University of Freiburg Achieves 11th Place in THE World University Rankings 2025
The THE World University Rankings are based on 18 indicators from five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. To calculate the rankings, statistical data submitted by the universities themselves, bibliometric data from Elsevier and data from a reputation survey of scientists conducted by THE are taken into account.
Top rating in the industry sector
The University of Freiburg achieved top 10 national rankings in the areas of industry and international outlook. Particularly noteworthy are the excellent results of the University of Freiburg in the industry category. As in the previous year, it achieved the highest score of 100 points here and, together with several universities worldwide, ranks first in this category. The category includes the indicators research revenue from industry and patents. The research revenue (adjusted for purchasing power) is divided by the total number of academic staff as full-time equivalents. The patents indicator assesses performance in technology transfer and measures the number of patents that cite university research.
The University of Freiburg was also ranked among the ten best German institutions in the category of international outlook, coming in ninth place. The ranking in this category is calculated on the basis of the proportions of international students and staff, as well as publications with international co-authorship.