The Department of Economics at the University of Bonn is ranked second in Germany (152nd worldwide) in the Ranking by Subject "Economics & Business". Overall, the University of Bonn ranks 6th in the Germany-wide comparison and eight subject areas are among the top 100 worldwide.
The US News & World Report rankings have a very high status, especially in the USA. This year, 17,200 universities were compared in 47 subjects, of which Bonn is ranked in 35 subjects. The "Best Global Universities" section has now been in existence for nine years. The subject rankings consist of 2 reputation indicators (25-35% weight per subject), and 11 bibliometric indicators from Web of Science/Clarivate. These refer to the period 2016-2020.