RWTH Aachen University

RWTH Aachen University in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #104
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #201-300
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #225

The publishers disagree by 121 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Aachen, Germany

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #25
2. Materials Science #29
3. Engineering - Mineral & Mining #39
4. Engineering & Technology #53
5. Engineering - Chemical #53
6. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #53
7. Chemistry #66
8. Natural Sciences #69
9. Physics & Astronomy #69
10. Computer Science & Information Systems #114
11. Environmental Sciences #126
12. Mathematics #135
13. Biological Sciences #198
14. Life Sciences & Medicine #274
15. Architecture & Built Environment —
16. Engineering - Civil & Structural —
17. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —
18. Statistics & Operational Research —
19. Medicine —
20. Earth & Marine Sciences —
21. Geology —
22. Geophysics —
23. Business & Management Studies —
24. Economics & Econometrics —
25. Education —
26. Social Sciences & Management —