The Technische Universität Ilmenau is one of the winners of the StudyCheck Award 2026. In the category under 5,000 students, it achieved 8th place in the nationwide comparison as "Top University".The StudyCheck Award is an independent university ranking by the evaluation portal StudyCheck.de, which honors the most popular universities and universities of applied sciences in Germany every year. The ranking is based exclusively on the opinions of students. The StudyCheck Award is a prestigious seal that reflects the quality of teaching and campus life from a student perspective.
In the StudyCheck Award 2026, students and graduates at TU Ilmenau gave their university an average of four out of five stars. 88 percent of them would recommend the university to others. "This result confirms what your students experience every day: study content, courses, lecturers, facilities and organization that convince a large majority of students" - this is the assessment of the evaluation portal StudyCheck.de, which presents the StudyCheck Award. The ranking is based on thousands of real testimonials from students and graduates. They can give their university up to a maximum of five stars and recommend it to others - both ratings are included in the assessment.
Some of the comments from students who took part in the StudyCheck Award:
"My biggest recommendation: to study at a small university like TU Ilmenau: Short distances, super connection to other students and lots of choice."
"You don’t have to fight for places in the lecture hall and the lecturers and tutors can actually make time for you."
"There are lots of internships, more than at other universities - you can gain practical experience everywhere."
"I think the TU Ilmenau is really good digitally."
"The Technische Universität Ilmenau has prepared me excellently for my working life."
