The Faculty of Engineering at FAU consistently scores highly in both national and international rankings. The Faculty has performed particularly well in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Ranking by Subject and the DFG Funding Atlas.
- International: Among the top 100 in five out of six subjects
- National:Materials Science – first placeChemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering – third placeMechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering – fourth place
Source: http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Erlangen-Nuremberg.html
- Materials Science among the top 100
- Chemical Engineering among the top 150
- Electrical Engineering among the top 250
Source: https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2016
- Rank 3: approved funding amounting to €75 million
- Rank 2: approved funding per professor
- Rank 1: approved funding for Process Technology and Technical Chemistry projects
- Rank 2: approved funding for Materials Science and Materials Engineering projects
Source: http://www.dfg.de/sites/foerderatlas2015/themen/dfg_drittmittel.html