University of Cologne

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #7676 Germany #58

Institution Info

Founded: 1388
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 52,204 students
Website: https://uni-koeln.de

About

University of Cologne is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1388. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 52K students, a member of German U15 and Coimbra Group.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #272 · Ranked	48.20
THE	2026	THE #165 · Top 200	60.82
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #7676 · Ranked	37.39
ARWU	2025	ARWU #151 · Top 200	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

768

h-index

8,991,823

Citations

126,980

Publications

129,374

i10-index

2.52

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

German U15 Coimbra Group Oldest Universities in the World Free Tuition Universities in Europe

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of Cologne is ranked #7,676 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #58 position.

University of Cologne was founded in 1388, making it 638 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

University of Cologne has a student body of approximately 52,204 students.

University of Cologne has produced 126,980 research publications with 8,991,823 total citations and an h-index of 768, according to OpenAlex data.