# Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

- Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
- Type: Public
- Founded: 2009
- Official website: http://www.kit.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/karlsruher-institut-fur-technologie-dcc6acda

## Summary

KIT was formed on 1 October 2009 by merging the University of Karlsruhe, founded as a polytechnic school in 1825 on the model of the Paris École polytechnique, with the Karlsruhe Research Center, founded as a nuclear research center in 1956. It is both a state university and a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. In 1984 the university received Germany's first email.

## Key facts

- rank: =98 (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.kit.edu/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/04t3en479)
- [Official data: 23,083 students (WS 2025/26); 2009 merger of 1825 university and 1956 research center](https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/data.php)
- [Polytechnic origins, Helmholtz status, 1984 first email (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology)

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