TU Bergakademie Freiberg
(TUBAF)
About
The Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg is a public university of technology with 4,389 students in the city of Freiberg, Saxony, in Germany. The university's focuses are exploration, mining and extraction, processing, and recycling of natural resources & scrap, as well as developing new materials and researching renewable energies. It is the oldest university of mining and metallurgy in the world.
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 487 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 21 subject rankings
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
Key Facts
- Students
- 4,242
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 10.8 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 55%
- Female : Male
- 33 : 67
- Staff
- 1,789
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
QS
US News
Top Subjects
Best-performing areasSubject Rankings
Detailed breakdownQS
8 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral & Mining Engineering | 33 | 70.4 | 2026 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Earth & Marine Sciences | 201-275 | - | 2026 |
| Geology | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Materials Sciences | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | 351-400 | - | 2020 |
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering | 501-575 | - | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 601-630 | - | 2022 |
ARWU
7 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 47 | 95.2 | 2025 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2022 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2021 |
| Mathematics | 401-500 | - | 2018 |
| Earth Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2019 |
US News
4 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences | =301 | 31.5 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =590 | 31.5 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =880 | 31.5 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =1,283 | 31.5 | 2026 |
THE
2 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering & Technology | 601–800 | 31.6 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 801–1000 | 27.5 | 2026 |