79 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 3.8M citations received by 90.9K academic papers made by 79 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. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biotechnology

#10 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biotechnology

#12 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biotechnology

#15 in Europe

#69 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#24 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biotechnology

#31 in Europe

#108 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biotechnology

#40 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

7. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biotechnology

#53 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

8. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#55 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

9. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biotechnology

#60 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biotechnology

#62 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biotechnology

#80 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biotechnology

#87 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#88 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

14. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biotechnology

#93 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

15. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biotechnology

#97 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biotechnology

#98 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biotechnology

#100 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

18. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biotechnology

#101 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

19. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biotechnology

#105 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biotechnology

#107 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

21. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biotechnology

#108 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

22. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biotechnology

#114 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

23. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biotechnology

#118 in Europe

#318 in the World

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

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biotechnology

#122 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biotechnology

#125 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biotechnology

#129 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biotechnology

#134 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biotechnology

#140 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

29. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#142 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biotechnology

#144 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biotechnology

#156 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biotechnology

#190 in Europe

#523 in the World

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

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biotechnology

#195 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biotechnology

#199 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biotechnology

#222 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

36. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biotechnology

#223 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

37. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biotechnology

#237 in Europe

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biotechnology

#245 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biotechnology

#266 in Europe

#804 in the World

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

40. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biotechnology

#267 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

41. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#271 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

42. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biotechnology

#277 in Europe

#842 in the World

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

43. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biotechnology

#290 in Europe

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

44. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#292 in Europe

#897 in the World

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

45. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biotechnology

#304 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

46. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#308 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

47. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biotechnology

#313 in Europe

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

48. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biotechnology

#316 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

49. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biotechnology

#317 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

50. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biotechnology

#334 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

51. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biotechnology

#360 in Europe

#1191 in the World

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

52. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Biotechnology

#370 in Europe

#1246 in the World

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

53. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biotechnology

#403 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

54. University of Kassel

For Biotechnology

#447 in Europe

#1568 in the World

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

55. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biotechnology

#452 in Europe

#1582 in the World

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

56. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Biotechnology

#464 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

57. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biotechnology

#474 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

58. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biotechnology

#506 in Europe

#1915 in the World

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

59. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Biotechnology

#534 in Europe

#2098 in the World

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

60. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biotechnology

#550 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Biotechnology

#555 in Europe

#2186 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biotechnology

#563 in Europe

#2239 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Biotechnology

#574 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

64. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Biotechnology

#583 in Europe

#2345 in the World

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

65. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biotechnology

#589 in Europe

#2372 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

66. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Biotechnology

#590 in Europe

#2380 in the World

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

67. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Biotechnology

#611 in Europe

#2533 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

68. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Biotechnology

#613 in Europe

#2542 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biotechnology

#618 in Europe

#2572 in the World

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

70. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biotechnology

#622 in Europe

#2596 in the World

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

71. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Biotechnology

#626 in Europe

#2625 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

72. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biotechnology

#650 in Europe

#2767 in the World

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

73. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Biotechnology

#663 in Europe

#2827 in the World

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

74. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biotechnology

#669 in Europe

#2869 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

75. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biotechnology

#674 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

76. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biotechnology

#705 in Europe

#3044 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

77. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biotechnology

#733 in Europe

#3230 in the World

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

78. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biotechnology

#734 in Europe

#3239 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

79. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biotechnology

#749 in Europe

#3312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

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