About Georg-August University of Gottingen:

The University of Göttingen(GAU) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded in 1734 by George II and starting classes in 1737, the university is the oldest in the state of Lower Saxony. The University of Göttingen now encompasses 13 faculties and a total of 47 additional centers and institutes, spread out in several locations around the city.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
World University Rankings 169 171 150 152 158 166 148 144 163 162 162 184 169 174 189 153

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agriculture 94 102 67 69 125 64 58 58 64 72 81 70 69 67 53
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 -
Life Sciences 108 104 124 120 136 126 128 138 154 162 151 126 142 142 112
Medicine 158 160 178 184 198 208 228 236 244 256 234 231 186 215 227
Natural Sciences 220 161 130 160 144 115 105 141 134 111 149 131 177 183 174
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 289

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Sciences 141 125 113 74 88 94 86 90 71 65 86 68
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 128 115 - 104
Chemistry 111 106 88 85 85 88 65 83 64 142 152 137
Chemical Engineering 235 266 - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 244 212 245 245
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 351-400
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 220 209 - 187
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environment / Ecology 88 87 69 71 87 74 89 94 80 73 - 67
Geosciences 197 140 131 154 187 206 231 258 149 124 - 126
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 451-500 -
Mathematics 155 187 216 194 183 167 189 233 192 185 224 204
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 179 209 - 228
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 133 134 - 89
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 59 66 - 53
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 261 232 273 - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 451-500 451-500
Physics 224 178 150 143 184 175 171 188 204 206 193 185
Plant & Animal Science 59 57 53 49 42 58 62 59 59 57 55 48
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 146 137 - 160
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400
Space Science - - - - - - - - 184 177 - 240
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 208 211
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 170