Ranked 21st in the world for Public Administration
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Public Administration, 2026
Full ranking profile 23 placements
Every placement the Index records for University of Potsdam. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Public Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =21 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Water Resources | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =76 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Education | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Education | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| QS Europe 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =193 |
| QS Europe 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =197 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =247 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =316 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =356 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =821 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =824 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.