League table positions • Rankings • University of Passau

Higher education rankings and league tables are important instruments for universities when it comes to presenting themselves to the general public. Highly diverse in their methodologies, the message conveyed and the target audiences, rankings provide insights into various areas of performance as well as a good overview of the university and research landscape in general. Whether in the international arena, as is the case with the THE Rankings and or the CHE Rankings for the German-speaking world, the University of Passau regularly scores highly, highlighting the strong performance and high quality of the University's research, teaching and student experience.

Times Higher Education World University Ranking

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the University has consistently been ranked among world's best 25 percent of universities since it first participated in 2018, also in 2025.

Among the "Young Universities", the University of Passau is ranked in the top 10 percent of all young universities worldwide for the seventh time in a row in 2024. Within Germany, it is in fourth place.

CHE university rankings

CHE Ranking 2025: The University of Passau achieves numerous top rankings across Germany.

This year's rankings included Romance languages and German studies. Based on student evaluations, both departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies are among the best in Germany.

Other top rankings are currently held by Economics (Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics) and the Law Department. The Faculty of Law is among the top group nationwide in all categories surveyed in the student vote. It is ranked No. 1 in Germany in the field of ‘law exam preparation’.

GreenMetric Ranking

In its fourth participation in the GreenMetric Ranking, the University achieved a strong result of 216th place out of 1,477 universities.

Its sustainability activities continue to place it among the top 15 percent worldwide.

StudyCHECK.de

First place in Bavaria and sixth place in Germany for the University of Passau in the current ranking of the evaluation portal StudyCHECK.de: This once again makes it one of the most popular universities in Germany among students and has earned it the “TOP University 2025” award.