Press release: Göttingen University in Germany’s top 11

No. !§! - 02.09.2025

Shanghai Ranking compares research performance of over 2,500 universities worldwide

The University of Göttingen has achieved a good position in the Shanghai Ranking again. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025, it falls in the category of sixth to eleventh place in Germany along with the universities of Frankfurt, Cologne, Mainz, Münster and Tübingen. The ARWU is primarily based on a university’s research performance.

Data from more than 2,500 universities worldwide was analysed for this year’s ranking. The methodology for this assessment includes the number of highly cited researchers, how many staff and alumni won Nobel Prizes, the number of research articles published in Nature and Science, as well as articles listed in various indexes.

Further information: http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025.