About University of Kiel:

Kiel University is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 26,000 students today. Kiel University is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Until 1864/66 it was not only the northernmost university in Germany but at the same time the 2nd largest university of Denmark. Faculty, alumni, and researchers of the Kiel University have won 12 Nobel Prizes. Kiel University is a member of the German Universities Excellence Initiative since 2006. The Cluster of Excellence The Future Ocean, which was established in cooperation with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in 2006, is internationally recognized. The second Cluster of Excellence "Inflammation at Interfaces" deals with chronic inflammatory diseases. The world-renowned Kiel Institute for the World Economy is also affiliated with Kiel 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 - - - - - - - - - - 222 240 237 249 254 232 272 303

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture 231 230 160 184 82 185 209 234 229 255 301-350 292 286 301-350 286 301-350 301-350
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 401-450 401-450 - - - -
Life Sciences 223 184 218 197 202 212 201 198 201 183 194 188 200 231 225 226 248
Medicine 205 212 194 194 190 183 175 159 152 146 140 146 158 174 185 194 198
Natural Sciences 279 288 255 244 258 292 - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 351-400 451-500 351-400 401-450 451-500

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences 93 82 93 97 105 108 137 214 184 216 267 279 287 301-350
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 247 255 - 239 282 277
Chemistry - - 286 - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 351-400 401-450 451-500 - -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 142 163 174 179 183 193
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 288 - - - - 351-400
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500
Environment / Ecology 207 255 223 241 266 277 274 - 290 - - 245 291 294
Geosciences 62 63 72 89 94 97 116 136 131 118 - 115 128 149
Immunology - - - - - - - - 185 174 - 181 204 226
Materials Science - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 301-350 401-450 401-450 451-500 -
Mathematics 282 - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 451-500 - 451-500 - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 151 169 - 201 177 191
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 155 155 - 150 154 141
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 -
Physics - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - - -
Plant & Animal Science 155 173 191 270 269 272 259 - 268 250 253 247 263 298
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - 284 - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -