Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: Freie Universität Berlin Ranked Number 113 Worldwide

Freie Universität among top nine universities in Germany

№ 118/2026 from Oct 01, 2026

In the new Times Higher Education (THE) ranking, Freie Universität Berlin once again secured a place among the best universities worldwide, coming in at number 113. As announced by theTHE in London, the university is now among the top nine universities in Germany, and is listed forty-first in Europe. Freie Universität Berlin scored particularly well in the “research quality” and “international outlook” categories.

Freie Universität Berlin has once again achieved an impressive position in the latest THE ranking.
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The nine best German universities in the world, according to the THE Ranking are: Technische Universität München (no. 25), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (no. 41), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (no. 45), the University of Bonn (no. 89), RWTH Aachen (no. 90), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (no. 91), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (no. 94), the University of Tübingen (no. 101), and Freie Universität Berlin (no. 113). Freie Universität Berlin’s standing is unchanged since last year, and it remains among the top five percent of universities surveyed worldwide.

The Times Higher Education ranking is based in part on a global survey among researchers that takes into account universities’ reputations, their research, teaching, international orientation, citation frequency of publications, and other statistical indicators. In total, 2,297 universities from around the world took part in the most recentTHE ranking.

The THE Ranking is considered one of the most important university rankings globally, along with the QS World University Ranking.