenditure)

Position	2025 actuals, EUR
1. Revenue	147 370 970
1.1. Transfers	91 192 766
1.2. Paid services and other own-source revenue	53 412 611
1.3. Other	2 765 593
2. Expenditure	129 803 451
2.1. Remuneration	51 306 897
2.2. Employer’s mandatory state social insurance contributions, benefits, and compensations	13 895 180
2.3. Goods and services	48 615 265
2.4. Subsidies and grants	4 498 152
2.5. Transfers	3 227 340
2.6. Depreciation and amortisation expenses	6 743 830
2.7. Other	1 516 787
Revenue-expenditure balance	17 567 519