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Johannes Gutenberg University Rankings 2025
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- JGU Ranking Highlights
- JGU University Ranking
- JGU US News & World Report Ranking 2024
- JGU QS Ranking 2025
- JGU THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
- JGU ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
- JGU Course Ranking
JGURanking Highlights
Renowned for its academic excellence and diverse campus community, Johannes Gutenberg University has consistently secured top global university rankings. Offering a wide array of courses across various fields and disciplines for its students, Johannes Gutenberg University stands out and has an impressive global ranking, and is surely a world-class education place for international students.
Rated B++ by Shiksha Grading, Johannes Gutenberg University is also rated B++ for MS. Looking at the Shiksha Grading by Courses, most of the Johannes Gutenberg University courses are in the range of B++ and B+ grades.
Although there are multiple grading platforms accessible for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading stand out is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving on, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, Johannes Gutenberg University ranks #501, which is declining in comparison to its last year’s ranking, i.e., #464 in 2024. Johannes Gutenberg University also ranks #251 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, Johannes Gutenberg University witnessed a stable trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #251 in 2023.
Check out more details on Johannes Gutenberg University ranking in the below content.
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JGUUS News & World Report Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Global Universities | 230 | 241 | 233 |
JGUQS Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | – / – | 154 | 169 |
| World University | 420 | 464 | 501 |
| Biological Sciences | 251 | 301 | – / – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 101 | 51 | – / – |
| Medicine | 251 | 251 | – / – |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 51 | 101 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 101 | 120 | – / – |
JGUTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 301 | 251 | 251 |
| Arts and Humanities | 201 | 251 | 201 |
| Clinical and Health | 301 | 301 | 251 |
| Life Sciences | 301 | 201 | 201 |
| Psychology | 251 | 201 | 201 |
JGUARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 201 | 201 | 151 |
| Mathematics | 301 | – / – | – / – |
| Physics | 51 | 51 | – / – |
| Political Sciences | 201 | 101 | – / – |
JGUCourse Ranking
Johannes Gutenberg University ranks well for its Communication & Media Studies, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Arts & Humanities, and Life Sciences courses. In the previous years, Johannes Gutenberg University has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Communication & Media Studies by QS. As per the QS, Johannes Gutenberg University ranks at #51 in 2024 for its Communication & Media Studies courses. In 2023, this ranking stood at #101. Also, for QS Pharmacy & Pharmacology raking category, Johannes Gutenberg University ranks at #101 position in 2024. Additionally, in THE 2024 ranking, the Johannes Gutenberg University is ranked #201 for Arts & Humanities.
Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded Johannes Gutenberg University streams, such as Mass Communication & Media, Science, and Medicine & Health Sciences with A, B++, and B++ grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
More details around Johannes Gutenberg University courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.
M.A.
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS - Communication and Media Studies | 101 | 101 | 51 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Political Sciences | 201 | 101 | - |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Arts and Humanities | 201 | 251 | 201 |
MS
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS - Physics and Astronomy | 101 | 101 | 120 |
| QS - Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 51 | 51 | 101 |
| QS - Biological Sciences | 201 | 251 | 301 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Mathematics | 301 | - | - |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Physics | 51 | 51 | - |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Life Sciences | 301 | 201 | 201 |
Others PG
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS - Medicine | 251 | 251 | 251 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Psychology | 251 | 201 | 201 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health | 301 | 301 | 251 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 7 months ago
In the QS rankings, JGU Mainz ranking is #464 in 2024. Whereas, in 2023, it was placed at #420. Though there is a decline in the university’s rankings, the university has still managed to maintain its position among the Top 500 Universities in the world. The university is evaluated on these paramete
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Answered 7 months ago
Students must do financial planning in order to live in Rhine – Main area. Rents and additional housing cost, food costs, and other expenses are higher than in other regions of Germany. In Mainz, the monthly rent for a corresponding room near the university is approximately EUR 320 - EUR 450. For 20
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To get into Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the applicants are required to meet all the eligibility requirements. These are:
- Master’s Degree: The applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in the relevant study field
- Bachelor’s Degree: The applicants must have a school leaving certificate
A few of
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Answered 7 months ago
No, there is no tuition fee for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for international students. However, every student is required to pay a semester fee, which is, €357.46. This fee includes the components for student ticket, student athletics committee, student body representative committee, etc. A
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Admission intakes at JGU are Winter and Summer. The application deadlines vary as per the various categories such as selective courses, non-selective courses, UG / PG courses, etc. A few of the important JGU admission deadlines are given below:
Summer Semester
Particulars | Summer Sem Application Period |
|---|---|
Selective consecutive (master’s programs) and PG programs | Oct 1, 2024 – Nov 15, 2024 |
Non - selective consecutive (master’s programs) and PG programs | Oct 1, 2024 – Mar 1, 2025 |
Consecutive (master’s degree programs) and PG degree programs with qualifying exam | Oct 1, 2024 – Nov 15, 2024 |
Selective UG programs | Early Dec 2024 – Jan 15, 2025 |
Degree programs with selective admission nationwide i.e. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences; | Early Dec 2024 – Jan 15, 2025 |
Non-selective UG programs | Early Dec 2024 – March 1, 2025 |
Winter Semester
Particulars | Winter Sem Application Period |
|---|---|
Selective consecutive (master’s programs) and PG programs | Apr 1, 2024 – May 15, 2024 |
Non - selective consecutive (master’s programs) and PG programs | Apr 1, 2024 – Sep 1, 2024 |
Consecutive (master’s degree programs) and PG degree programs with qualifying exam | Apr 1, 2024 – May 15, 2024 |
Selective UG programs | Early Jun, 2024 – July 15, 2024 |
Degree programs with selective admission nationwide i.e. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences; | Early Jun, 2024 – July 15, 2024 |
Non-selective UG programs | Early Jun – Sep 1, 2024 |
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