Zeppelin University (German: Zeppelin Universität, ZU) is a small and highly selective private research university on the shores of Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The university is accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg and belongs among the best universities in Germany. The university was established in 2003 and is known for its avant-garde character as well as for its sophisticated method of selecting students. It is named after the German general and airship constructor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, whose foundation is a prominent financier of the university. Campus Zeppelin University has two campuses in Friedrichshafen: the LakeCampus at the shores of Lake Constance, and the nearby ZF Campus, which was completed in 2015. The ZF Campus was funded by a donation of 20 million Euro from ZF Friedrichshafen. Both campuses are modern, designed by well-known architects, and contain classrooms, lecture halls, offices, cafeterias, a library, a fitness studio and a co-working wing for students. In 2018 the ZF Campus was named one of four new exceptional constructions in Germany by the German Architecture Museum. The university was also awarded with the "Deutscher Hochschulbaupreis 2018" by the Deutsche Universitätsstiftung. Rankings Zeppelin University is a small and exclusive private university and offers fewer programs than traditional universities in Germany. Because it is relatively new and small, it typically goes unranked in international comparisons. In the most reputable German ranking, the CHE, the Zeppelin University achieved the best result of all German universities in the political science/social sciences for its teaching offerings and general study situation in 2021/22. In the previous year, the bachelor's and master's degree programs of the ZU in economics ranked first among all German universities in the CHE ranking, together with Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. In the CHE Ranking 2018/2019, the Bachelor's and Master's programs of the ZU in Politics, Administration & International Relations were among the best-ranked in Germany. In the CHE Ranking 2017/2018, ZU was ranked among the top 3 German universities for the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Economics. In 2015/2016, the Center for Higher Education Development ranked Zeppelin University's Master's program in Political Science as the third-best among all German universities. In the CHE Ranking 2014/15, the ZU's bachelor's degree programs in Economics, Cultural and Communication Studies, and Political and Administrative Science occupied positions in the top group among German universities. The ranking particularly lauds the