The World University Index

Munich, Germany

Technical University of Munich

Ranked in the world

18

Technical University of Munich is ranked 18th in the world for Natural Sciences.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Natural Sciences, 2026

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Full ranking profile

Technical University of Munich's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Natural SciencesQuacquarelli Symonds18
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Engineering & TechnologyQuacquarelli Symonds19
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Data Science & Artificial IntelligenceQuacquarelli Symonds20
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency20
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds22
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney24
THE 2026Times Higher Education27
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education27
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)30
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency33
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature36
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)37
Time 2026Time / Statista39
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University43
NTU 2025in the world for Biology & BiochemistryNational Taiwan University45
NTU 2025in the world for Electrical EngineeringNational Taiwan University47
NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural SciencesNational Taiwan University48
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University62
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature68
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University75
NTU 2025National Taiwan University78
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group80
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University82
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC82
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University85
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature89
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University110
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University115
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency131
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature137
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University176
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency195
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University196
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University198
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature212
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University277
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University316
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University353
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University359
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University376
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University428
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University570
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency802

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.