Performance of the University of Münster in Rankings
When faced with the multitude of university rankings, it is not easy to maintain an overview and make a suitable selection of informative rankings. Some rankings focus on individual aspects, while others attempt to reflect the entirety of university life and creation. Some are very well known, others less so. Although a single ranking cannot provide a complete statement about the performance of a university in research and teaching, and each has its own methodological weaknesses, these are relativised in the overall view and together provide a more comprehensive picture of the university and its individual faculties.
Below, you can gain an overview of the University of Münster's performance in five selected rankings.
For the university public, results are continuously documented in the intranet.
THE Ranking
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 International ranking 195 201-250 185 193 188 195 National ranking 20 23 19 19 18 18 THE Ranking - the University of Münster in the national comparison 2024
QS Ranking
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 International ranking 356 411 384 384 367 350 National ranking 23 24 22 21 20 20 QS Ranking - World University Ranking & Ranking by Subject 2025
Shanghai Ranking
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 International ranking 151-200 151-200 201-300 201-300 151-200 151-200 National ranking 8-10
7-10 10-19 10-19 6-11 6-11 Academic Ranking of World Universities - "Shanghai-Ranking" 2024
Leiden Ranking
PPtop 10 %1 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 International ranking 226 179 201 235 267 388 National ranking 7 3 5 5 6 13 1 Proportion of publications of a university that, in comparison with other publications of the same subject are and the same year, count among the most cited publications (10%); a period of four years is included (most recently 2020-2023).
DFG-Förderatlas* (DFG funding atlas)
2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Absolute ranking 15 12 13 13 14 14 Relative ranking 23 22 24 19 21 24 * The DFG-Förderatlas is published every three years.