Universities in Essen, Germany
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Latest ranking updates related to universities in Essen
  • 15 Aug, 2023: Publication of ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking. University of Duisburg-Essen ranked #301.
  • 31 Jul, 2023: New edition of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. 2 universities in Essen ranked.
  • 22 Jul, 2023: URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field (Business) updated with University of Duisburg-Essen ranked highest among 33 listed universities in Essen.
  • 11 Jul, 2023: NTU Rankings by Subject (Economics & Business) updated with University of Duisburg-Essen ranked highest among 14 listed universities in Essen.

Rankings of universities in Essen, Germany 2024

Student satisfaction: 4.3 / 5.0 (116 reviews)
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  • #83 
  • #771 
QS World University Rankings
[Published 27 June, 2023]
  • #17 
  • #347 
Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023]
  • #21 
  • #300 
US News: Best Global Universities
[Published 24 October, 2022]
Show 15 more rankings of University of Duisburg-Essen and subject specific rankings for 8 subjects

#2
Germany

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

Student satisfaction: 3.8 / 5.0 (322 reviews)
  • #43 
  • #297 
StuDocu World University Ranking - EMEA - Europe, the Middle East and Africa
[Published 06 September, 2021]

#3
Germany

Folkwang University of the Arts

Student satisfaction: 4.4 / 5.0 (158 reviews)
  • #174 
  • #8719 
Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023]

Highest subject rankings of universities in Essen

Education THE World University Rankings by Subject
#126 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Mathematics GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#151 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Chemistry GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#201 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Mechanical Engineering GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#201 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Medicine QS World University Rankings By Subject
#201 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Social Sciences THE World University Rankings by Subject
#251 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Computer Science THE World University Rankings by Subject
#401 
University of Duisburg-Essen
Agriculture URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#682 
University of Duisburg-Essen

Essen Key Facts for International Students

3 out of 3 Universities in Essen Ranked in at least one ranking

18 Different Rankings list Universities in Essen (13 institution and 5 subject rankings)

4 Global Rankings rank Universities in Essen Among TOP 200

Population: 594000

Time: GMT +1

District/province: North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Living costs for students in Essen:

* 100 = prices in London

  • Living costs without accommodation 80* (20% cheaper than London)
  • All costs including accommodation 119* (19% more expensive than London)
  • Meals (grocery & lower cost restaurants) 57* (43% cheaper than London)
  • Average Big Mac price 4.41 €
  • Plug Type C
    • Residential voltage: 230 V
    • Frequency: 50 Hz
  • Plug Type F
    • Residential voltage: 230 V
    • Frequency: 50 Hz

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Ranking publishers

British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK

Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:

Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:

Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.

Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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CWUR Center for World University Rankings

Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:

Research Performance: 40%

  • Research Output: 10%
  • High-Quality Publications: 10%
  • Influence: 10%
  • Citations: 10%

Quality of Education: 25%

Alumni Employment: 25%

Quality of Faculty: 10%

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Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands

Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:

Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity

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NTU ranking

Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:

Research Productivity: 25%

  • # Articles last 11 years: 10%
  • # Articles current year: 15%

Research Impact: 35%

  • # Citations last 11 years: 15%
  • # Citations last 2 years: 10%
  • Average # citations last 11 years: 10%

Research Excellence: 40%

  • H-index last 2 years: 10%
  • # Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
  • # Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%

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Nature Index

Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:

Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)

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RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)

Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:

Teaching: 40%

  • Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
  • Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • World Teaching Reputation: 8%

Research: 40%

  • Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
  • Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
  • Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
  • Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
  • World Research Reputation: 8%

International Diversity: 10%

  • International Faculty: 2%
  • International Students: 2%
  • International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
  • Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
  • International Level: 2%

Financial Sustainability: 10%

  • Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
  • Institutional Income per Student: 2%
  • Papers per Research Income: 2%
  • Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
  • Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%

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Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:

Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%

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Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:

Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%

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Scimago Institutions

Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:

Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%

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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:

Quality of Education 10%

  • Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%

Quality of Faculty 40%

  • Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
  • Highly Cited Researchers 20%

Research Output 40%

  • Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
  • Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%

Per Capita Performance 10%

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StuDocu

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THE Times Higher Education, UK

Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:

Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%

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Urap

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Us News

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Webometrics

Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:

Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%

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