University of Munster

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #8296 Germany #73

Institution Info

Founded: 1780
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 43,728 students
Faculty: 7,488
Website: https://www.uni-muenster.de/

About

University of Munster is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1780. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 44K students, a member of German U15 and Free Tuition Universities in Europe.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #350 · Ranked	41.50
THE	2026	THE #198 · Top 200	58.96
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #8296 · Ranked	35.89
ARWU	2025	ARWU #151 · Top 200	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

701

h-index

8,708,395

Citations

119,320

Publications

127,752

i10-index

3.08

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

German U15 Free Tuition Universities in Europe

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Motto

"wissen.leben"

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Munster is ranked #8,296 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #73 position.

University of Munster was founded in 1780, making it 246 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

University of Munster has a student body of approximately 43,728 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 5:1.

University of Munster has produced 119,320 research publications with 8,708,395 total citations and an h-index of 701, according to OpenAlex data.