Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global | |
| Times | 48 |
| QS | 60 |
| Europe | |
| Times | 10 |
LMU Munich is consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities in various international ranking surveys such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the Times Higher Education Supplement which ranks over 1000 universities worldwide. In a 2010 human competitiveness index & analysis Human Resources & Labor Review published in Chasecareer Network, LMU Munich was the only German university listed in its list of the world's best 50 universities and was ranked 38th internationally. In 2011, LMU Munich was internationally ranked 62nd in the QS World University Rankings
Notable rival German universities in terms of rankings include TU München, University of Heidelberg and the Free University of Berlin.
Tables comparing the year-on-year ranking performance of the University of Munich based on popular international ranking exercises are as follows:
| Year | Source | International Ranking | Regional Ranking | National Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 51 | 10 | 1 |
| 2007 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 53 | 11 | 1 |
| 2008 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 55 | 13 | 1 |
| 2009 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 55 | 14 | 1 |
| 2010 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 52 | 13 | 1 |
| 2011 | Academic Ranking of World Universities | 54 | 14 | 2 |
| Year | Source | Overall International Ranking | Overall Regional Ranking (Europe) | International Arts & Humanities Ranking | International Natural & Physical Sciences Ranking | International Life Sciences Ranking | International Clinical & Health Sciences Ranking | International Social Sciences Ranking | Overall National Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 2007 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 65 | - | 56 | 62 | - | - | 82 | 2 |
| 2008 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 93 | - | 60 | 48 | - | - | 99 | 3 |
| 2009 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 98 | - | 48 | 43 | - | - | 77 | 4 |
| 2010 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 61 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 2011 | Times Higher Education Supplement | 45 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 27 | 35 | - | 1 |
| Year | International Ranking | Regional Ranking | National Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48 | 9 | 1 |
| 2011 | 42 | 7 | 1 |
| Year | Source | Overall International Ranking | International Arts & Humanities Ranking | International Natural Sciences Ranking | International Social Sciences & Management Ranking | International Life Sciences & Medicine Ranking | Overall National Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | QS World University Rankings | 66 | 34 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 3 |
| 2011 | QS World University Rankings | 62 | 38 | 24 | 54 | 44 | 3 |
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