Because of the massive destruction of the city of Hildesheim during the Second World War, the university was relocated to Alfeld, which remained mostly intact.

The aim of the university was to provide teachers for the Catholic population in the British zone, without religion being a necessary condition for admission.

[3] Furthermore, the number of female professors reaches up to 40 percent exceeding the national average.

Equality between women and men, as well as between people of different social, ethnic and religious backgrounds, is an important principle of the University of Hildesheim.

The Department of Cultural studies comprises 13 percent of the total students of the University of Hildesheim, of which 819 are female.

In 2022, 1637 students graduated from the University of Hildesheim, and 48 doctoral programs were successfully completed.