88 Best universities for Multimedia in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Multimedia. A graph of 385K citations received by 22.3K academic papers made by 88 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. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Multimedia

#16 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Multimedia

#18 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Multimedia

#22 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Multimedia

#25 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

5. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#39 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#47 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Multimedia

#57 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#60 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Multimedia

#69 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Multimedia

#79 in Europe

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

11. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Multimedia

#88 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Multimedia

#93 in Europe

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Multimedia

#106 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

14. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Multimedia

#118 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

15. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Multimedia

#121 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Multimedia

#133 in Europe

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Multimedia

#144 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Multimedia

#145 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Multimedia

#151 in Europe

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Multimedia

#158 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Multimedia

#173 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Multimedia

#183 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

23. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Multimedia

#189 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

24. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Multimedia

#197 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

25. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Multimedia

#199 in Europe

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Multimedia

#200 in Europe

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

27. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Multimedia

#207 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

28. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Multimedia

#211 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

29. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Multimedia

#220 in Europe

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

30. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#222 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Multimedia

#224 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

32. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Multimedia

#229 in Europe

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

33. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Multimedia

#231 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

34. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Multimedia

#240 in Europe

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

35. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Multimedia

#261 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

36. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#262 in Europe

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

37. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Multimedia

#266 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

38. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Multimedia

#267 in Europe

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

39. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Multimedia

#268 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

40. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Multimedia

#270 in Europe

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

41. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Multimedia

#274 in Europe

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

42. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Multimedia

#279 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

43. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Multimedia

#280 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

44. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Multimedia

#283 in Europe

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Multimedia

#289 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Multimedia

#291 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

47. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Multimedia

#301 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

48. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Multimedia

#304 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

49. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Multimedia

#309 in Europe

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

50. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#318 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Multimedia

#333 in Europe

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

52. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Multimedia

#341 in Europe

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

53. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#345 in Europe

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

54. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Multimedia

#359 in Europe

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

55. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Multimedia

#371 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

56. University of Kassel

For Multimedia

#377 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

57. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Multimedia

#387 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

58. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Multimedia

#397 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

59. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Multimedia

#403 in Europe

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

60. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Multimedia

#417 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Multimedia

#425 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

62. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Multimedia

#441 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

63. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Multimedia

#442 in Europe

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

64. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#464 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

65. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Multimedia

#495 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

66. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Multimedia

#497 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

67. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Multimedia

#499 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

68. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Multimedia

#507 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

69. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Multimedia

#509 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

70. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Multimedia

#512 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,322
Founded: 1971

71. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Multimedia

#520 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

72. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#525 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

73. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Multimedia

#532 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

74. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Multimedia

#540 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

75. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Multimedia

#550 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

76. Stuttgart Media University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#552 in Europe

#1767 in the World

Enrollment: 5,240
Founded: 1903

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Multimedia

#553 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Multimedia

#559 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

79. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Multimedia

#577 in Europe

#1873 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

80. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Multimedia

#583 in Europe

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

81. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Multimedia

#587 in Europe

#1916 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

82. Berlin University of the Arts

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#590 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 4,201
Founded: 1975

83. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Multimedia

#598 in Europe

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

84. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Multimedia

#615 in Europe

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#618 in Europe

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#629 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

87. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Multimedia

#633 in Europe

#2181 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

88. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Bavaria | Coburg

For Multimedia

#644 in Europe

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,025
Founded: 1971

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