University Rankings

Comparing national and international university rankings can also help to find the best suitable university and course of study. There are a number of rankings that are published regularly by several different organisations. It is therefore important to pay attention to whether or not a ranking is up to date and to make sure that it's provided by a reputable organisation.

The Centre for Higher Education (CHE) of the Bertelsmann Stiftung carries out rankings on a regular basis – recently, in cooperation with the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT; more information in German on the applied methods can be found here. There are also a few political and business magazines which establish their own rankings, such as the Times (World University Rankings) or DER SPIEGEL.

The TU Berlin offers an overview of national, European and international rankings; an overview of international rankings can also be found here

Among the international rankings, there is also the well-known QS World University Ranking. The Jiao Tong University (Shanghai) provides a ranking aiming to establish the top 500 universities around the world, called Academic Ranking of World Universities. We strongly recommend to take a good look at the methodology applied in the individual rankings in order to make sure that the results presented are relevant to your decision.