Heidelberg Among World's Most Renowned Universities

1 June 2018

THE World Reputation Rankings: Ruperto Carola in the world's top 100 and second in Germany

Ruperto Carola is among the most renowned 100 universities in the world: In the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2018, Heidelberg University placed in the 51-60 ranking group, earning it second place in Germany behind Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (49th). A total of six German universities made the world's top-100 list based on international reputation, including Humboldt University of Berlin and the Technical University of Munich (61-70), Berlin's Free University (81-90), and RWTH Aachen University (91-100).

The current World Reputation Rankings from Times Higher Education (THE) were released at the end of May. They are based on a worldwide survey of more than 10,000 academics in 138 countries. Scholars are asked to name the institutions that they believe are the best for research and teaching in their field.