100 Best universities for Biochemistry in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 47.3M citations received by 1.29M academic papers made by 144 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biochemistry

#5 in Europe

#27 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biochemistry

#12 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biochemistry

#22 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biochemistry

#26 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

5. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biochemistry

#27 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

6. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biochemistry

#32 in Europe

#125 in the World

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

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biochemistry

#35 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biochemistry

#40 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biochemistry

#41 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biochemistry

#44 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

11. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biochemistry

#47 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

12. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biochemistry

#51 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biochemistry

#59 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

14. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biochemistry

#60 in Europe

#175 in the World

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

15. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biochemistry

#62 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biochemistry

#63 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biochemistry

#65 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biochemistry

#66 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

19. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biochemistry

#70 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

20. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biochemistry

#71 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

21. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biochemistry

#86 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

22. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biochemistry

#90 in Europe

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

23. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biochemistry

#91 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

24. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biochemistry

#94 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biochemistry

#97 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biochemistry

#107 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biochemistry

#109 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biochemistry

#111 in Europe

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

29. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biochemistry

#120 in Europe

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

30. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biochemistry

#123 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biochemistry

#133 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

32. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biochemistry

#135 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

33. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biochemistry

#147 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biochemistry

#148 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

35. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biochemistry

#152 in Europe

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

36. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biochemistry

#155 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biochemistry

#175 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

38. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biochemistry

#184 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biochemistry

#190 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biochemistry

#193 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

41. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biochemistry

#196 in Europe

#535 in the World

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

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biochemistry

#200 in Europe

#547 in the World

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

43. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biochemistry

#206 in Europe

#568 in the World

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

44. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biochemistry

#220 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biochemistry

#224 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biochemistry

#227 in Europe

#628 in the World

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

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biochemistry

#233 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

48. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biochemistry

#239 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biochemistry

#252 in Europe

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biochemistry

#262 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Biochemistry

#293 in Europe

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biochemistry

#294 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biochemistry

#298 in Europe

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

54. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biochemistry

#311 in Europe

#916 in the World

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

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biochemistry

#369 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biochemistry

#376 in Europe

#1160 in the World

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

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biochemistry

#386 in Europe

#1223 in the World

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

58. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Biochemistry

#393 in Europe

#1242 in the World

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

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Biochemistry

#402 in Europe

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biochemistry

#413 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Biochemistry

#420 in Europe

#1347 in the World

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

62. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biochemistry

#426 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

63. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Biochemistry

#428 in Europe

#1374 in the World

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

64. University of Kassel

For Biochemistry

#430 in Europe

#1380 in the World

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

65. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biochemistry

#442 in Europe

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

66. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biochemistry

#461 in Europe

#1481 in the World

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

67. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biochemistry

#497 in Europe

#1675 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biochemistry

#500 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biochemistry

#511 in Europe

#1765 in the World

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

70. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Biochemistry

#535 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biochemistry

#540 in Europe

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

72. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biochemistry

#559 in Europe

#2075 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

73. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biochemistry

#588 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

74. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Biochemistry

#607 in Europe

#2415 in the World

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

75. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biochemistry

#608 in Europe

#2427 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

76. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Biochemistry

#625 in Europe

#2496 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

77. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Biochemistry

#650 in Europe

#2620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

78. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biochemistry

#671 in Europe

#2726 in the World

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

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Biochemistry

#684 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biochemistry

#701 in Europe

#2859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

81. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Biochemistry

#732 in Europe

#3019 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

82. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Biochemistry

#740 in Europe

#3068 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

83. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Biochemistry

#751 in Europe

#3176 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

84. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Brandenburg | Wildau

For Biochemistry

#760 in Europe

#3242 in the World

Enrollment: 3,462
Founded: 1991

85. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Biochemistry

#764 in Europe

#3272 in the World

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

86. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Biochemistry

#784 in Europe

#3368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

87. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biochemistry

#787 in Europe

#3376 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

88. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biochemistry

#796 in Europe

#3417 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

89. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Biochemistry

#805 in Europe

#3457 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

90. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biochemistry

#820 in Europe

#3522 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

91. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Biochemistry

#826 in Europe

#3560 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

92. Biberach University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Biberach an der Riss

For Biochemistry

#832 in Europe

#3605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 2,370
Founded: 1964

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biochemistry

#838 in Europe

#3648 in the World

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

94. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Biochemistry

#847 in Europe

#3693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

95. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biochemistry

#848 in Europe

#3695 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

96. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biochemistry

#860 in Europe

#3743 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

97. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biochemistry

#871 in Europe

#3823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

98. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biochemistry

#878 in Europe

#3890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

99. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Biochemistry

#879 in Europe

#3891 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

100. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biochemistry

#880 in Europe

#3898 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Biochemistry in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Tubingen, and Berlin.