- Student-faculty ratios: 25.6
- Male to female ratio: 28 : 72
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.kit.edu/english/
- Address: Kaiserstraße 12 ,Karlsruhe, 76131,Germany
- Phone: -
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology was only officially established in 2009, following the merger of the University of Karlsruhe and the Karlsruhe Research Center. Its predecessor’s roots, however, stretch back much further. The University of Karlsruhe was established in 1825, while the KRC was founded as a nuclear research facility, previously called Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, in 1956. KIT has several campuses in Karlsruhe, the second biggest city in the sate of Baden-Württemberg. The north campus north is located in the town’s administrative district, while its south campus is in the heart of the city centre. Since 1902, the university has also been referred to as the Fridericiana, an homage to Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden, who officially elevated the University of Karlsruhe to Hochschule status – making it a fully-fledged university in the late 19th century. Many of the most significant inventions and innovations started life at KIT. Former students include Karl Friedrich Benz, the automobile engineer who designed the “Benz Patent Motorcar”, widely considered the first practical car; and Karl Ferdinand Braun, who developed the cathode ray tube commonly used in televisions. The Institute can also lay claim to six Nobel laureates, including the 1909 winner for physics, Ferdinand Braun; Fritz Haber , who won the chemistry prize in 1918; and, most recently, Herman Staudinger who won for chemistry in 1953. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is a member of the TU9 German Institutes of Technology, which represents the largest and most prestigious engineering and technology specialist universities in the country. It employees about 9,300 people, and hosts some 25,000 students.
- Total number of students 26,593
- Number of international students 5,397
- Total number of academic staff 1,032
- Number of international staff 127
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,012
- Number of master's degrees awarded 2,470
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 546
- Number of research only staff 812
- Number of new undergraduate students 4,412
- Number of new master's students 3,278
- Number of new doctoral students 684
- Global score 60.9
- Global research reputation #118
- Regional research reputation #69
- Publications #216
- Books #239
- Conferences #58
- Normalized citation impact #406
- Total citations #211
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #217
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #395
- International collaboration #266
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #148
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #226
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #393
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25.6
No. of students per staff
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22%
Percentage of International Students
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28 : 72
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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27,255
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
187
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2012
196
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2013
151
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2014
154
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2015
165
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2016
=138
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2017
=144
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2018
133
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2019
=135
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2020
=175
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Young University Rankings
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2016
8
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2017
=9
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Engineering & technology
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2014
52
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2015
56
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2016
48
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2017
60
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2018
55
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2019
54
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Physical sciences
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2016
46
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2017
68
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2018
61
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2019
69
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Computer Science
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2017
26
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2018
36
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2019
42
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European Teaching
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2019
101-125
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#193 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 42.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #211
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #116
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #384
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #13
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #197
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #369
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #313
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #453
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #217
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #234
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #147
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#72 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 70.4
- Chemistry global research reputation #52
- Chemistry regional research reputation #59
- Chemistry publications #44
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #297
- Chemistry total citations #59
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #62
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #333
- Chemistry international collaboration #323
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #219
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #121
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #397
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#170 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 40.8
- Computer Science global research reputation #44
- Computer Science regional research reputation #9
- Computer Science publications #180
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #177
- Computer Science total citations #198
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #191
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #166
- Computer Science international collaboration #204
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #110
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #232
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #246
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#90 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 69.3
- Engineering global research reputation #69
- Engineering regional research reputation #18
- Engineering publications #77
- Engineering normalized citation impact #446
- Engineering total citations #102
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #90
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #343
- Engineering international collaboration #290
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #187
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #386
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#192 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 49.2
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #109
- Environment/Ecology publications #209
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #72
- Environment/Ecology total citations #155
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #159
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #114
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #86
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #52
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #130
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #78
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#62 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 68.2
- Geosciences global research reputation #86
- Geosciences regional research reputation #51
- Geosciences publications #51
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #100
- Geosciences total citations #52
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #65
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #165
- Geosciences international collaboration #221
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #112
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #41
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #72
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#67 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 63.8
- Materials Science global research reputation #39
- Materials Science regional research reputation #10
- Materials Science publications #62
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #179
- Materials Science total citations #81
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #84
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #198
- Materials Science international collaboration #247
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #130
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #128
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #246
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#50 Physics
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- Physics overall score 76.9
- Physics global research reputation #37
- Physics regional research reputation #22
- Physics publications #32
- Physics normalized citation impact #363
- Physics total citations #56
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #45
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #362
- Physics international collaboration #412
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #283
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #55
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357