About Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg:

The University of Freiburg, officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany, with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The university is made up of 11 faculties and attracts students from over 120 other countries.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 162 176 190 206 208 210 234 228

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture 130 155 210 151 - 152 139 136 158 145 140 128 144 161 166 159 173
Engineering 236 229 232 269 268 262 260 272 - 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 - - - -
Life Sciences 88 89 109 135 112 111 108 116 117 112 110 106 107 108 117 140 143
Medicine 130 131 146 177 168 148 159 154 157 166 162 162 167 171 170 170 162
Natural Sciences 151 192 204 170 183 176 185 226 231 212 282 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400
Social Sciences - 231 260 - - - 283 226 252 231 234 235 284 272 250 351-400 401-450

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 401-450 351-400 451-500 401-450 351-400 451-500
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 113 134 - 133 164 157
Chemistry 121 143 178 189 212 211 223 263 265 285 301-350 351-400 401-450 401-450
Chemical Engineering 150 156 177 201 213 250 287 - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 255 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 165 176 180 183 186 179
Computer Science 240 192 155 195 232 187 280 297 301-350 401-450 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering 226 228 240 283 223 269 295 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 401-450
Environment / Ecology 298 271 259 183 185 162 154 140 125 144 - 147 167 149
Geosciences - - 283 252 291 288 262 291 - 291 - 280 - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 85 90 - 90 98 95
Materials Science 199 209 226 218 234 257 286 301-350 289 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500
Mathematics 261 143 157 215 186 205 235 250 285 301-350 301-350 255 - -
Mechanical Engineering 158 155 228 290 275 - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 108 119 - - - 176
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 109 118 - 141 144 145
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 86 93 - 93 101 96
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 231 242 186 216 235 206 225 277 292 301-350 301-350 401-450 401-450
Physics 213 172 165 176 227 223 187 300 273 301-350 289 288 286 292
Plant & Animal Science 68 85 73 80 76 96 91 78 94 97 102 97 118 126
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 184 201 - 177 213 197
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 184 194 180 155 278 297
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 284
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 262 - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -