- Student-faculty ratios: 43.4
- Male to female ratio: -
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.uni-muenster.de/en/
- Address: Schlossplatz 2,Münster, 48149,Germany
- Phone: -
Westfälische Wilhelms Universitat Münster, also known as the University of Munster, is a public research centre and the one of the largest universities in Germany. It is often considered to be among some of the best universities in the country. Due to lack of funds, university’s establishment dates back to 1780, almost a century after Pope Urban VII and Emperor Ferdinand II granted their permission for its foundation. The institution was built with money accumulated from the dissolution of its predecessor Münster's Jesuit College. Since 1907, the institute bears the name of the last German emperor Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia. Located in the most densely populated administrative region in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, the University of Munster has developed an reputation for excellence in cross-disciplinary research in medicine, business studies, mathematics and chemistry. Organised in 8 developing faculties, the institute awards degrees on all levels ranging from protestant theology, PR and journalism to psychology and sports science. The German Research Foundation and the German Universities Excellence Initiative still actively support the institution with funds aimed at big-scale research projects conducted in partnerships with German and international universities. Student life in Munster, often ranked as being among the most live-able towns worldwide, offers choices of cultural events for every taste spanning from music festivals, theatre performances and historical exhibitions. The symbol of the university is the famous Schloss, a building that resembles a mansion house, similar to the one in which the university’s administrative centre resides. Some famous alumni of the univeristy include the footballer Jens Lehman, and Nobel Laureate Georg Bednorz. The institution follows the motto: ‘knowledge and life’.
- Total number of students 42,974
- Number of international students 3,274
- Total number of academic staff 1,049
- Number of international staff 65
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,997
- Number of master's degrees awarded 3,281
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 735
- Number of research only staff 325
- Number of new undergraduate students 5,924
- Number of new master's students 4,966
- Number of new doctoral students 645
- Global score 59.6
- Global research reputation #269
- Regional research reputation #153
- Publications #220
- Books #267
- Conferences #652
- Normalized citation impact #299
- Total citations #196
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #179
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #182
- International collaboration #722
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #359
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #200
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #304
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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43.4
No. of students per staff
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8%
Percentage of International Students
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43,835
Number of FTE Students
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54 : 46
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
276-300
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2013
251-275
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2014
226-250
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2015
251-275
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2016
=125
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2017
=161
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2018
=173
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2019
=184
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2020
=189
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-
Arts & humanities
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2018
101–125
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2019
126–150
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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-
Physical sciences
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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-
Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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-
Computer Science
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2018
201–250
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2019
251–300
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-
Education
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2019
301–400
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-
Psychology
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2019
176–200
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#183 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 36.9
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #132
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #59
- Arts and Humanities publications #221
- Arts and Humanities books #165
- Arts and Humanities conferences #41
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #223
- Arts and Humanities total citations #238
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #255
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #255
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #246
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #180
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#258 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 37.8
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #405
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #152
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #202
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #298
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #227
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #220
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #312
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #207
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #131
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #332
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#78 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 70.0
- Chemistry global research reputation #145
- Chemistry regional research reputation #141
- Chemistry publications #105
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #75
- Chemistry total citations #68
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #69
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Chemistry international collaboration #797
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #438
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #54
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #89
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#157 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 61.8
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #185
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #98
- Clinical Medicine publications #170
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #257
- Clinical Medicine total citations #161
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #144
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #197
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #267
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #233
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #146
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #203
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#174 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 50.5
- Geosciences global research reputation #225
- Geosciences regional research reputation #69
- Geosciences publications #210
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #149
- Geosciences total citations #189
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #170
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #121
- Geosciences international collaboration #70
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #234
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #235
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#180 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 23.5
- Immunology global research reputation #146
- Immunology regional research reputation #65
- Immunology publications #198
- Immunology normalized citation impact #98
- Immunology total citations #172
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #150
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #69
- Immunology international collaboration #109
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #69
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #184
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #184
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#136 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 52.6
- Materials Science global research reputation #256
- Materials Science regional research reputation #63
- Materials Science publications #319
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #41
- Materials Science total citations #171
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #181
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #54
- Materials Science international collaboration #171
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #109
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #138
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #71
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#149 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 48.2
- Mathematics global research reputation #97
- Mathematics regional research reputation #53
- Mathematics publications #141
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #191
- Mathematics total citations #170
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #162
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #176
- Mathematics international collaboration #281
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #167
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #193
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #217
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#115 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 43.7
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #9
- Microbiology publications #196
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #55
- Microbiology total citations #130
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #123
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #82
- Microbiology international collaboration #113
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #78
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #102
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #68
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#137 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 47.5
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #136
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #147
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #140
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #138
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #122
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #113
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #122
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #94
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
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#142 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 43.9
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #41
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #118
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #179
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #124
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #119
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #154
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #257
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #159
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #134
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #181
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#181 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 38.3
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #71
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #47
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #284
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #165
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #252
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #224
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #157
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #185
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #79
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #226
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #205
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#328 Physics
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- Physics overall score 54.9
- Physics global research reputation #376
- Physics regional research reputation #177
- Physics publications #327
- Physics normalized citation impact #347
- Physics total citations #341
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #275
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #228
- Physics international collaboration #409
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #281
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #371
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #393
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#292 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 42.8
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #478
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #46
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #298
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #262
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #36
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #172
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #111
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #246
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #117