71 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 2.68M citations received by 64.6K academic papers made by 71 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 Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Horticulture

#4 in Europe

#47 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Horticulture

#11 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Horticulture

#13 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Horticulture

#26 in Europe

#131 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 Horticulture

#33 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

6. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Horticulture

#46 in Europe

#194 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Horticulture

#54 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Horticulture

#59 in Europe

#221 in the World

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

9. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Horticulture

#65 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

10. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Horticulture

#71 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Horticulture

#82 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#83 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Horticulture

#89 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Horticulture

#91 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#94 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#99 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

17. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Horticulture

#100 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#101 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Horticulture

#110 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Horticulture

#124 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Horticulture

#126 in Europe

#392 in the World

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

22. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Horticulture

#160 in Europe

#515 in the World

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

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Horticulture

#163 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

24. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#167 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

25. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Horticulture

#168 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

26. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Horticulture

#173 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

27. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Horticulture

#183 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Horticulture

#189 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Horticulture

#192 in Europe

#616 in the World

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

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Horticulture

#204 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Horticulture

#206 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

32. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Horticulture

#209 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#213 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Horticulture

#222 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

35. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Horticulture

#237 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Horticulture

#248 in Europe

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Horticulture

#250 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

38. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Horticulture

#254 in Europe

#839 in the World

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

39. University of Kassel

For Horticulture

#256 in Europe

#843 in the World

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

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Horticulture

#266 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Horticulture

#270 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Horticulture

#279 in Europe

#959 in the World

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

43. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#298 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

44. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Horticulture

#304 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

45. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Horticulture

#312 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#313 in Europe

#1141 in the World

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

47. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#331 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

48. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Horticulture

#345 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

49. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Horticulture

#357 in Europe

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

50. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#379 in Europe

#1456 in the World

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

51. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Horticulture

#388 in Europe

#1502 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Horticulture

#401 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Horticulture

#404 in Europe

#1562 in the World

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

54. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Horticulture

#405 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

55. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#409 in Europe

#1578 in the World

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

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Horticulture

#444 in Europe

#1816 in the World

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

57. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Horticulture

#452 in Europe

#1860 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Horticulture

#470 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Horticulture

#485 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Horticulture

#505 in Europe

#2191 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#538 in Europe

#2361 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Horticulture

#546 in Europe

#2407 in the World

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

63. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Horticulture

#609 in Europe

#2721 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Horticulture

#614 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Horticulture

#620 in Europe

#2777 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Horticulture

#623 in Europe

#2801 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

67. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Horticulture

#633 in Europe

#2844 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

68. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#660 in Europe

#3012 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

69. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Horticulture

#676 in Europe

#3114 in the World

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

70. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Horticulture

#695 in Europe

#3221 in the World

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

71. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Horticulture

#715 in Europe

#3309 in the World

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

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