| Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln | |
| Native Name: | German Sport University Cologne |
| Established: | 1947 |
| Type: | university |
| Rector: | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heiko Strueder |
| Faculty: | 703 December 2019 |
| Administrative Staff: | 312 August 2019 |
| Students: | 5.966 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Website: | www.dshs-koeln.de |
German Sport University Cologne (German: Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, DSHS, Spoho), is a sport university in Cologne, Germany.[1]
The Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule, Köln) was founded in 1947. In 1962, it was one of the founding members of Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Éducation Physique.[2] After the Sport University had changed its name to "German Sport University" in 1965 it gained the official status as a university in 1970. After German reunification, the East German "Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur" (German University for body culture) Leipzig was dissolved, leaving the Sport University Cologne as the only one in Germany.
| Arwu Subject1 Title: | Sport Science |
| Arwu Subject1: | 17 |
| Arwu Subject1 N: | 1 |
| Arwu Subject1 Year: | 2020 |
| Arwu Subject1 Ref: | [3] |
| Che Year: | 2020 |
| Che Subject1: | Sports Sciences |
| Che Subject1 Ref: | [4] |
| Che Subject1 Oss: | middle |
| Che Subject1 Oss R: | 2.2 |
| Che Subject1 Ssep: | middle |
| Che Subject1 Ssep R: | 8/14 pts. |
| Che Subject1 Cwe: | N/A |
| Che Subject1 Ppp: | top |
| Che Subject1 Ppp R: | 31.4 |
In the Shanghai Ranking's 2020 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the German Sport University Cologne is ranked 17th in the world and 1st in Germany.[3]