100 Best universities for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 12.5M citations received by 312K academic papers made by 127 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 Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Botany

#13 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

2. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Botany

#23 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#24 in Europe

#100 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#25 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Botany

#28 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Botany

#30 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Botany

#32 in Europe

#121 in the World

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

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Botany

#40 in Europe

#143 in the World

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

9. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Botany

#42 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

10. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Botany

#43 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#50 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#53 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Botany

#73 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Botany

#77 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

15. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Botany

#78 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#84 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

17. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#90 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

18. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#92 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

19. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Botany

#93 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Botany

#105 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

21. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Botany

#108 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Botany

#109 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

23. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Botany

#112 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

24. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Botany

#117 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Botany

#133 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Botany

#136 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#138 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

28. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Botany

#141 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

29. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Botany

#144 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Botany

#148 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

31. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Botany

#155 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

32. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Botany

#156 in Europe

#444 in the World

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

33. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#164 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Botany

#168 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Botany

#178 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

36. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Botany

#183 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Botany

#195 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

38. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Botany

#217 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Botany

#221 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

40. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Botany

#231 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

41. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#234 in Europe

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

42. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Botany

#235 in Europe

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

43. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Botany

#245 in Europe

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

44. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Botany

#260 in Europe

#752 in the World

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

45. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Botany

#261 in Europe

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

46. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Botany

#273 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

47. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Botany

#283 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

48. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#284 in Europe

#831 in the World

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

49. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Botany

#287 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

50. University of Kassel

For Botany

#289 in Europe

#847 in the World

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

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Botany

#293 in Europe

#883 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Botany

#297 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

53. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#306 in Europe

#922 in the World

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

54. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Botany

#370 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

55. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Botany

#389 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Botany

#400 in Europe

#1331 in the World

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

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Botany

#408 in Europe

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

58. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Botany

#436 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

59. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Botany

#453 in Europe

#1636 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Botany

#460 in Europe

#1664 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Botany

#479 in Europe

#1801 in the World

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

62. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#483 in Europe

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

63. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#492 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Botany

#496 in Europe

#1867 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Botany

#551 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

66. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Botany

#557 in Europe

#2212 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

67. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Botany

#562 in Europe

#2232 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

68. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Botany

#579 in Europe

#2309 in the World

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

69. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Botany

#587 in Europe

#2366 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

70. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Botany

#593 in Europe

#2395 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

71. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Botany

#606 in Europe

#2447 in the World

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

72. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Botany

#610 in Europe

#2474 in the World

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

73. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Botany

#644 in Europe

#2655 in the World

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

74. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#676 in Europe

#2841 in the World

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

75. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Botany

#686 in Europe

#2910 in the World

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

76. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Botany

#702 in Europe

#2994 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

77. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Botany

#719 in Europe

#3091 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

78. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Botany

#735 in Europe

#3167 in the World

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

79. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Botany

#756 in Europe

#3299 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Botany

#758 in Europe

#3312 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#764 in Europe

#3359 in the World

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

82. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#814 in Europe

#3619 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

83. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Botany

#816 in Europe

#3630 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Botany

#821 in Europe

#3655 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Botany

#839 in Europe

#3763 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#845 in Europe

#3782 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#849 in Europe

#3803 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

88. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Botany

#850 in Europe

#3813 in the World

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

89. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Botany

#852 in Europe

#3821 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

90. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#874 in Europe

#3929 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

91. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Botany

#876 in Europe

#3936 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

92. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Brandenburg | Wildau

For Botany

#878 in Europe

#3938 in the World

Enrollment: 3,462
Founded: 1991

93. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Botany

#881 in Europe

#3967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

94. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Botany

#886 in Europe

#3993 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

95. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Botany

#898 in Europe

#4055 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

96. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#915 in Europe

#4150 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

97. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Botany

#923 in Europe

#4191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

98. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Botany

#929 in Europe

#4212 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

99. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Botany

#933 in Europe

#4236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,723
Founded: 2009

100. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Botany

#946 in Europe

#4351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Botany in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Gottingen, Bonn, Munich, and Freiburg im Breisgau.