# Freie Universität Berlin

- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1948
- Official website: http://www.fu-berlin.de/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/freie-universitat-berlin-b7e728a7

## Summary

Freie Universität Berlin was founded in West Berlin on 4 December 1948 by students and academics, with American support, after protests against political control of the University of Berlin in the Soviet sector. Its founding statutes gave students a role in governance, and historian Friedrich Meinecke was its first president. Its main campus is in the Dahlem district.

## Key facts

- rank: =88 (QS 2026) — https://www.econ.muni.cz/do/econ/soubory/oddeleni/ozs/admissions/2026_QS_World_University_Rankings_1.2__For_qs.com__11.2025.pdf

## Sources

- [rank](https://www.econ.muni.cz/do/econ/soubory/oddeleni/ozs/admissions/2026_QS_World_University_Rankings_1.2__For_qs.com__11.2025.pdf)
- [Official website](http://www.fu-berlin.de/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/046ak2485)
- [Official facts: founded 1948; 34,400 students in WS 2024/25](https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/universitaet/zahlen/index.html)
- [Founding context, Meinecke, Dahlem campus, motto (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_University_of_Berlin)

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