In the current , the University of Freiburg is ranked 10th in Germany. Worldwide the University has taken 212th place. In the area of sustainability, the University of Freiburg ranks 4th nationally and is listed among the top 100 internationally at 94th place. The University of Freiburg is ranked 7th nationally for the proportion of international scholars. The QS World University Rankings are published annually by the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in cooperation with the academic publisher Elsevier. Over 1,500 universities are listed in the current rankings, 48 of which are in Germany.