| 14 997 | Number of students (01.10.2016.) |
| 1674 | Foreign students (01.10.2016.) |
| 588 | Number of doctoral students (01.10.2016.) |
| 10% | Doctoral theses defended (01.10.2016.) |
| Patents 2016 (01.01.2017.) | |
| National (Latvian) patents held | 166 |
| National (Latvian) patent applications | 24 |
| National (Latvian) patents granted | 7 |
| European patent applications | 0 |
| International (PCT) applications | 0 |
| International patents granted | 7 |
| Permanent academic staff (inc. with scientific degree)(01.10.2016.) | |
| Professors | 148 (148) |
| Associate Professors | 107 (107) |
| Assistant Professors | 204 (186) |
| Lecturers, Assistants (study) | 113 (23) |
| Academic Staff, Total: | 572 (464=81%) |
| Research staff | |
| Leading Researchers | 228 |
| Researchers | 256 |
| Scientific Assistants | 127 |
| Total | 611 |