About Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg:

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is a public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The University is founded by Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in 1743, and expanded by Margrave Alexander in 1769. That’s how the name Friedrich-Alexander comes from. FAU now have five faculties.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 159 190 171 189 204 203 206 207 213

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - 451-500 -
Engineering 120 98 110 117 115 114 124 127 132 137 160 143 154 165 162 292 301-350 280
Life Sciences 174 146 157 192 205 173 160 158 174 173 194 181 213 221 219 202 208 215
Medicine 115 107 125 137 144 130 131 140 141 149 152 151 153 160 185 183 183 182
Natural Sciences 136 110 118 99 125 152 154 156 132 172 208 178 191 208 197 193 204 221
Social Sciences 284 290 - - - - 295 - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 401-450 351-400 351-400 451-500

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 182 225 199 198 209 220 215
Chemistry 50 54 61 70 78 78 94 120 112 107 119 116 227 244 243
Chemical Engineering 217 190 226 226 227 157 199 250 202 183 219 269 282 351-400 401-450
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 148 153 161 179 179 183 174
Computer Science 104 186 222 188 185 228 234 301-350 237 181 197 209 279 272 282
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - 283 299 301-350
Electrical Engineering 149 126 138 170 141 139 135 171 149 168 271 260 281 257 256
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 258 267 257 268 263 242 291 - 255 278 282 285 291 - 301-350
Immunology - - - - - - - - 113 126 147 139 134 138 144
Materials Science 74 68 65 74 76 73 91 112 96 101 110 100 122 218 201
Mathematics - 233 212 204 165 203 209 272 183 200 236 211 218 280 301-350
Mechanical Engineering 147 138 139 145 152 154 185 223 185 211 247 220 261 261 269
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 270 282 300 - - - 301-350
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 192 191 191 185 176 173 190
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 153 144 176 179 187 187 184
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 223 174 173 188 244 282 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 -
Physics 137 140 187 163 159 154 177 228 191 206 209 158 165 204 227
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 231 193 264 275 285 292 299
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - 236 246 274 261 260 277 264
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 146 118 162 167 182
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 52 52 64 75 81