61 Best universities for Astrobiology in Germany

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 61 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 Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Astrobiology

#9 in Europe

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

2. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Astrobiology

#18 in Europe

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

3. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Astrobiology

#33 in Europe

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Astrobiology

#37 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

5. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Astrobiology

#42 in Europe

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Astrobiology

#45 in Europe

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

7. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Astrobiology

#47 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

8. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Astrobiology

#52 in Europe

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

9. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Astrobiology

#59 in Europe

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Astrobiology

#60 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

11. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Astrobiology

#62 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

12. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Astrobiology

#63 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

13. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Astrobiology

#70 in Europe

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

14. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Astrobiology

#73 in Europe

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

15. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Astrobiology

#75 in Europe

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

16. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Astrobiology

#76 in Europe

#202 in the World

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

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Astrobiology

#78 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Astrobiology

#81 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

19. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Astrobiology

#83 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

20. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Astrobiology

#92 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

21. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Astrobiology

#96 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

22. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Astrobiology

#102 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

23. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Astrobiology

#105 in Europe

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Astrobiology

#109 in Europe

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

25. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Astrobiology

#122 in Europe

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

26. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Astrobiology

#124 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

27. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Astrobiology

#127 in Europe

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Astrobiology

#134 in Europe

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

29. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Astrobiology

#139 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Astrobiology

#141 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

31. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Astrobiology

#145 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

32. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Astrobiology

#149 in Europe

#368 in the World

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

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Astrobiology

#156 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

34. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Astrobiology

#161 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

35. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Astrobiology

#169 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Astrobiology

#173 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

37. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Astrobiology

#174 in Europe

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

38. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Astrobiology

#189 in Europe

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Astrobiology

#201 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

40. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Astrobiology

#211 in Europe

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

41. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Astrobiology

#217 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Astrobiology

#223 in Europe

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

43. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Astrobiology

#230 in Europe

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

44. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Astrobiology

#234 in Europe

#613 in the World

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

45. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Astrobiology

#257 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

46. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Astrobiology

#260 in Europe

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Astrobiology

#264 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Astrobiology

#279 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

49. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Astrobiology

#282 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Astrobiology

#292 in Europe

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

51. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Astrobiology

#302 in Europe

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

52. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Astrobiology

#305 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

53. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Astrobiology

#321 in Europe

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

54. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Astrobiology

#331 in Europe

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

55. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Astrobiology

#333 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

56. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Astrobiology

#334 in Europe

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Astrobiology

#341 in Europe

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

58. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Astrobiology

#354 in Europe

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

59. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Astrobiology

#358 in Europe

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

60. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Astrobiology

#379 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

61. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Astrobiology

#389 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Astrobiology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munster, Cologne, Berlin, and Heidelberg.