About Ruhr-University Bochum:

The Ruhr-University Bochum, located on the southern hills of central Ruhr area Bochum, was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in 1965. The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the most important German research funding organization. The RUB was very successful in the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments (2007), a competition between Germany's most prestigious universities. It was one of the few institutions left competing for the title of an "elite university", but did not succeed in the last round of the competition. There are currently nine universities in Germany that hold this title. The University of Bochum was one of the first universities in Germany to introduce international bachelor's and master's degrees, which replaced the traditional German Diplom and Magister. Except for a few special cases (for example in Law) these degrees are offered by all faculties of the Ruhr-University. Currently, the university offers a total of 184 different study programs from all academic fields represented at the university.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 300 290 301 335 338 331 371 371

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - 275 - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - - -
Engineering 264 240 262 239 247 238 287 294 - 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 - - -
Life Sciences 260 243 245 271 263 270 251 279 290 296 290 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450
Medicine 246 263 245 274 267 260 255 264 270 288 272 273 261 296 301-350 287 273
Natural Sciences 121 132 138 169 173 188 198 209 227 233 232 249 285 275 265 249 249
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - 275 271 200 227 217 247 351-400 401-450 - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - 285 - -
Chemistry 187 177 172 171 187 179 171 161 161 163 181 179 283 281
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 295 - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 288 272 301-350 301-350 301-350 294
Computer Science - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 401-450 451-500 - - - -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - - -
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 231 247 236 268 - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - 271 - -
Materials Science 156 178 176 222 210 188 231 234 231 243 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400
Mathematics 244 269 - 277 284 267 241 243 268 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500
Mechanical Engineering 194 225 291 - - 275 232 275 - 299 - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 139 138 - 173 158 140
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 451-500 401-450 - 451-500 451-500 -
Physics 135 149 160 174 168 212 230 249 298 351-400 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 200 195 - 187 195 192
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 - -
Space Science - - - - - - - - 230 289 - 217 180 239
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -