Freie Universitaet Berlin

Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18, Berlin

  • #97 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 23,524Total Students
  • 1,427Faculty
  • 4,732Int'l Students

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Freie Universität Berlin is an outstanding, future-oriented institution in Germany’s world-renowned academic landscape. Repeatedly selected as one of the country’s Universities of Excellence, it has an acclaimed international orientation, interdisciplinary approach, and commitment to social responsibility.

The university offers a comprehensive range of studies and highly competitive programs at all academic levels. While it enjoys a particularly strong reputation in the social sciences and humanities, it is also home to cutting-edge research in the natural and Earth sciences as well as computer sciences and mathematics.

As reflected in its name, Freie Universität Berlin has valued academic freedom as one of its core principles since its founding in 1948. Early on, the institution gained a particularly international outlook, and today it has become the premier choice for students and scholars coming to Germany from abroad.

The research performed at Freie Universität is marked by excellence within disciplines and encouragement for interdisciplinary orientation, a broad variety of academic and scientific networks, and areas of focus that enjoy high international visibility and competitiveness.

The university’s main campus is located in Berlin-Dahlem, where the peaceful residential setting offers an ideal atmosphere to focus on learning or conducting research.

About

Freie Universität Berlin is an outstanding, future-oriented institution in Germany’s world-renowned academic landscape. Repeatedly selected as one of the country’s Universities of Excellence, it has an acclaimed international orientation, interdisciplinary approach, and commitment to social responsibility.

The university offers a comprehensive range of studies and highly competitive programs at all academic levels. While it enjoys a particularly strong reputation in the social sciences and humanities, it is also home to cutting-edge research in the natural and Earth sciences as well as computer sciences and mathematics.

As reflected in its name, Freie Universität Berlin has valued academic freedom as one of its core principles since its founding in 1948. Early on, the institution gained a particularly international outlook, and today it has become the premier choice for students and scholars coming to Germany from abroad.

The research performed at Freie Universität is marked by excellence within disciplines and encouragement for interdisciplinary orientation, a broad variety of academic and scientific networks, and areas of focus that enjoy high international visibility and competitiveness.

The university’s main campus is located in Berlin-Dahlem, where the peaceful residential setting offers an ideal atmosphere to focus on learning or conducting research.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #87
  • 2014
    #109
  • 2015
    #150
  • 2016
    #119
  • 2017
    #=123
  • 2018
    #=125
  • 2019
    #130
  • 2020
    #=130
  • 2021
    #130
  • 2022
    #127
  • 2023
    #=118
  • 2024
    #98
  • 2025
    #97

Student & Staff

Total students
23,524

38%
62%

International students
4,732

66%
34%

Total faculty staff
1,427

354
1073

Total students
23,524

38%
62%

International students
4,732

66%
34%

Total faculty staff
1,427

1073
354
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Campus locations

Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18, Berlin, DE,

Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18 , Berlin , Germany , 14195

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