| The University of Munich is the best university in | | | | Compared to other OECD countries, Germany has an |
| Germany according to the Academic Ranking of | | | | average density of top universities: 0.5 universities per 1 |
| World Universities (ARWU). The ARWU is published | | | | million inhabitants in Germany compared to 0.4 for all |
| by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai | | | | OECD countries as a whole. |
| Jiao Tong University and several indicators of | | | | The University of Munich or the Ludwig-Maximillians |
| academic or research performance are used to | | | | Universität Münich (LMU) is a public university that |
| establish the ranking, these include highly cited | | | | was established in 1472 (with a papal concession). It is |
| researchers, articles indexed in major citation indices | | | | a large university with 44,405 student (63% female). |
| and staff winning Nobel Prizes. | | | | International students represent 15% of the student |
| There are twenty-nine German universities in the | | | | population and the University is a member of the |
| Word’s Top-500 universities (2008). The Top-5 | | | | German Excellence Universities. |
| universities in Germany are: 1. University of Munich | | | | The university is located in the beautiful city of Munich, |
| (ranked 55th in the world); 2. Technology University of | | | | which is in the south of Germany. It is a city with great |
| Munich (ranked 57th); 3. University of Heidelberg (67th); | | | | museums, a dynamic economy and a high quality of |
| 4. University of Gottingen (90th); and 5. University of | | | | life. For more information about the University of |
| Freiburg(96th). The University of Munich has been the | | | | Munich. |
| best university in Germany since 2005. | | | | |