59 Best universities for Animal Science 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 Animal Science. A graph of 694K citations received by 24.4K academic papers made by 59 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.

1. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Animal Science

#19 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Animal Science

#35 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

3. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Animal Science

#37 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

4. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Animal Science

#39 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Animal Science

#43 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Animal Science

#44 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Animal Science

#47 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Animal Science

#52 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Animal Science

#58 in Europe

#186 in the World

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

10. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Animal Science

#108 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Animal Science

#127 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Animal Science

#130 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Animal Science

#148 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

14. University of Kassel

For Animal Science

#154 in Europe

#521 in the World

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

15. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Animal Science

#155 in Europe

#529 in the World

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

16. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Animal Science

#160 in Europe

#541 in the World

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

17. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Animal Science

#168 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Animal Science

#176 in Europe

#589 in the World

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

19. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Animal Science

#183 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

20. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Animal Science

#189 in Europe

#634 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Animal Science

#194 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Animal Science

#195 in Europe

#652 in the World

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

23. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Animal Science

#199 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Animal Science

#216 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Animal Science

#217 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

26. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Animal Science

#246 in Europe

#847 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Animal Science

#251 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

28. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Animal Science

#256 in Europe

#880 in the World

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

29. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Animal Science

#257 in Europe

#883 in the World

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

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Animal Science

#265 in Europe

#907 in the World

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

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Animal Science

#272 in Europe

#932 in the World

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

32. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Animal Science

#276 in Europe

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Animal Science

#278 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Animal Science

#280 in Europe

#971 in the World

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

35. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Animal Science

#285 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

36. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Animal Science

#286 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

37. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Animal Science

#290 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

38. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Animal Science

#291 in Europe

#1029 in the World

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

39. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Animal Science

#299 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

40. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Animal Science

#312 in Europe

#1122 in the World

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

41. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Animal Science

#316 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

42. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Animal Science

#337 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

43. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Animal Science

#339 in Europe

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

44. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Animal Science

#351 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

45. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Animal Science

#352 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Animal Science

#356 in Europe

#1302 in the World

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

47. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Animal Science

#399 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

48. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Animal Science

#400 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

49. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Animal Science

#402 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

50. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Animal Science

#408 in Europe

#1515 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

51. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Animal Science

#418 in Europe

#1559 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

52. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Animal Science

#445 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

53. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Animal Science

#449 in Europe

#1721 in the World

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

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Animal Science

#470 in Europe

#1822 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Animal Science

#484 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

56. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Animal Science

#490 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

57. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Animal Science

#506 in Europe

#2008 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Animal Science

#507 in Europe

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Animal Science

#520 in Europe

#2092 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

The best cities to study Animal Science in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stuttgart, Berlin, Hanover, and Gottingen.