University of Münster shines in the global university rankings 2025!

University of Münster shines in the global university rankings 2025!

The University of Münster has achieved remarkable rankings in the current “QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025”. This year, more than 1,700 universities worldwide were evaluated in 55 individual subjects. Loud uni-muenster.de The Westphalian Wilhelms University (WWU) was able to place in four subject groups and achieved placements in a total of 23 different subjects.

The WWU achieved its best results in the natural sciences category, with a rank of 225 worldwide, and in theology and religious studies, where it took 24th place internationally. In addition, communication sciences and classical and ancient history were also ranked 51 to 100 and 51 to 150. Anatomy is ranked between 101 and 170, while philosophy and history are ranked between 151 and 200. Chemistry is ranked internationally at 162.

Nationwide successes

In a nationwide comparison, the WWU is particularly strong in theology and religious studies, where it takes third place. Communication sciences also rank among the best three to four German institutions. In addition, several subjects were able to achieve good rankings: Law is in the ranking group 9 to 12 and psychology is in the ranking group 9 to 15. Further rankings have also been announced for pharmacy, history and chemistry, among others, which do well in Germany.

The QS ranking methodology is based on extensive reputation surveys among academics and employers as well as bibliometric indicators. This weighting varies depending on the discipline and is partly due to the assessments of the scientific community. The ranking is primarily aimed at international students who want to find out about the best study options.

A look at the international context

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 are the most comprehensive of their kind to date, with 171 new institutions included this year that were not represented last year. Particularly notable is the increase in ranked institutions from East Asia, such as South Korea, mainland China and Hong Kong SAR. Universities in West Asia and the Arab region are also showing significant improvements topuniversities.com reported.

By taking aspects such as research strength and academic reputation into account, the QS ranking represents an important indicator of the quality of academic education. The rankings of institutions such as the WWU illustrate the continuous investment in teaching and research, which is reflected in the positive feedback from students and employers.