37 Best universities for Architecture in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 54.7K citations received by 3.76K academic papers made by 37 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Technical University of Munich

For Architecture

#16 in Europe
#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#19 in Europe
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

3. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Architecture

#29 in Europe
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

4. RWTH Aachen University

For Architecture

#34 in Europe
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

5. University of Stuttgart

For Architecture

#37 in Europe
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

6. Technical University of Berlin

For Architecture

#40 in Europe
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

7. University of Paderborn

For Architecture

#60 in Europe
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,316
Founded
1972

8. Dresden University of Technology

For Architecture

#65 in Europe
#163 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Architecture

#76 in Europe
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

10. University of Hamburg

For Architecture

#78 in Europe
#181 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

11. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Architecture

#79 in Europe
#183 in the World
Enrollment
14,594
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

12. University of Freiburg

For Architecture

#106 in Europe
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

13. University of Konstanz

For Architecture

#114 in Europe
#254 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

14. University of Bremen

For Architecture

#118 in Europe
#262 in the World
Enrollment
19,234
Founded
1971

15. University of Munich

For Architecture

#128 in Europe
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

16. Saarland University

For Architecture

#129 in Europe
#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,749
Founded
1948

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Architecture

#144 in Europe
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

19. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Architecture

#147 in Europe
#329 in the World
Enrollment
23,900
Founded
1831

20. Ruhr University Bochum

For Architecture

#160 in Europe
#352 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

21. Free University of Berlin

For Architecture

#168 in Europe
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

23. University of Bonn

For Architecture

#179 in Europe
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

24. University of Ulm

For Architecture

#183 in Europe
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
10,747
Founded
1967

25. University of Leipzig

For Architecture

#185 in Europe
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

26. University of Tubingen

For Architecture

#198 in Europe
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

27. University of Passau

For Architecture

#228 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,581
Founded
1973

28. University of Mannheim

For Architecture

#232 in Europe
#504 in the World
Enrollment
11,800
Founded
1907

29. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Architecture

#237 in Europe
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
20,037
Founded
1745

30. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Architecture

#241 in Europe
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1973

31. University of Potsdam

For Architecture

#245 in Europe
#534 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

32. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Architecture

#246 in Europe
#535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

33. University of Munster

For Architecture

#248 in Europe
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

34. University of Kassel

For Architecture

#252 in Europe
#553 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

35. University of Rostock

For Architecture

#253 in Europe
#555 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

36. TU Dortmund University

For Architecture

#255 in Europe
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

37. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Architecture

#260 in Europe
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

The best cities to study Architecture in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, and Aachen.