University of Bonn

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #8014 Germany #68

Institution Info

Founded: 1818
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 38,043 students
Faculty: 7,530
Website: https://www.uni-bonn.de

About

University of Bonn is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1818. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 38K students, a member of German U15 and German Excellence Strategy Universities.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #207 · Ranked	54.90
THE	2026	THE #94 · Top 100	66.69
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #8014 · Ranked	36.56
ARWU	2025	ARWU #68 · Top 100	30.10

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,007

h-index

16,858,053

Citations

155,364

Publications

210,294

i10-index

3.32

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

German U15 German Excellence Strategy Universities Free Tuition Universities in Europe

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of Bonn is ranked #8,014 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #68 position.

University of Bonn was founded in 1818, making it 208 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

University of Bonn has a student body of approximately 38,043 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 5:1.

University of Bonn has produced 155,364 research publications with 16,858,053 total citations and an h-index of 1,007, according to OpenAlex data.