On a regular basis the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Duisburg-Essen can be found in nationwide research rankings in the top bracket among mathematics faculties putting a strong emphasis on research. (CHE-Research Ranking, DFG-Fund Ranking).

This was confirmed in 2017 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) by a position among the 101-150 best Mathematics Departments worldwide. At the same time, Mathematics at UDE ranks among the top ten in Germany, on the same level with Bielefeld, HU Berlin, Freiburg, Kaiserslautern, Cologne as well as TU Munic, and behind Bonn, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Münster.