QS World University Ranking
The QS World University Ranking compares 1,500 universities. Four major areas of interest for prospective students are assessed: Research, teaching, employability and international orientation. These four key areas are assessed on the basis of nine indicators, each with different weights.
The QS World University Ranking 2025 was published in 2024 and analysis data from the time period 2018 - 2023. The University of Cologne is ranked 285th in the current QS World University Ranking (17th nationally) and is among the top 19 percent of all ranked universities worldwide: Weblink
In addition, the QS rankings publishes rankings for 55 subjects in five broad subject areas.
QS World University Ranking by subject
The current QS World University Ranking by Subject 2024 is based on reputation surveys from 2023 and publication data from 2017-2022. It is calculated from five indicators*:
- Academic reputation (50%),
- employer reputation (30%),
- researcher citations per paper (7,5%),
- H-index (7,5%) and
- international reseach network (5%).
In the "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 - Social Sciences and Management" the WiSo Faculty of the University of Cologne is the 10th best Faculty in Germany: Weblink
QS Business Master's Rankings - Management
The QS "Business Master's Ranking: Management" highlights the best Master's in Management programmes worldwide. A total of 13 criteria form the basis for the five key indicators: "Employability", "Alumni Outcomes", "Value for Money", "Thought Leadership" and "Diversity".
The Master in International Management (CEMS MIM) of the global CEMS alliance of leading business schools, multinational companies and NGOs is ranked 10th out of 206 in the current QS 2025 Masters in Management (MiM) ranking and thus belongs to the best 4,8% worldwide: Weblink
*The weights vary depending on the subject, the ones given here belong to the subject social science and management.