In the current university ranking, the bachelor’s degree programs in Biology, Geography, Geosciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, and Sociology were assessed.
Excellent Support for Students at Start of Their Degree
The degree programs Biology, Geography, Computer Science, Mathematics, Political Science, and Sociology made it into the top ranks in the “Support during Study Entry Phase” category. The Geography degree program also shines when it comes to job market- and career-orientation.
Top Level Results: Third-Party Funds Raised per Researcher
Four faculties achieved top scores in the research category. Geosciences was in the top group for four criteria in “Research:” publications per academic, citations per publication, third-party funds per researcher, research reputation. The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science performed very well in terms of third-party funding per researcher and in the category of doctorates per professorship. Political Science also achieved a very good result in the “Third-Party Funding per Researcher” category.
Outstanding Student Reviews
In the student survey of the CHE ranking, the individual subjects at the University of Bremen also received excellent results with top ratings in key areas such as study organization, library facilities, supervision by teaching staff, and the general study conditions.
Especially students of Biology gave positive feedback: In 15 categories the degree program was assessed better than the German average, whereby the “Job Market- And Career-Orientation” category stood out even more positively. Geosciences also scored well in the areas “support in studies,” “exam organization,” “rooms,” and “courses offered.”
In addition, the subjects Computer Science, Mathematics, and Sociology impressed with very good student ratings. Computer Science stood out particularly in terms of the practical orientation of teaching, Mathematics in exam organization, and Sociology in the introduction to academic work. The CHE ranking regularly surveys students from the 3rd semester onwards.
“These results confirm the consistently high quality of teaching and learning conditions at the University of Bremen. They illustrate the university’s strong focus on hands-on and application-oriented education, which enables students to benefit from a direct link between theory and practice,” says Vice President for Teaching and Studies, Professor Maren Petersen.
About the CHE Ranking 2024/2025
In addition to facts on the areas of study, teaching and research, the university ranking of the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) includes the opinions of 120,000 students on their universities. Each subject is reevaluated every three years. The weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT publishes the entire ranking results in the ZEIT study guide for 2024/2025 and on the ZEIT CAMPUS ONLINE website.
Further Information
https://methodik.che-ranking.de/datenauswertung/ergebnisberichte/ (in German only)
www.heystudium.de/ranking (in German only)
Contact
Christoph Wieselhuber
Administrative Unit for Teaching and Studies
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-60307
Email: christoph.wieselhuber@vw.uni-bremen.de
