University of Cologne Rankings 2025

Germany's University of Cologne is located in Cologne. It was the sixth university established in Central Europe, having been founded in 1388. It was reopened in 1919 after closing in 1798. It currently has over 50,000 students, making it one of Germany's biggest universities. The university consistently ranks highly in business and law, both nationally and internationally, and is a leader in the field of economics. With its six faculties, the institution offers 200 different topics of study. The faculties are the following: Arts, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Law, Management, Economics and Social Sciences, Medicine (with the University clinic linked with it), and Human Sciences.

University of Cologne World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

As per the US News Subject Rankings, University of Cologne is ranked #127 in Arts and Humanities, #152 in Biology and Biochemistry, #477 in Chemistry, #251 in Clinical Medicine, #235 in Economics and Business, #133 in Immunology, #400 in Mathematics, ##245 in Pharmacology and Toxicology, #346 in Physics, #106 in Plant and Animal Science, #223 in Psychiatry/ Psychology, ##290 in Social Science and Public Health, #146 in Space Science, #177 in Surgery, #75 in Surgery, #271 in Geosciences, ##176 in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems. 

Employability Ranking

As per THE (Times Higher Education), University of Cologne is ranked #149 in Employability Rank 2022.