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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg Germany

Ranking

# =428QS World University Rankings

About Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Originally founded in 1402,Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is one of the oldest universitiesin Germany and home to over 28,000 students. Many eminent scientists havestudied, taught and conducted research here. JMU’s tradition of cutting-edgeresearch continues to inspire its scientists to strive for new insights at thefrontiers of knowledge. Researchers early in their careers find a supportingand inspiring environment in which independence is strongly encouraged. Todate, 29 ERC Grants for innovative frontier research have been awarded toscientists at JMU. Eleven JMU researchers have received the prestigiousGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG).


The JMU offers 255 degreeprogrammes in all fundamental, academic disciplines: Medicine, Law, Humanities,Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences including Business andEconomics. In addition to these classical disciplines, many innovative,interdisciplinary degree programmes have been established at the JMU. Among themost recent examples are Nanostructure Technology, Translational Neuroscience,Games Engineering, Digital Humanities, Biofabrication and Human-ComputerInteraction – to name but a few. As early as the 1990s, JMU began foundingcross-faculty research centres, opening up new research fields andpossibilities for innovative degree programmes. These interdisciplinary centreshave become an internationally prominent trademark of the JMU, showing its commitmentto strengthening interdisciplinary research.


Teaching and research areclosely intertwined at the JMU. Lecturers bring the latest research findingsinto their classrooms, and students are actively involved in research projects.JMU’S  students work with renownedscientists from all over the world and, with the completion of theirBachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral degrees, are prepared to make their own contributionsto science.


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About Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Originally founded in 1402,Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is one of the oldest universitiesin Germany and home to over 28,000 students. Many eminent scientists havestudied, taught and conducted research here. JMU’s tradition of cutting-edgeresearch continues to inspire its scientists to strive for new insights at thefrontiers of knowledge. Researchers early in their careers find a supportingand inspiring environment in which independence is strongly encouraged. Todate, 29 ERC Grants for innovative frontier research have been awarded toscientists at JMU. Eleven JMU researchers have received the prestigiousGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG).


The JMU offers 255 degreeprogrammes in all fundamental, academic disciplines: Medicine, Law, Humanities,Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences including Business andEconomics. In addition to these classical disciplines, many innovative,interdisciplinary degree programmes have been established at the JMU. Among themost recent examples are Nanostructure Technology, Translational Neuroscience,Games Engineering, Digital Humanities, Biofabrication and Human-ComputerInteraction – to name but a few. As early as the 1990s, JMU began foundingcross-faculty research centres, opening up new research fields andpossibilities for innovative degree programmes. These interdisciplinary centreshave become an internationally prominent trademark of the JMU, showing its commitmentto strengthening interdisciplinary research.


Teaching and research areclosely intertwined at the JMU. Lecturers bring the latest research findingsinto their classrooms, and students are actively involved in research projects.JMU’S  students work with renownedscientists from all over the world and, with the completion of theirBachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral degrees, are prepared to make their own contributionsto science.


Discover the JMU!

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Rankings & ratings

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg is one of the top public universities in Würzburg, Germany. It is ranked #=428 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #292
  • 2014
    #=325
  • 2015
    #=341
  • 2016
    #401-410
  • 2017
    #421-430
  • 2018
    #481-490
  • 2019
    #521-530
  • 2020
    #462
  • 2021
    #437
  • 2022
    #=378
  • 2023
    #=410
  • 2024
    #=440
  • 2025
    #=428

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