“Don’t Study Average when you Don’t want to be Average” , Undoubtedly the cliche that Colleges do matter holds true even in today’s ultra modern education scenarios also. The Top-Notch Universities do have something ‘special’ that outperforms other universities and this something special is understandably evident in the employment statistics, innovation ratios and aptitude scores. And your dream destination Germany has vibrant annals of best in class higher education glorified by many top worlds ranked universities study visa carrying on their top legacies till date.
Practically, Universities can’t be ranked just on the ‘Bhaiya’s’ , ‘Didi’s’ , ‘Mama’s’ , ‘Chachi’s’ recommendations, there are ‘n’ number of parameters deciding the ranks. For example, in very simple terms this can be Placement rates, Competency of the faculty, etc. And this process of ranking universities is purposely done by various magazines, survey organizations and editorials. QS World University Rankings is one such Annual Publication that pegs the University proficiency to various Indicators such as: Academic Peer Review (40% weightage, Based on a Global Academic Survey); Citations per faculty (20% weightage); Faculty/Student Ratio (20% weightage); Employer reputation (10% weightage, Reviews the employers’ take on the Uni); International Student Ratio (5% weightage); International Faculty Ratio (5% weightage). The annual rankings by the publication are recognized far and wide and will for sure be the trusted source of the aforementioned point of discussion.
Establishing top German Universities from the QS World University Rankings 2021 reviewed by above parameters are tabled as below.
1. Technische Universität München
● Public research university in Munich specializing in engineering, technology, medicine and applied and natural sciences.
● 16 Nobel laureates in Alumni
● Improved rank since prev. years
2. Ludwig-Maximilians – Universität München
● One of the oldest running Universities of Germany, established in 1472
● Great Public research university of Munich
● 63 Nobel Laureates have been contributed by as of October 2020
● Second largest Uni in Germany in terms of student Populace
● 15% of which are of International Category
3. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
● Oldest Surviving University of Germany and one of the Oldest in the world too, established in 1368
● Scores a perfect 100 in academic reputation and faculty/student ratio in comparison to other universities
● 12 faculties offering degrees in 100+ disciplines
● Some 29 nobel laureates associated with the old uni since 2017
● A large fraternity of International students constituting 20% of the total population
4.Humboldt-Universität zu, Berlin
● The University which Brooded Great Brains like Albert Einstein and recorded great laurels in Physics and other sciences
● Oldest University in Berlin and one of the finest too
● 55 nobel laureates affiliated as per the available info
● Maintaining a consistent position in ranking charts over the years
5. Freie Universität Berlin
● Also Known as the free University of Berlin
● Established during the cold war era, hence obviously specializing in humanities and social sciences
● Ranks 19th in the world for politics course
● A great research hub too
6. KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
● Originally established as a national nuclear research center
● One of the leading technical universities of Europe
● Slipped in Rank over the years yet trains the best minds for excelling in Energy, mobility and information
7. Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen (RWTH Aachen)
● Is an important part of many research associations and societies
● Funded by many Governments for developing futuristic solutions
● Largest technical university in Germany
● Around 45000+ students across 162 study courses and despite such a diversified number it manages global rank
30th for employer reputation
8. Technische Universität, Berlin(TU)
● Highest ratio of International students in Germany: 27%
● It is a Public technical university established in 1770 with over 7 faculties as in early 2000s
● First University to offer program in Industrial engineering and management
● 10 Nobel prize winners have accorded the University a charm by being its alumni.
9. Technische Universität Dresden (TU)
● Largest Higher educational institute in the city of Dresden
● It is a part of the TU9 technological consortium
● Around 15% of the students come from abroad to study the world-class education here
● Good Faculty/student ratio
10. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
● A very old surviving Public research university that came into existence on 1 Jan 1477
● Has given birth to many great bureaucrats, EU commissioners, presidents, judges etc.
● One of the 11 German excellence universities
● 11 Nobel laureates have been associated with the university majorly in the field of medicine and chemistry
10. Universität Freiburg
● A joint ranker for the 10th position in top 10 universities of Germany
● Fifth Oldest University in Germany
● By far 21 Nobel Laureates have been a part of this university as a student or faculty.
● Around 18.2% of the students come from over 120 nations to build the international student community of the Uni
● The University has 11 faculties is ranked considerably high in academic reviews
Concluding the list on a rather un-concluding note, we leave the conclusion upon you for you, May the Supreme Power help you in making the rightmost decision