Students give FAU top scores in CHE ranking
New CHE Ranking – Geography in top position
Students at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have given their university top scores in the new Center for Higher Education (CHE) ranking, the most comprehensive university ranking in German-speaking countries. All eleven subjects rated at FAU were given top scores with the subjects geography, physics and mathematics achieving top results.
This year, the eleven subjects considered in the ranking at FAU were biology, chemistry, geography, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, pharmacy, physics, political science, sociology and sport science. The ranking is based on criteria that are evaluated based on responses from student surveys, scientific databases and information provided by the universities.
FAU did particularly well in the support in the study entry phase category with all subjects ranked at FAU in this category reaching the top group based on information in databases and provided by the university.
In the study organization category, students also gave the six subjects chemistry, geography, mathematics, pharmacy, physics and political science at least a 4 star rating from a maximum of five stars, elevating these subjects into the top position.
But that’s not all: Other subjects performed well in further categories. Among the highest achievers were geography, physics and mathematics with placements in 16, 11 and 9 top groups.
Three top subjects at FAU: Ranking in top groups
If not otherwise specified, the data was based on student surveys.
Geography
- Overall study situation
- Teacher support
- Study organization
- Courses offered
- Support in studies
- Support for stays abroad
- Exam organization
- Digital courses
- Introduction to academic work
- Research orientation
- Libraries
- IT infrastructure
- Rooms
- Field trips
- Support in the study entry phase (Source: databases and university information)
- Third-party funds per academic (Source: databases and university information)
Physics
- Overall study situation
- Teacher support
- Study organization
- Courses offered
- Support for stays abroad
- Exam organization
- Introduction to academic work
- Libraries
- IT infrastructure
- Laboratories
- Support in the study entry phase (Source: databases and university information)
Mathematics
- Overall study situation
- Study organization
- Courses offered
- Libraries
- Rooms
- Bachelor’s and Master’s graduations in appropriate time (Source: databases and university information)
- Support in the study entry phase (Source: databases and university information)
- Publications per academic (Source: databases and university information)
The CHE ranking
The CHE collects data for its university ranking once a year. One third of the subjects are re-evaluated each time. With 120,000 students included in the survey, the CHE ranking has been the most comprehensive and detailed university comparison in German-speaking countries for over 25 years. The ranking evaluates responses from students on the study conditions at their university, as well as criteria on studying, teaching and research for more than 10,000 degree programs at German universities.
Visit https://studiengaenge.zeit.de/ranking for the full ranking.
Further information:
Dr. Amelie Feder
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