68 Best universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 3.04M citations received by 78.4K academic papers made by 68 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 Biophysics

#4 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biophysics

#7 in Europe

#48 in the World

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

3. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biophysics

#19 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biophysics

#26 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biophysics

#27 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

6. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biophysics

#29 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

7. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biophysics

#30 in Europe

#109 in the World

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

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biophysics

#31 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biophysics

#32 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biophysics

#40 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biophysics

#45 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

12. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biophysics

#48 in Europe

#145 in the World

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

13. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biophysics

#49 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biophysics

#51 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

15. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biophysics

#52 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biophysics

#53 in Europe

#156 in the World

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

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biophysics

#58 in Europe

#168 in the World

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

18. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biophysics

#62 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biophysics

#63 in Europe

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biophysics

#65 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

21. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biophysics

#66 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biophysics

#67 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

23. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biophysics

#75 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

24. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biophysics

#77 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

25. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biophysics

#80 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

26. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biophysics

#82 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biophysics

#85 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

28. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biophysics

#86 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

29. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biophysics

#95 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biophysics

#99 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biophysics

#105 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

32. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biophysics

#122 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

33. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Biophysics

#124 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biophysics

#128 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biophysics

#141 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biophysics

#148 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biophysics

#157 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

38. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biophysics

#165 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

39. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biophysics

#180 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

40. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biophysics

#182 in Europe

#469 in the World

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

41. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biophysics

#184 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biophysics

#187 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

43. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biophysics

#192 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

44. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biophysics

#195 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

45. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biophysics

#197 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

46. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biophysics

#198 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

47. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biophysics

#203 in Europe

#521 in the World

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

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biophysics

#204 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

49. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biophysics

#205 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

50. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biophysics

#209 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

51. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biophysics

#233 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

52. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biophysics

#245 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biophysics

#260 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biophysics

#286 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biophysics

#290 in Europe

#799 in the World

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

56. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biophysics

#306 in Europe

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

57. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biophysics

#347 in Europe

#974 in the World

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

58. University of Kassel

For Biophysics

#356 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

59. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biophysics

#373 in Europe

#1072 in the World

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

60. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biophysics

#416 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

61. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biophysics

#418 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

62. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biophysics

#431 in Europe

#1338 in the World

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

63. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biophysics

#477 in Europe

#1498 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

64. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biophysics

#489 in Europe

#1544 in the World

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

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biophysics

#500 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biophysics

#504 in Europe

#1606 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

67. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Biophysics

#508 in Europe

#1626 in the World

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

68. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biophysics

#510 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

The best cities to study Biophysics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Tubingen.