The nine best German universities in the world, according to the THE Ranking are: Technische Universität München (no. 25), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (no. 41), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (no. 45), the University of Bonn (no. 89), RWTH Aachen (no. 90), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (no. 91), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (no. 94), the University of Tübingen (no. 101), and Freie Universität Berlin (no. 113). Freie Universität Berlin’s standing is unchanged since last year, and it remains among the top five percent of universities surveyed worldwide.

The Times Higher Education ranking is based in part on a global survey among researchers that takes into account universities’ reputations, their research, teaching, international orientation, citation frequency of publications, and other statistical indicators. In total, 2,297 universities from around the world took part in the most recent THE ranking.

The THE Ranking is considered one of the most important university rankings globally, along with the QS World University Ranking.