Success in the QS World University Ranking Europe 2025

For the second consecutive year, the University of Stuttgart received excellent ratings for the frequency with which its researchers are cited in the scientific community. In the QS World University Ranking Europe, published on July 10, 2024, it ranked 15th internationally and 5th nationally, placing it in the top 2 percent of all European universities for the "citations per researcher" indicator.

The University of Stuttgart also achieved high scores in the QS World University Ranking Europe 2025 in the areas of exchange and internationalization. In terms of the "Outbound Exchange Students" indicator, it ranks 30th in Europe (4th nationally). This places the University of Stuttgart among the top 4 percent of universities in Europe.

Overall, the University of Stuttgart is ranked 150th in Europe and 20th in Germany. This places the University of Stuttgart in the top 22 percent of the 685 European universities listed in the QS World University Ranking Europe, maintaining its strong position from the previous year.

The QS World University Ranking Europe particularly focuses on exchange and internationalization. Unlike the QS World University Ranking, the European ranking takes into account four additional indicators: "International Student Diversity" (5 percent), "Inbound Exchange Students" (2.5 percent), "Outbound Exchange Students" (2.5 percent), and "Papers per Faculty" (5 percent). While the indicators "Citations per Faculty" (10 percent) and the "Faculty Student Ratio" (5 percent) are weighted lower in the European ranking, the results of the "International Research Network" (10 percent) are weighted more heavily in the evaluation. The emphasis placed on the indicators "Academic Reputation" (30 percent), "Employment Reputation" (15 percent), "Employment Outcomes" (5 percent), "Sustainability" (5 percent) and "International Faculty" (5 percent) correspond to their importance in the QS World University Ranking.

In the second issue, 685 European universities from 42 countries (including 53 German universities) were listed.