The University of Mannheim in the lastest rankings

CHE Ranking

Once again, the University of Mannheim has been ranked highly in the student survey of the latest university ranking of the Centre for Higher Education (Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE)). In the subjects analyzed, Political Science and Sociology, the University of Mannheim is better than the average of all higher education institutions in all categories evaluated. In Political Science, the University of Mannheim is in the top group in 13 out of 14 categories and in Sociology, the university is in the top group in 12 out of 14 categories. The evaluation of the study organization is particularly positive.

In both subjects, the offers for career orientation, support during studies, support for stays abroad and the rooms are evaluated particularly well compared to the average of all higher education institutions. Students of Political Science rated the introduction to academic writing and research and the library very highly. Students of Sociology were very happy with the digital teaching elements.

The first-year students in both subjects feel well-supported. Both subjects are also in the top group in the category “support at the beginning of studies”.

The CHE University Ranking is the most comprehensive and detailed university ranking in German-speaking countries. Since 1998, over 140 universities and more than 250 universities of applied sciences and public universities of cooperative education (Berufsakademien) have been examined as part of the university ranking. About 120,000 students contributed to the current ranking.

In recent years, the University of Mannheim has also regularly achieved top positions in the CHE ranking for its programs in Business Administration, Economics, Law, and Business Informatics.

QS Ranking

In the current “QS World University Ranking by Subject”, the University of Mannheim has been named the fourth best German university in the Social Sciences and Management category.

In this category, the University of Mannheim was evaluated in seven different areas. It was particularly successful in the area Accounting & Finance, where it ranked first in Germany. In Business & Management Studies and Economics & Econometrics it ranked second. Overall, Mannheim is hence the best-ranked German university in business and economics. In political science, it achieved a shared second place in Germany-wide comparison. Moreover, the university also placed among the top ten best German universities in each of the other areas evaluated (sociology, media and communication studies, as well as psychology, which is part of the Life Sciences & Medicine category).

The “QS World University Rankings by Subject“ are published every year and this year rank more than 1,500 universities worldwide in terms of their research reputation, cross-border research collaborations, the number of their publications and citations, and the reputation of graduates with employers.

Ranking “Manager Magazine”

The University of Mannheim and the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management are at the top of the current ranking of the German “Manager Magazine” of educational institutions for auditors. With 466 out of 500 points, the university achieved five stars and a rating of “excellent”. 81 auditing companies and about 1,400 clients participated in the survey.

Text: Editorial Team / August 2024