Founded in 1972, Paderborn University is a public research university with a strong focus on computer science, engineering, business administration, and cultural studies.
Address: Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Physics
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong in computer science and its applications. Collaborations with Heinz Nixdorf Institute and regional IT/manufacturing companies.
Research:
Intelligent technical systems & AI, Photonics and quantum optics, Lightweight construction and additive manufacturing, Digital humanities and IT security.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
19000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading in specific areas of computer science and engineering, strong research institutes (e.g., Heinz Nixdorf Institute).
Cons
Located in Paderborn (smaller city).
Best For
Research university strong in computer science, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Universität Stuttgart is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies, and it is slightly larger, at about 24,000 students against roughly 19,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies can consider Technische Universität Chemnitz, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule Aalen – Technik und Wirtschaft, which likewise covers nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers metrology and quality as well.
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is the closest domestic counterpart for aerospace, nanotechnologies and optics; it covers astroscience and bioinformatics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students.
- Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau overlaps with this institution on aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- On content, Osaka University in Japan and this institution are close, as both teach aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Politecnico di Torino (Italy) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly aerospace, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers civil engineering and bioengineering as well.
- Anhui University brings a China setting to the same core fields, nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, and it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 28,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in China, takes a similar route through aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is far larger, with about 58,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- Université de Limoges offers an international parallel to this university, with nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing as common ground; it has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Digital Twin, Engineering, Machine Learning, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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