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45 German Universities Appear In The QS 2019 Rankings, With 12 In The Top 200.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been named the 61st best university in the world in the newly released 2019 QS world university rankings. TUM notched up an overall score of 70 out of 100. By coming 61st, the iinstitution is also the 6th best in continental Europe (after ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne, the Universite PSL, Delft University of Technology, and the University of Amsterdam.) TUM climbed three spot in the rankings from its No. 64 ranking last year.

Technical University of Munich (TUM) remain the leaders and best among German universities, coming in at No. 1 in Germany, No. 6 in continental Europe, and No. 61 among universities across the globe. In total, 45 German universities appeared in the QS 2019 rankings, with 12 in the 200. A clear reflection of Germany’s status as a european research powerhouse.

The next highest ranked German university was the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München at No. 62, followed by Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, KIT – Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

All the top 4 ranked universities are in the United States – MIT, Stanford, Harvard and the Caltech claimed the top four spots in this year’s rankings.

The 12 best universities in Germany for 2019:

1. Technische Universität München
Rank in 2019: 61
Rank in 2018: 64

2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Rank in 2019: 62
Rank in 2018: 66

3. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Rank in 2019: 64
Rank in 2018: 68

4. KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Rank in 2019: 116
Rank in 2018: 107

5. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Rank in 2019: 121
Rank in 2018: 120

6. Freie Universität Berlin
Rank in 2019: 130
Rank in 2018: 125

7. Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Rank in 2019: 144
Rank in 2018: 141

8. Technische Universität Berlin
Rank in 2019: 147
Rank in 2018: 144

9. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Rank in 2019: 168
Rank in 2018: 164

10. Universität Freiburg
Rank in 2019: 186
Rank in 2018: 171

11. Technische Universität Dresden
Rank in 2019: 191
Rank in 2018: 195

12. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Rank in 2019: 197
Rank in 2018: 181


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