University of Munich

, Germany

#49

Consensus Rank 2026
across major rankings

According to EduRank's consensus of the four major world university rankings, University of Munich ranks #49 globally — #42 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025, #57 in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026. Averaged across the major global rankings, University of Munich places #49 worldwide.

Last verified: 4 June 2026 · All figures reproduced from official publisher releases · Sources & citation ↓

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025

#42

Source: ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, Aug 2025 · shanghairanking.com

U.S. News Best Global 2026

#57

Source: U.S. News & World Report · usnews.com

Key facts

Verified against official university publications

Subject rankings

University of Munich by subject across QS, THE, ARWU (ShanghaiRanking) and U.S. News 2026

Subject	QS	THE	ARWU	U.S. News
Communication & Media	—	—	#9	—
Medicine / Clinical	—	—	#13	#15
Education	—	—	#151-200	#16
Psychology	—	—	#101-150	#25
Arts & Humanities	—	—	—	#25
Biological Sciences	—	—	#29	#26
Physics & Astronomy	—	—	#40	#41
Public Administration	—	—	#41	—
Earth & Geosciences	—	—	#51-75	#52
Artificial Intelligence	—	—	#51-75	—
Public Health	—	—	#51-75	#62
Political Science & IR	—	—	#51-75	—
Veterinary Science	—	—	#76-100	—
Dentistry	—	—	#76-100	—
Economics & Econometrics	—	—	#76-100	#150
Pharmacy & Pharmacology	—	—	#101-150	#96
Mathematics	—	—	#101-150	#200
Chemistry	—	—	#101-150	#136
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	—	—	#101-150	#169
Biotechnology	—	—	#101-150	#127
Law	—	—	#101-150	—
Environmental Science	—	—	#301-400	#125
Computer Science	—	—	#201-300	#131
Materials Science	—	—	#201-300	#146
Statistics	—	—	#151-200	—
Business & Management	—	—	#151-200	—
Agriculture & Forestry	—	—	#401-500	#188
Biomedical Engineering	—	—	#201-300	—
Sociology	—	—	#201-300	—

Data sources & verification

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ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · published 2025-08-15 · official release

U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release

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EduRank (2026). University of Munich — University Rankings 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026, from https://edurank.co/u/university-of-munich-de/

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