Key figures and rankings on the university and the areas of study, teaching, science and research.
The university in rankings
CHE Ranking 2024
TUBAF scores with first semester support, new library and top study organisation
Freiberger first-year students receive optimal support at the start of their studies. This is one of the findings of the latest CHE ranking, which was published on 2 May 2024. This year's ranking analysed the subjects of chemistry, geosciences, computer science and mathematics. In all four subjects, the university received the top score of "very good" for support at the start of studies.
Top marks for Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Economics
Students from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials Science and Economics give TU Freiberg top marks in the current Hochschulranking des Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE), students rated TU Freiberg as having good to very good study conditions in several categories. They awarded particularly high marks for the good organisation of studies and for learning in small groups.
QS World University Ranking 2024
Good places in international rankings
In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by subject, TU Bergakademie Freiberg achieved 22nd place in the "Mineral & Mining Engineering" category worldwide and fourth place in Europe. The Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranks the university 62nd among German universities in terms of research performance in 2024/25.
CWUR World University Ranking
TUBAF is one of the world's best universities
In the CWUR World University Ranking, TUBAF is ranked 1,519th out of 20,531 universities assessed worldwide, which puts it in the top 7.4 per cent of all universities. This ranking is based on objective indicators such as the number and quality of scientific publications and their citations.
Study
4.383 enrolled students in winter semester 2024/2025, of which:
- 74% in STEM subjects
- 35% women
- 58% international students
Students and first-year students
| Year | Total students | First-year students* |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 4.383 | 1,874 |
| 2023/2024 | 3,712 | 1,594 |
| 2022/2023 | 3,471 | 811 |
Science and research
- Third-party funding income 2023: 66.9 million euros in total
- Promotions 2022/23: 79 completed doctorates (of which 35% women)
- Invention applications 2023: 21
- Patent applications 2023: 32
Special research areas and DFG large-scale projects Competence centres at the university
Internationality
Cooperation
- 184 active partnership relationships, including 76 ERASMUS agreements and 18 interdisciplinary university cooperation programmes
- 218 contacts with other universities in 50 countries
Study Programmes
- Double degree agreements with partner universities in China, France, Ghana, Italy, Poland, Russia (suspended), Thailand, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine
Personnel and structure
2,058 employees on 1 July 2024, of which:
- 1.030 budget employees
- 731 externally funded employees
- 297 student and research assistants
- 89 professors
- 7 junior professors
- 15 trainees
Structure
- 6 faculties
- 13 central institutions
- 42 institutes
- 11 research centres
- 7 Centres of Excellence
- 68 degree programmes