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Karlsruhe shines in the university rankings: proportion of women at a record high!
The PH Karlsruhe achieved third place in the CEWS university ranking 2025 and achieved 55.56% proportion of women in professorships. Particular attention to equality and STEM subjects.
Karlsruhe shines in the university rankings: proportion of women at a record high!
The current edition of the “CEWS university ranking according to gender equality aspects” shows significant developments in gender equality at German universities. The Karlsruhe University of Education (PHKA) was able to hold its own excellently in the 2025 ranking and takes third place among professorships, with an impressive proportion of women of 55.56%. These figures come from the official university statistics for 2023 and illustrate the progress in the universities' equality policy.
Rector Klaus Peter Rippe was pleased with the results and emphasized that the PHKA was able to exceed its goal of achieving 45-50% female professorships. The university even has 69.57% female representation among its academic staff with doctorates. An impressive result that underpins the efforts for equality.
Strategies to increase the proportion of women
The PHKA continues to plan to increase the proportion of women, particularly in MINT subjects and junior professorships. This is in line with the goals of the equality plan for the years 2016 to 2021. The development of a multi-dimensional indicator model, which in Gesis is implemented, offers a solid basis for the analysis and further strategies to promote women at universities.
The “CEWS university ranking” evaluates universities according to various equality aspects. Among other things, it measures the proportion of first-generation female students and the number of managers in universities. Other rankings, such as the “THE Impact Rankings”, also contribute to the visibility of equality policy and also examine how studies on gender issues are handled at universities.
Criticism of existing rankings
Despite the positive developments and the detailed assessment methods, there are also critical voices. In SSOAR The weaknesses of existing rankings are pointed out, such as unclear calculation methods and the lack of disclosure of indicator values. The focus of many rankings, which only look at one indicator, could also limit the diversity of equality strategies at universities.
Overall, the current analysis shows that PHKA is successfully on the path to greater equality. These achievements should serve as a role model and motivate other universities to set and achieve similar standards and goals. The experiences and results of the ranking provide a valuable basis for future developments in Germany's higher education landscape.