The foreign ministry's schollarship program for Syrian refugees "Leadership for Syria" was highly positiv evaluated. The contribution of the University of Konstanz was mentioned by foreign secretary Heiko Maas in particular.
The "THE World University Rankings by Subject 2018" ranks department among best in Germany in Social Sciences. Outstanding results in the following areas: third-party-funding (worldwide # 13, Germany # 1), international outreach (Germany # 3), teaching (Germany # 4), research (Germany # 5).