Evolutionary Biology in Germany: 89 Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Evolutionary Biology. A graph of 3.84M citations received by 84.4K academic papers made by 89 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 Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Evolutionary Biology

#18 in Europe

#83 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Evolutionary Biology

#21 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Evolutionary Biology

#35 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

4. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Evolutionary Biology

#46 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

5. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#55 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Evolutionary Biology

#57 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Evolutionary Biology

#60 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Evolutionary Biology

#63 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Evolutionary Biology

#67 in Europe

#197 in the World

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

10. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Evolutionary Biology

#70 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Evolutionary Biology

#73 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Evolutionary Biology

#81 in Europe

#221 in the World

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

13. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Evolutionary Biology

#82 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

14. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Evolutionary Biology

#83 in Europe

#224 in the World

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

15. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Evolutionary Biology

#87 in Europe

#239 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Evolutionary Biology

#93 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Evolutionary Biology

#99 in Europe

#255 in the World

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

18. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Evolutionary Biology

#102 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Evolutionary Biology

#104 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

20. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Evolutionary Biology

#114 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

21. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Evolutionary Biology

#115 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

22. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Evolutionary Biology

#116 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

23. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Evolutionary Biology

#123 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

24. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Evolutionary Biology

#126 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#128 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#131 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Evolutionary Biology

#132 in Europe

#342 in the World

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

28. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Evolutionary Biology

#137 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Evolutionary Biology

#141 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Evolutionary Biology

#142 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Evolutionary Biology

#151 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

32. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Evolutionary Biology

#152 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

33. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Evolutionary Biology

#158 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Evolutionary Biology

#160 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Evolutionary Biology

#164 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Evolutionary Biology

#172 in Europe

#445 in the World

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

37. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Evolutionary Biology

#177 in Europe

#460 in the World

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

38. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Evolutionary Biology

#181 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

39. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Evolutionary Biology

#187 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

40. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Evolutionary Biology

#193 in Europe

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

41. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Evolutionary Biology

#195 in Europe

#496 in the World

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

42. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Evolutionary Biology

#206 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

43. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Evolutionary Biology

#217 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

44. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Evolutionary Biology

#222 in Europe

#552 in the World

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

45. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Evolutionary Biology

#227 in Europe

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Evolutionary Biology

#234 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Evolutionary Biology

#239 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#261 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

49. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Evolutionary Biology

#264 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

50. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#272 in Europe

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

51. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Evolutionary Biology

#275 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

52. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Evolutionary Biology

#294 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

53. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Evolutionary Biology

#296 in Europe

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

54. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Evolutionary Biology

#325 in Europe

#833 in the World

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

55. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Evolutionary Biology

#342 in Europe

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

56. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Evolutionary Biology

#348 in Europe

#920 in the World

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

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Evolutionary Biology

#356 in Europe

#946 in the World

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

58. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Evolutionary Biology

#360 in Europe

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#363 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

60. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Evolutionary Biology

#370 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Evolutionary Biology

#382 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Evolutionary Biology

#385 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

63. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Evolutionary Biology

#392 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

64. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Evolutionary Biology

#396 in Europe

#1110 in the World

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

65. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Evolutionary Biology

#455 in Europe

#1299 in the World

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

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Evolutionary Biology

#462 in Europe

#1328 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Evolutionary Biology

#468 in Europe

#1347 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Evolutionary Biology

#477 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Evolutionary Biology

#481 in Europe

#1372 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

70. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Evolutionary Biology

#502 in Europe

#1473 in the World

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

71. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Evolutionary Biology

#508 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

72. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Evolutionary Biology

#516 in Europe

#1542 in the World

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

73. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Evolutionary Biology

#553 in Europe

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

74. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Evolutionary Biology

#559 in Europe

#1743 in the World

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

75. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#562 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

76. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Evolutionary Biology

#564 in Europe

#1776 in the World

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

77. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Evolutionary Biology

#580 in Europe

#1841 in the World

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

78. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Evolutionary Biology

#591 in Europe

#1895 in the World

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

79. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Evolutionary Biology

#597 in Europe

#1915 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Evolutionary Biology

#598 in Europe

#1923 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Evolutionary Biology

#620 in Europe

#2031 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

82. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Evolutionary Biology

#622 in Europe

#2037 in the World

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

83. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Evolutionary Biology

#709 in Europe

#2506 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

84. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Evolutionary Biology

#715 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

85. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Evolutionary Biology

#724 in Europe

#2593 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

86. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Evolutionary Biology

#731 in Europe

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

87. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Evolutionary Biology

#749 in Europe

#2776 in the World

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

88. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Evolutionary Biology

#760 in Europe

#2837 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

89. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Evolutionary Biology

#764 in Europe

#2848 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

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