88 Best universities for Multimedia in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Multimedia. A graph of 412K citations received by 22.9K 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

#17 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Multimedia

#19 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Multimedia

#21 in Europe

#90 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

#104 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#41 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#49 in Europe

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#56 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Multimedia

#58 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Multimedia

#70 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Multimedia

#77 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

11. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Multimedia

#87 in Europe

#260 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

#276 in the World

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

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Multimedia

#111 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

14. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Multimedia

#123 in Europe

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

15. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Multimedia

#125 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Multimedia

#136 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Multimedia

#142 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Multimedia

#151 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Multimedia

#153 in Europe

#405 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

#161 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Multimedia

#172 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Multimedia

#182 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

23. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Multimedia

#187 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

24. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Multimedia

#194 in Europe

#511 in the World

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

25. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Multimedia

#197 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Multimedia

#201 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Multimedia

#211 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

28. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Multimedia

#213 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

29. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Multimedia

#217 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

30. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#223 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Multimedia

#227 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

32. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Multimedia

#230 in Europe

#590 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

#237 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

34. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Multimedia

#241 in Europe

#620 in the World

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

35. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Multimedia

#259 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

36. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#262 in Europe

#663 in the World

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

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Multimedia

#263 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Multimedia

#267 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Multimedia

#268 in Europe

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

40. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Multimedia

#270 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

41. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Multimedia

#275 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

42. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Multimedia

#276 in Europe

#699 in the World

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

43. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Multimedia

#278 in Europe

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

44. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Multimedia

#283 in Europe

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Multimedia

#285 in Europe

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Multimedia

#292 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

47. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Multimedia

#301 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

48. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Multimedia

#307 in Europe

#782 in the World

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

49. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Multimedia

#309 in Europe

#787 in the World

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

50. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#318 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Multimedia

#340 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

52. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Multimedia

#342 in Europe

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

53. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#345 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

54. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Multimedia

#356 in Europe

#926 in the World

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

55. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Multimedia

#373 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

56. University of Kassel

For Multimedia

#374 in Europe

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

57. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Multimedia

#386 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

58. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Multimedia

#402 in Europe

#1100 in the World

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

59. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Multimedia

#408 in Europe

#1129 in the World

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

60. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Multimedia

#415 in Europe

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Multimedia

#425 in Europe

#1191 in the World

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

62. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Multimedia

#436 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

63. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Multimedia

#449 in Europe

#1261 in the World

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

64. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#474 in Europe

#1366 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

65. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Multimedia

#496 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

66. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Multimedia

#497 in Europe

#1497 in the World

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

67. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Multimedia

#499 in Europe

#1512 in the World

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

68. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Multimedia

#507 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

69. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Multimedia

#508 in Europe

#1546 in the World

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

70. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Multimedia

#515 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

71. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Multimedia

#524 in Europe

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

72. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#531 in Europe

#1656 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

#1665 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

74. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Multimedia

#537 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

75. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Multimedia

#549 in Europe

#1765 in the World

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

76. Stuttgart Media University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Multimedia

#551 in Europe

#1771 in the World

Enrollment: 5,240
Founded: 1903

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Multimedia

#564 in Europe

#1816 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Multimedia

#569 in Europe

#1832 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

79. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Multimedia

#572 in Europe

#1852 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

80. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Multimedia

#585 in Europe

#1934 in the World

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

81. Berlin University of the Arts

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#588 in Europe

#1945 in the World

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

82. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Multimedia

#590 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

83. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Multimedia

#600 in Europe

#2002 in the World

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

84. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Multimedia

#610 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

85. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Multimedia

#620 in Europe

#2110 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

86. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Multimedia

#622 in Europe

#2130 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

87. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Multimedia

#634 in Europe

#2209 in the World

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

88. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Bavaria | Coburg

For Multimedia

#647 in Europe

#2250 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.