100 Best universities for Biology in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 101M citations received by 2.76M academic papers made by 170 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 Biology

#5 in Europe

#34 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biology

#13 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biology

#24 in Europe

#110 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biology

#29 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biology

#35 in Europe

#131 in the World

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

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biology

#38 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biology

#43 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biology

#45 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biology

#48 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biology

#51 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biology

#56 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

12. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biology

#57 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

13. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biology

#59 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biology

#62 in Europe

#194 in the World

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

15. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biology

#63 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biology

#66 in Europe

#214 in the World

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

17. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biology

#69 in Europe

#218 in the World

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

18. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biology

#70 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

19. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biology

#72 in Europe

#222 in the World

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

20. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biology

#88 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

21. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biology

#92 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

22. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biology

#100 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

23. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biology

#101 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biology

#104 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biology

#106 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biology

#117 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biology

#120 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biology

#124 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

29. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biology

#127 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biology

#134 in Europe

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biology

#138 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

32. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biology

#139 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

33. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biology

#155 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biology

#157 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biology

#160 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biology

#166 in Europe

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biology

#179 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

38. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biology

#189 in Europe

#534 in the World

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

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biology

#193 in Europe

#542 in the World

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

40. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biology

#196 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

41. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biology

#206 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

42. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biology

#208 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

43. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biology

#214 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biology

#216 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biology

#226 in Europe

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

46. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biology

#229 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biology

#236 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

48. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biology

#250 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

49. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biology

#260 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biology

#281 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biology

#300 in Europe

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biology

#315 in Europe

#949 in the World

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

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Biology

#327 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. University of Kassel

For Biology

#370 in Europe

#1133 in the World

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

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biology

#388 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

56. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biology

#398 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

57. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biology

#410 in Europe

#1302 in the World

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

58. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biology

#415 in Europe

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

59. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Biology

#417 in Europe

#1332 in the World

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

60. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biology

#424 in Europe

#1349 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Biology

#426 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biology

#452 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

63. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Biology

#454 in Europe

#1482 in the World

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

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biology

#458 in Europe

#1513 in the World

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

65. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Biology

#478 in Europe

#1586 in the World

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

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biology

#484 in Europe

#1607 in the World

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

67. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biology

#494 in Europe

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

68. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biology

#495 in Europe

#1647 in the World

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

69. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biology

#497 in Europe

#1674 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biology

#520 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

71. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biology

#530 in Europe

#1840 in the World

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

72. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Biology

#562 in Europe

#2039 in the World

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

73. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Biology

#569 in Europe

#2073 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

74. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Biology

#594 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

75. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Biology

#657 in Europe

#2566 in the World

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

76. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Biology

#674 in Europe

#2706 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

77. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biology

#681 in Europe

#2749 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

78. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Biology

#689 in Europe

#2787 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

79. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biology

#693 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

80. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biology

#732 in Europe

#2964 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

81. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Biology

#745 in Europe

#3024 in the World

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

82. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Biology

#762 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

83. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Biology

#774 in Europe

#3140 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

84. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Biology

#777 in Europe

#3146 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

85. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Biology

#798 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

86. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Biology

#832 in Europe

#3460 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

87. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biology

#839 in Europe

#3497 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

88. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Biology

#850 in Europe

#3553 in the World

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

89. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biology

#870 in Europe

#3685 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

90. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Biology

#886 in Europe

#3782 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

91. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biology

#889 in Europe

#3796 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

92. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biology

#894 in Europe

#3839 in the World

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

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biology

#899 in Europe

#3863 in the World

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

94. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Biology

#925 in Europe

#3953 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

95. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biology

#926 in Europe

#3957 in the World

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

96. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Biology

#927 in Europe

#3965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

97. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Brandenburg | Wildau

For Biology

#941 in Europe

#4042 in the World

Enrollment: 3,462
Founded: 1991

98. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Biology

#946 in Europe

#4077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

99. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biology

#947 in Europe

#4080 in the World

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

100. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Biology

#962 in Europe

#4185 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

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