University of Cologne Ranking
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
Humanities and Social Science is ranked #7 as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking, #151 by QS Rankings, #126 by THE and #51 by ARWU. Rankings for Humanities and Social Science specialised courses are given in the table below.
Ranking Bodies | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - Psychology | #101 | #126 |
QS - Sociology | #151 | #151 |
QS - Politics | #201 | #251 |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Sociology | #51 | - |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Political Sciences | #151 | - |
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
Business and Management specialised courses at University of Cologne is ranked #12 by Shiksha Ranking, #40 by Financial Times and #126 by Times Higher Education. Rankings for Business and Management courses by other ranking bodies is mentioned in the table below:
Ranking Bodies | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics | #201 | #126 | #126 |
FT (Financial Times) - Master in Management | #46 | #40 | - |
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
MS at University of Cologne is ranked #25 by Shiksha Popularity Ranking, #101 by THE, #151 by ARWU and #157 as per QS Rankings. Courses under MS specialisation are ranked by some of the top reputable ranking bodies. These rankings are mentioned in the table below:
Ranking Bodies | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - Life Sciences | #101 | #101 |
QS - Biological Sciences | #151 | #157 |
QS - Physics and Astronomy | #201 | #251 |
QS - Mathematics | #351 | #451 |
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computer Science | #501 | #601 |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Mathematics | #151 | - |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Physics | #201 | - |
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
University of Cologne is one of the top-ranked universities of Germany. The university is ranked #15 in Germany and #159 at global level as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking. ARWU has ranked the university #151. THE (Times Higher Education) has ranked the university #157 in 2025 and #160 in 2024, indicating a negative trend. US News has ranked the university #228 and #241 in the years 2025 and 2024. Apart from this, QS World University Rankings has ranked the university #272 in 2026, whereas 2025 and 2024 rankings are #100 and #91 respectively, indicating a decreasing trend.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
The rankings of University of Cologne are:
160 in the world- The Times Higher Education World University Rankings
268 in World University Rankings 2024 - QS World University Rankings
18 in Best Global Universities in Germany 2023 - US News and World Report Rankings
146 in World University Rankings 2023 - Times Higher Education (THE)
201-250 in Impact Rankings: Climate Action 2023 - Times Higher Education (THE)
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2 years ago
Scholar-Level 16
Globally, the University of Cologne ranks in the top 500 universities of the world as per THE, QS and US News & World Report rankings. THE ranks the University of Cologne the lowest among other agencies at #145 for 2021. The rankings have dropped from #157 in 2020 by 12 points in 2021.
Today, the university is one of the largest research universities in Germany, home to over 45,000 students and comprising six faculties. Almost a third of its students go on to enter the teaching profession, making it one of the foremost institutions for teacher training.
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