CHE university rankings for the German-speaking world

For prospective students and potential employers in the German-speaking world the CHE ranking is one of the most influential for the German higher education landscape. Our University's departments and degree programmes regularly achieve excellent scores in the different categories under evaluation. The ranking is conducted annually by Centrum for Higher Education Development and published by German newspaper 'Die ZEIT' both online and in its Studienführer, a special publication for readers looking for a degree programme. The digital version makes it possible to compare subjects and institutions according to a set of individual parameters.

Departments evaluated at the University of Passau:

Year	Departments	Degree programmes
2019	English/American Studies	European Studies Major (B.A.); European Studies (B.A.); Sprach- und Textwissenschaften (B.A.); Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies (B.A.); European Studies (M.A.); Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies (M.A.)
2020	Business Administration	Business Administration and Economics (B.Sc.); Business Administration (M.Sc.)
2021	Geography	Geographie: Kultur, Umwelt und Tourismus (M.A.)
2019	German Studies	Sprach- und Textwissenschaften (B.A.); Text- und Kultursemiotik (M.A.)
2021	Computer Science	Informatik (B.Sc.); Internet Computing (B.Sc.); Informatik (M.Sc.); AI Engineering (M.Sc.)
2020	Law	Rechtswissenschaft; Deutsches Recht für ausländische Studierende, Deutsches und Russisches Recht
2021	Mathematics	Mathematik (B.Sc.); Computational Mathematics (M.Sc.)
2021	Political Science /Social Sciences	Governance and Public Policy – Staatswissenschaften (B.A.); Governance and Public Policy – Staatswissenschaften (M.A.); B.A./M.A. Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies; B.A./M.A. European Studies und B.A. European Studies Major; B.A. Journalistik und Strategische Kommunikation; M.A. Development Studies; Lehramtsstudiengänge mit dem Fach Sozialkunde
2022	Romance Studies	European Studies Major (B.A.); European Studies (B.A.); Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies (B.A.); Sprach- und Textwissenschaften (B.A.); European Studies (M.A.); Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies
2021	Sport/Sport Sciences	Lehramtsstudiengänge mit dem Fach Sport
2020	Economics	International Economics and Business (M.Sc.)
2020	Business Informatics	Wirtschaftsinformatik/ Information Sytems (B.Sc.); Wirtschaftsinformatik (M.Sc.)

Very pleasing results for the University of Passau were published in the new ranking for 2020/21 of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE). Detailed information on the individual subjects can be found on this page and in the official press release.

Faculty of Law

In 13 of 14 categories surveyed among students, the Faculty of Law is positioned in the nationwide leading group. Top marks were awarded in the categories 'Overall study situation', 'Courses offered', 'IT infrastructure' and 'Support from teachers', among others. The University's law revision programme was awarded a grade of 1.3, thus setting the standard throughout Germany (average mark: 2.0).

Business administration

The business administration department achieved average results in most of the categories assessed among students in the nationwide comparison.

In the area 'Degrees within a reasonable period of time' the business administration department belongs to Germany's top group.

CHE Ranking for Business Administration (Bachelor) 2020/21

Information systems

The Information systems department achieved further leading rankings for the University of Passau.

This top rating by students is given in the areas of 'Support at the beginning of studies', 'Quality of rooms', 'Support for studying abroad' and 'Career orientation offers', among others.

CHE Ranking for Information Systems (Bachelor) 2020/21

Further details

Website of the Centre for Higher Education Development

ZEIT-Studienführer (registration required)