73 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 2.95M citations received by 83.8K academic papers made by 73 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

#11 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biotechnology

#12 in Europe

#55 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

#66 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#22 in Europe

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biotechnology

#34 in Europe

#116 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biotechnology

#45 in Europe

#143 in the World

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

7. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#53 in Europe

#168 in the World

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

8. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biotechnology

#55 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

9. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biotechnology

#56 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biotechnology

#59 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biotechnology

#78 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#85 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

13. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biotechnology

#87 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biotechnology

#89 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biotechnology

#93 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

16. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biotechnology

#99 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biotechnology

#100 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biotechnology

#103 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

19. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biotechnology

#108 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biotechnology

#110 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

21. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biotechnology

#113 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

22. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biotechnology

#114 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

23. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biotechnology

#117 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biotechnology

#119 in Europe

#310 in the World

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

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biotechnology

#128 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biotechnology

#133 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biotechnology

#138 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#139 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

29. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biotechnology

#141 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

30. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biotechnology

#144 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biotechnology

#152 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biotechnology

#189 in Europe

#519 in the World

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

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biotechnology

#190 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

34. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biotechnology

#204 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biotechnology

#211 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biotechnology

#223 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biotechnology

#234 in Europe

#664 in the World

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

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biotechnology

#241 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biotechnology

#260 in Europe

#768 in the World

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

40. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biotechnology

#262 in Europe

#770 in the World

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

41. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biotechnology

#263 in Europe

#778 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biotechnology

#272 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

43. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biotechnology

#273 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

44. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#277 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#296 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

46. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biotechnology

#297 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biotechnology

#307 in Europe

#951 in the World

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

48. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biotechnology

#308 in Europe

#964 in the World

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

49. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biotechnology

#309 in Europe

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

50. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biotechnology

#338 in Europe

#1070 in the World

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

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Biotechnology

#345 in Europe

#1097 in the World

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

52. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biotechnology

#375 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

53. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biotechnology

#399 in Europe

#1295 in the World

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

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biotechnology

#412 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

55. University of Kassel

For Biotechnology

#443 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

56. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biotechnology

#444 in Europe

#1534 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Biotechnology

#466 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biotechnology

#473 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

59. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biotechnology

#491 in Europe

#1737 in the World

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

60. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Biotechnology

#523 in Europe

#1966 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biotechnology

#535 in Europe

#2030 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Biotechnology

#538 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

63. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Biotechnology

#540 in Europe

#2044 in the World

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

64. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biotechnology

#553 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Biotechnology

#599 in Europe

#2438 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biotechnology

#607 in Europe

#2503 in the World

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

67. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biotechnology

#612 in Europe

#2524 in the World

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

68. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biotechnology

#644 in Europe

#2703 in the World

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

69. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biotechnology

#649 in Europe

#2719 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

70. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biotechnology

#660 in Europe

#2790 in the World

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

71. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biotechnology

#689 in Europe

#2974 in the World

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

72. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biotechnology

#697 in Europe

#2999 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

73. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biotechnology

#704 in Europe

#3050 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

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