The University and its rankings
| Year | School / Degree programme | Source | Placing / Position |
| 2016 | Reutlingen University | U-Multirank | Worldwide "Top performer" in knowledge transfer, Top group in international orientation and regional commitment |
| 2015 | Informatics Media and Communication Informatics Medical Technical Informatics | CHE-University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group |
| Reutlingen University | U-Multirank | Top group in international orientation and regional commitment | |
| 2014 | ESB Business School Business Administration and Operations Management | Wirtschaftswoche | 1st place |
| Business Informatics | Wirtschaftswoche | 4 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Wirtschaftswoche | 5 | |
| ESB Business School Business Administration | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group | |
| ESB Business School Operations Management | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Middle group | |
| International Project Engineering | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Middle group | |
| Business Informatics | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group: Internationalisation | |
| ESB Business School Business Administration | Universum Image Award | 1st place: Employability | |
| 2013 | Mechanical Engineering | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group |
| Mechatronics | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group | |
| ESB Business School Business Administration | Wirtschaftswoche | 1st place | |
| ESB Business School Operations Management | Wirtschaftswoche | 3rd place | |
| Business Informatics | Wirtschaftswoche | 3rd place | |
| ESB Business School Operations Management | Eduniversal Master Ranking | Top 100 international | |
| Media and Communication Informatics | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit Masters’ programmes | Top group | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Wirtschaftswoche | 9 | |
| 2012 | ESB Business School | Wirtschaftswoche | 1st place: Business Administration 2nd place: Operations Management |
| Business Informatics | Wirtschaftswoche | 2 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Wirtschaftswoche | 6 | |
| ESB Business School | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit Masters’ programmes in Economics and Business Administration | Top group | |
| 2011 | ESB Business School | Wirtschaftswoche | 1 |
| ESB Business School | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top group | |
| Textiles & Design | TextilWirtschaft | 1 | |
| Business Informatics | Wirtschaftswoche | 4 | |
| Business Informatics | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | Top position | |
| 2010 | ESB Business School | Wirtschaftswoche | 1 |
| ESB Business School | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | 1 | |
| Media and Communication Informatics | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit Masters’ programmes | 2 | |
| Business Informatics | Wirtschaftswoche | 2 | |
| 2009 | ESB Business School | Handelsblatt/Junge Karriere | 1 |
| Business Informatics | Handelsblatt/Junge Karriere | 1 | |
| 2008 | ESB Business School | Handelsblatt/Junge Karriere | 1 |
| ESB Business School | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | 1 | |
| ESB Business School | CHE, dapm Employability Rating | 1 | |
| ESB Business School | Karriere | 1 | |
| Business Informatics | CHE, dapm Employability Rating | 1 | |
| 2007 | ESB Business School | CHE University Ranking / Die Zeit | 1 |
| ESB Business School | Wirtschaftswoche | 1 | |
| ESB Business School | Karriere, access, Universum | 2 | |
| ESB Business School | CHE, dapm Employability Rating Bachelor-Ranking | 5 stars out of 5 | |
| Business Informatics | CHE, dapm Employability Rating | 1 |
