Engineering ranks highly in the THE World University Ranking by Subject

The 2025 THE World University Ranking by Subject, published by Times Higher Education (THE), has been released. In this subject-specific ranking, the University of Stuttgart was once again placed among the top 125 of 1,488 universities worldwide in the subject of “Engineering”. Since 2023, the university has maintained its strong ranking in this subject area, securing a position among the top 8% worldwide.

The success of the engineering sciences is largely attributed to the highly rated indicators: “Research Environment,” “Teaching,” and “Industry.” For these indicators, the University of Stuttgart is among the top 3% (Industry) or 6% worldwide.

The university is one of the top 150 in the world in the field of computer science. It secured a strong ranking among the top 13% of the 1,122 universities evaluated. It excelled in the indicators “Research Environment” (top 9% globally) and “Teaching” (top 10% globally).

The field of "Physical Sciences", encompassing physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, astronomy, and geosciences, is highly rated in the ranking for its exceptional strength in securing external funding and for the prominence of its research, as evidenced by citations in patents. In the “Industry” indicator, the university was ranked 84th out of 1.447 universities ranked, putting it in the top 6% internationally.

The QS World University Ranking by Subject is one of the most prestigious global university rankings, published annually since 2011. The ranking of the British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) surveys academics worldwide on the reputation of universities in teaching and research. Additionally, the ranking evaluates data such as the staff-to-student ratio, industry-generated external funding, publications per researcher, citations per publication, and the level of internationalization. The indicators are weighted differently based on the specific characteristics of each subject area.