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Passau University shines in the CHE ranking: top ratings for humanities!
The University of Passau achieves the highest ratings for German and Romance studies in the CHE ranking. Find out more about the awards and course offerings.
Passau University shines in the CHE ranking: top ratings for humanities!
On May 8, 2025, the results of the renowned CHE ranking for bachelor's degree programs were published, giving the University of Passau consistently high ratings. In particular, the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies with its departments of German and Romance Studies impresses with its outstanding results. These awards reflect student satisfaction and highlight the strengths of Passau University.
In the area of Romance studies, the university received the top nationwide grade from students in eleven categories. The respondents rated the “general study situation”, the “course offerings”, “support during studies” and “language practice” particularly positively. The career orientation offerings also received great recognition, which underlines the relevance of practical training in Romance studies.
Excellent grades in German studies
The ratings for the German Studies department are just as impressive: the department received awards in a total of eight categories, with seven of these categories receiving the rating “top area”. These include in particular the quality of the “study organization”, the “course offerings” and again the “general study situation”. The infrastructure of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies, such as the “library equipment” and the “lecture rooms”, is also perceived very positively by the students.
Prof. Dr. Jan-Oliver Decker, the dean of the faculty, was pleased with the results and at the same time thanked the employees and students for their contributions to the success of the faculty.
The CHE ranking at a glance
The CHE ranking has been an evaluation that has been integrated into the ZEIT study guide for twenty years and evaluates over 10,000 study programs at German universities. The methodology includes comprehensive data collection, which includes both students and departments. For the winter semester 2025/2026, all relevant study subjects were included in the comparison, with the faculties that did not provide any data also being taken into account in the public database. The new ZEIT study guide 2025/26 with the latest results of the CHE ranking will be available from May 10th.
As part of the ranking, a variety of indicators were used to evaluate the study offerings. These include, among other things, contact with professional practice, measures for employability and the equipment of the learning rooms. The number of students, the gender distribution and the number of first-year students are also taken into account in the evaluation. Particular attention is also paid to support at the beginning of your studies and to the overall satisfaction of the students.
With these positive results, the University of Passau consolidates its place in the upper segment of higher education in Germany and shows that it not only meets the needs of students, but also actively promotes them. uni-passau.de reports that... methodik.che-ranking.de provides additional details on the ranking methodology. At the same time, the feedback and data processing provide a sound basis for how successful the university is in educating its students.