In 2019 and 2017 RPTU was first-ranked in the German University Sports Federation Ranking on Education Offers in University Sport.

CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2024/2025)

In the CHE University Ranking of the year 2020/21 RPTU scored top ranking positions in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics as well as Physics. More information can be found in the related RPTU press release & at the CHE Ranking Website

CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2020/2021)

In the CHE University Ranking of the year 2020/21 RPTU 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 RPTU press release & at the CHE Ranking Website

CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2019/2020)

Also in the year 2019/2020 RPTU 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 press release & at the CHE Ranking Website

CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2018/2019)

RPTU scored top ranking positions in the field of engineering sciences. 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 RPTU departments in the related press release & in the CHE Ranking Website. 

CHE University Ranking of the online newspaper "ZEIT ONLINE" (CHE Hochschulranking 2017/18)

RPTU 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 "CHE Hochschulranking 2015/16", 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.

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RPTU is ranked among the top ten young german universities

KarriereBibel ranks the best universities of each country. In comparison to other German universities, RPTU is ranked on a 5th place in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Within the ranking of the best young german universities RPTU is among the Top 10! 

RPTU is ranked among the best german universities in 2015 & 2016 & 2019 & 2020 & 2021

Several times RPTU was ranked among the best german universities in the  University rankings by the business magazine "Wirtschaftswoche". More than 650 hiring managers of medium enterprises and large companies had been interviewed by "Wirtschaftswoche" for this survey. From the perspective of the managers RPTU is one of the best in Germany. 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 RPTU prepares its graduates in an optimal way for the german job market. 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 RPTU press release.

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 RPTU scored excellent results published by the professional journal Nature. Read more in the related press-release.