No other university in the European Union is ranked higher than the two Munich universities in the university rankings of the British magazine "Times Higher Education." Globally, the Technical University ranks 30th, improving by eight places. LMU Munich is pushed from 32nd to 33rd place by TUM.
University ranking: “Great recognition of the achievements of our university community”
The global ranking is led by Oxford University, ahead of Harvard, Cambridge, Stanford, and MIT. The top ten places in the university ranking are occupied by universities from the United Kingdom and the USA. ETH Zurich is the first university from another country to achieve joint eleventh place. The other places in Germany, following the two Munich universities, are Heidelberg University in 43rd place, Berlin's Charité in 73rd place, and Humboldt University in 86th place. Within the EU, KU Leuven follows TUM and LMU in 42nd place globally, just one place ahead of Heidelberg University, and PSL in Paris in 47th place.
"This is a tremendous recognition of the achievements of our university community. We have every reason to be pleased. Because such results can only be achieved through outstanding commitment and excellent science."
says the TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann.
"Nevertheless, we are not basing our future strategy solely on these rankings, but are following our own path. We place great value on top-quality medical care in our clinics, which is not reflected in such rankings. Equally important to us is the quality of the training of the next generation of teachers. And of course, the innovative capacity of our engineers is measured not only by publications, but also – independent of rankings – develops its special strength at the interfaces with industrial practice and social relevance."
The two other important global university rankings, the QS World University Rankings and the Shanghai Ranking The Technical University of Munich and the LMU are listed as the best German universities.
