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There are many reasons why someone might want to study an Environmental Sciences PhD at a university in Germany. Here are just a few:
The following tables give the 10 top universities in Germany for Environmental Sciences PhDs, according to global and local university rankings. It can show you which German universities are amongst the best in the world - and help you compare institutions on an international level.
This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Times Higher Education, QS and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Each ranking system uses its own methodology, with different factors having more or less influence on a university's result.
Our guide has more information on how to use international rankings to decide on the best research universities for PhD study.
University | Germany Rank | Global Rank |
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University of Heidelberg | 1 | 42 |
LMU Munich | 2 | 27 |
University of Bonn | 3 | 40 |
University of Göttingen | 4 | =77 |
Technical University of Munich | 5 | 22 |
Humboldt University | 6 | =74 |
RWTH Aachen University | 7 | 68 |
University of Potsdam | 8 | 176-200 |
University of Würzburg | 9 | 176-200 |
University of Freiburg | 10 | 151-175 |
This information is based on the research score from the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Times Higher Education. Visit their website for more information. |
The Times Higher Education rankings are strong in academic focus and diverse teaching metrics, but do not include employer-specific metrics. Additionally, the rankings may not include all specialist institutions.
University | Germany Rank | Global Rank |
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Humboldt University | 1 | 79 |
Technical University of Berlin | 2 | =84 |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | 3 | 65 |
RWTH Aachen University | 4 | =100 |
University of Leipzig | 5 | 151-200 |
LMU Munich | 6 | 151-200 |
University of Jena | 7 | 351-400 |
Goethe University Frankfurt | 8 | 201-250 |
University of Freiburg | 9 | 151-200 |
University of Göttingen | 10 | =116 |
This information is based on the citations per paper score from the latest rankings tables, researched and published by QS World University Rankings. Visit their website for more information. |
The QS World University Rankings are designed to meet the needs of prospective students, with more weight given to student-centric metrics such as staff/student ratio, international recruitment and employer opinion. The rankings are balanced between qualitative and quantitative data, but give less weight to research than some other rankings.
University | Germany Rank | Global Rank |
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | 1 | 101-150 |
Technical University of Munich | 2 | 18 |
Humboldt University | 3 | 151-200 |
RWTH Aachen University | 4 | 151-200 |
Technical University of Berlin | 5 | 201-300 |
University of Göttingen | 6 | 201-300 |
University of Munich | 7 | 301-400 |
University of Bremen | 8 | 301-400 |
Technical University of Dresden | 9 | 301-400 |
University of Hamburg | 10 | 401-500 |
This information is based on the number of papers published by an institution in an academic subject in journals, this is from the latest Mechanical Engineering rankings tables, researched and published by Academic Ranking of World Universities. Visit their website for more information. |
The ARWU rankings reflect the presence of elite academics and the future academic success of graduates. However, they do not directly assess the quality of education at a university or take into account other aspects of university performance.