About Ruhr-University Bochum:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 300 | 290 | 301 | 335 | 338 | 331 | 371 | 371 | 332 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 401-450 |
| Medicine | 246 | 263 | 245 | 274 | 267 | 260 | 255 | 264 | 270 | 288 | 272 | 273 | 261 | 296 | 301-350 | 287 | 273 | 245 |
| Natural Sciences | 121 | 132 | 138 | 169 | 173 | 188 | 198 | 209 | 227 | 233 | 232 | 249 | 285 | 275 | 265 | 249 | 249 | 259 |
| Social Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | - | 275 | 271 | 200 | 227 | 217 | 247 | 351-400 | 401-450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 290 | 285 | - | - | 301-350 |
| Chemistry | 187 | 177 | 172 | 171 | 187 | 179 | 171 | 161 | 161 | 163 | 181 | 179 | 283 | 281 | 284 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 295 | - | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 288 | 272 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 294 | 257 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 297 | 271 | - | - | 301-350 |
| Materials Science | 156 | 178 | 176 | 222 | 210 | 188 | 231 | 234 | 231 | 243 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 301-350 |
| Mathematics | 244 | 269 | - | 277 | 284 | 267 | 241 | 243 | 268 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 194 | 225 | 291 | - | - | 275 | 232 | 275 | - | 299 | - | - | - | - | 351-400 |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | 138 | 152 | 173 | 158 | 140 | 148 |
| 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 | 401-450 |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | 195 | 165 | 187 | 195 | 192 | 171 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | - | - | - |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230 | 289 | 268 | 217 | 180 | 239 | 231 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |