University of Rostock

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #9879 Germany #106

Institution Info

Founded: 1419
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 12,996 students
Website: https://www.uni-rostock.de/

About

University of Rostock is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1419. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 13K students, a member of Oldest Universities in the World.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #851 · Ranked	—
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #9879 · Ranked	32,74

Research Output via OpenAlex

463

h-index

3,013,904

Citations

56,355

Publications

54,595

i10-index

1,81

Mean Citedness

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Motto

"Traditio et Innovatio"

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Rostock is ranked #9,879 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #106 position.

University of Rostock was founded in 1419, making it 607 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

University of Rostock has a student body of approximately 12,996 students.

University of Rostock has produced 56,355 research publications with 3,013,904 total citations and an h-index of 463, according to OpenAlex data.