International Rankings & Achievements
ֱ Ranking Results
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2025/2026)
In the CHE University Ranking of the year 2020/21 ֱ scored top ranking positions in the field of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechanical and Process Engineering, Civil Engineering and Psychology. More information can be found in the related ֱ press release & at the
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2024/2025)
In the CHE University Ranking of the year 2024/25 ֱ scored top ranking positions in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics as well as Physics. More information can be found in the related ֱ press release & at the
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2020/2021)
In the CHE University Ranking of the year 2020/21 ֱ scored top ranking positions in the field of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics as well as Physics. More information can be found in the related & at the
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2019/2020)
Also in the year 2019/2020 ֱ achieved top ranking results with its master programs in the field of Engineering. Very goods positions were obtained for the ranking-items: “ research funds per researcher” & “laboratory infrastructure” of the Master Civil Engineering, “international orientation” & “link to the professional world” of the Master Electrical & Computer Engineering, as well as “study organization” & “study offer” of the Master Mechanical Engineering. More information can be found in the related & at the
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2018/2019)
ֱ scored top ranking positions in the field of . Especially the “international orientation” of master studies in the field of EIT, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering was very much appreciated, along with the item “support at the beginning of the studies” in the field of EIT. More information about the detailed results of the ֱ departments in the related & in the .
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2017/18)
ֱ achieved very good results in the field of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science & Sports Science. Read more about it the related CHE-Unispectrum-article 03/2018.
CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2015/16)
Kaiserslautern University is presented in the "", which gives extensive information about the university in general as well as the individual departments. The University received excellent marks in the subject Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics.
(S)=Students judgements (P)=Professors judgements (A)=Alumnis judgements (F)=Facts
In and 2017 ֱ was in the German University Sports Federation Ranking on Education Offers in University Sport.
ֱ is ranked among the top ten young german universities
ranks the best universities of each country. In comparison to other German universities, ֱ is ranked on a 5th place in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Within the ranking of the best young german universities ֱ is among the Top 10!
ֱ is ranked among the best german universities in & & & &
Several times ֱ was ranked among the best german universities in the . More than 650 hiring managers of medium enterprises and large companies had been interviewed by "Wirtschaftswoche" for this survey. . Top ranking positions are scored in the fields of Electrical Engineering (Place 6), Industrial Engineering (Place 6), Information Engineering (Place 6), Mechanical Engineering (Place 7) and Computer Science (Place 8). The results of the survey also show that ֱ . The University Ranking of "Wirtschaftswoche" puts the focus on practical relevance and shows where studying really worth it.
More information about the latest ranking 2021 can be found in the related .
The Kaiserslautern University was among the Top 6 German universities to win the “Excellence in Teaching” competition (Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft, 2009)
The Kaiserslautern University was one of six German universities to win the competition "Excellence in Teaching" conducted by the "Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft" (Donor’s Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany) and the "Kultusministerkonferenz" (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs). It received prize money in the amount of 1 million euros for the support of projects and was guaranteed future funding.
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau was ranked among the TOP 50 German Research Institutions in the Nature Index 2020.
Especially in the research field of Biology ֱ scored excellent results published by the professional journal Nature. Read more in the related press-release.
International Student Barometer ISB 2016
ֱ FIRST-ranked 11 times in the ISB 2016!
The is a global benchmarking tool which ranks the best universities on the basis of the rating of their own students. Among 196 universities which were rated by 159,959 students worldwide ֱ is first-ranked in 11 categories of the whole student-life-cycle. ֱ thus outperformed all participating international universities in the following categories:
Category Support:
- Department of International Affairs
- Student Advisory
- IT Support
- Welcome Centre
- Student Secretariat/Administration
Category Arrival:
- Registration
- Admission Office
Category Living:
- Living Cost
- Accomodation Quality
- Eco-friendly attitude
- Visa Advice
More outstanding results:
- 50 times TU KL reached a ranking position under the TOP 10, from which 26 under the TOP 3!
- TU KL was ranked second in comparison to all 196 participating universities regarding the category "Overall Satisfaction"!

Times Higher Education -World University ranking 2016-2017
ֱ is ranked among the top international 150 universities under 50 years old
The is a ranking of the top 150 universities under 50 years old. It celebrates young universities that have made a great impact on the global stage in years rather than centuries and showcases the future rising university stars. ֱ achieved very good results, especially regarding performance indicators like teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.



