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University of Freiburg

University of Freiburg

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University
Global #9239 Germany #99
Campus of University of Freiburg

Institution Info

Founded
1457
Type
4-Year University
Students
23,938 students

About

University of Freiburg is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1457. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 24K students, a member of German U15 and League of European Research Universities (LERU).

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #201 · Ranked 55.60
THE 2026 THE #139 · Top 200 62.64
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #9239 · Ranked 33.95
ARWU 2025 ARWU #101 · Top 200

Research Output via OpenAlex

936
h-index
15,973,839
Citations
143,246
Publications
204,178
i10-index
3.31
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Freiburg is ranked #9,239 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #99 position.
University of Freiburg was founded in 1457, making it 569 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.
University of Freiburg has a student body of approximately 23,938 students.
University of Freiburg has produced 143,246 research publications with 15,973,839 total citations and an h-index of 936, according to OpenAlex data.