Humboldt University of Berlin


Continente:
Europe
Country:
Germany Germany
Address:
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
Web Site:
www.hu-berlin.de
Humboldt University of Berlin


About Humboldt University of Berlin:

The Humboldt University of Berlin (German: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) in 1809, and opened in 1810, making it the oldest of Berlin's four universities. From 1828 until its closure in 1945, it was named Friedrich Wilhelm University (German: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität). In 1949, under Eastern Bloc rule, it was reopened and for this occasion renamed Humboldt University (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). The university is divided into nine faculties, including its medical school shared with the Free University of Berlin, has a student enrollment of around 32,000 students, and offers degree programmes in some 189 disciplines from undergraduate to postdoctorate level. Its main campus is located on the Unter den Linden boulevard in central Berlin. The university is known worldwide for pioneering the Humboldtian model of higher education, which has strongly influenced other European and Western universities, and the university has been widely called "the mother of all modern universities." As of 2017, the Humboldt University of Berlin has been associated with 55 Nobel Prize winners, and is considered one of the best universities in Europe as well as one of the most prestigious universities in the world for arts and humanities. It was widely regarded as the world's preeminent university for the natural sciences during the 19th and early 20th century, and is linked to major breakthroughs in physics and other sciences by its professors such as Albert Einstein. Former faculty and notable alumni include eminent philosophers, artists, lawyers, politicians, mathematicians, scientists, and Heads of State.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 75 76 67 74 77 60 128 80

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture 200 252 221 - - 280 203 201 196 166 190 155 150 156 148 135 134
Engineering - 266 250 261 - - 234 272 - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 - -
Life Sciences 103 88 89 118 168 178 68 47 44 47 48 40 48 58 38 102 50
Medicine 86 74 62 84 147 173 55 40 46 39 38 36 36 48 47 100 44
Natural Sciences 183 161 167 175 188 185 147 185 169 169 181 178 187 204 153 183 178
Social Sciences 288 185 264 290 - - 204 193 177 178 179 163 154 166 129 198 181

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences 290 - - 244 231 269 162 235 222 217 255 255 264 223
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 55 53 - 61 108 71
Chemistry 196 199 222 154 192 190 211 203 217 256 267 241 351-400 301-350
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 37 37 54 51 109 44
Computer Science 191 98 90 106 137 159 193 227 237 276 301-350 301-350 401-450 451-500
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350
Electrical Engineering 162 - 289 182 196 207 230 247 262 294 287 301-350 351-400 351-400
Environment / Ecology - - 276 251 205 187 177 198 153 132 - 109 120 130
Geosciences - - - 297 281 268 242 261 185 128 - 145 121 156
Immunology - - - - - - - - 24 27 - 21 59 27
Materials Science 215 238 287 234 238 241 264 245 270 261 279 300 351-400 351-400
Mathematics 123 99 106 90 113 133 125 130 119 177 190 57 186 212
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 108 147 - - - 98
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 66 57 - 54 121 58
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 21 21 - 26 41 24
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 236 275 106 62 59 71 72 94 100 135 127 226 147
Physics 147 159 156 145 168 165 162 169 147 152 152 107 169 164
Plant & Animal Science 240 201 238 156 193 178 163 174 154 178 172 174 177 174
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 56 54 - 45 79 39
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 141 136 140 108 159 144
Space Science - - - - - - - - 187 163 - 272 252 273
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 141 126 153 166
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 137