The University of Freiburg (Universität Freiburg, Freiburg University) is a public university in Germany, founded in 1457, one of the oldest universities in Germany, located in the city of Freiburg. The University of Freiburg is known as Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg). The University of Freiburg has nearly 25,000 students and more than 6,600 faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.