100 Best universities for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 9.3M citations received by 279K academic papers made by 121 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

#16 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

2. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Botany

#20 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#24 in Europe

#103 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#27 in Europe

#107 in the World

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

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Botany

#28 in Europe

#110 in the World

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

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Botany

#31 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Botany

#32 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Botany

#38 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

9. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Botany

#42 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#48 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Botany

#49 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#53 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Botany

#73 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Botany

#74 in Europe

#209 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

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#84 in Europe

#225 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#88 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

18. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Botany

#89 in Europe

#241 in the World

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

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#95 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

20. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Botany

#99 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Botany

#100 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Botany

#104 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Botany

#116 in Europe

#316 in the World

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

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Botany

#118 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Botany

#129 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Botany

#131 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#133 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Botany

#138 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

29. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Botany

#142 in Europe

#385 in the World

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

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Botany

#143 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Botany

#147 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

32. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Botany

#155 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

33. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#159 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Botany

#166 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Botany

#175 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

36. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Botany

#187 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Botany

#195 in Europe

#539 in the World

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

38. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Botany

#214 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Botany

#215 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

40. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Botany

#222 in Europe

#627 in the World

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

41. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#231 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

42. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Botany

#243 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

43. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Botany

#244 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Botany

#248 in Europe

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Botany

#256 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

46. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Botany

#274 in Europe

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

47. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Botany

#283 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

48. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#284 in Europe

#797 in the World

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

49. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Botany

#285 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

50. University of Kassel

For Botany

#286 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Botany

#287 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Botany

#290 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

53. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Botany

#297 in Europe

#841 in the World

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

54. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Botany

#363 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

55. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Botany

#372 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Botany

#379 in Europe

#1175 in the World

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

57. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Botany

#387 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

58. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#438 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

59. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Botany

#446 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Botany

#451 in Europe

#1552 in the World

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

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Botany

#452 in Europe

#1557 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#456 in Europe

#1602 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

63. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Botany

#471 in Europe

#1652 in the World

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

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Botany

#496 in Europe

#1806 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Botany

#501 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

66. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Botany

#514 in Europe

#1898 in the World

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

67. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Botany

#538 in Europe

#2029 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Botany

#558 in Europe

#2158 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Botany

#573 in Europe

#2232 in the World

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

70. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Botany

#588 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

71. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Botany

#594 in Europe

#2332 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

72. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Botany

#609 in Europe

#2390 in the World

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

73. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Botany

#620 in Europe

#2437 in the World

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

74. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Botany

#662 in Europe

#2724 in the World

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

75. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#667 in Europe

#2747 in the World

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

76. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Botany

#701 in Europe

#2932 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

77. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Botany

#705 in Europe

#2960 in the World

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

78. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Botany

#706 in Europe

#2961 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

79. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Botany

#729 in Europe

#3091 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Botany

#756 in Europe

#3256 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Botany

#766 in Europe

#3315 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

82. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Botany

#775 in Europe

#3367 in the World

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

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Botany

#794 in Europe

#3500 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Botany

#796 in Europe

#3508 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

85. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Botany

#800 in Europe

#3526 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

86. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Botany

#812 in Europe

#3598 in the World

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

87. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Botany

#833 in Europe

#3719 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

88. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Botany

#841 in Europe

#3764 in the World

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

89. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Botany

#844 in Europe

#3771 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

90. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Botany

#847 in Europe

#3778 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

91. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Botany

#848 in Europe

#3783 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

92. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Brandenburg | Wildau

For Botany

#857 in Europe

#3817 in the World

Enrollment: 3,462
Founded: 1991

93. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Botany

#858 in Europe

#3831 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

94. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Botany

#893 in Europe

#4041 in the World

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

95. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Botany

#897 in Europe

#4068 in the World

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

96. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Botany

#909 in Europe

#4115 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

97. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Botany

#910 in Europe

#4119 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

98. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Botany

#911 in Europe

#4128 in the World

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

99. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Botany

#917 in Europe

#4174 in the World

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

100. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Botany

#919 in Europe

#4185 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

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