71 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 2.82M citations received by 65.9K 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

#85 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

#28 in Europe

#133 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

#36 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

6. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Horticulture

#48 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Horticulture

#57 in Europe

#218 in the World

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

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Horticulture

#59 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

9. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Horticulture

#68 in Europe

#243 in the World

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

10. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Horticulture

#72 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Horticulture

#81 in Europe

#276 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#82 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Horticulture

#89 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

14. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Horticulture

#92 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#94 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#101 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#102 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

18. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Horticulture

#104 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

19. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Horticulture

#112 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Horticulture

#124 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Horticulture

#127 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

22. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Horticulture

#163 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Horticulture

#167 in Europe

#537 in the World

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

24. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Horticulture

#170 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

25. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#173 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

26. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Horticulture

#175 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

27. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Horticulture

#185 in Europe

#598 in the World

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

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Horticulture

#191 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Horticulture

#194 in Europe

#627 in the World

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

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Horticulture

#204 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Horticulture

#209 in Europe

#679 in the World

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

32. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Horticulture

#210 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#213 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Horticulture

#221 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

35. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Horticulture

#246 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Horticulture

#248 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Horticulture

#255 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

38. University of Kassel

For Horticulture

#258 in Europe

#848 in the World

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

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Horticulture

#259 in Europe

#855 in the World

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

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Horticulture

#269 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Horticulture

#271 in Europe

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Horticulture

#280 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

43. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#299 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

44. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Horticulture

#309 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

45. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Horticulture

#311 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#312 in Europe

#1155 in the World

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

47. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#333 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

48. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Horticulture

#348 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

49. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Horticulture

#367 in Europe

#1416 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

50. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Horticulture

#385 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

51. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#388 in Europe

#1497 in the World

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

52. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Horticulture

#404 in Europe

#1581 in the World

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

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Horticulture

#409 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Horticulture

#414 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

55. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#423 in Europe

#1672 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Horticulture

#448 in Europe

#1846 in the World

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

57. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Horticulture

#456 in Europe

#1882 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Horticulture

#473 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Horticulture

#492 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Horticulture

#507 in Europe

#2199 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#540 in Europe

#2375 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Horticulture

#551 in Europe

#2457 in the World

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

63. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Horticulture

#608 in Europe

#2733 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Horticulture

#610 in Europe

#2748 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Horticulture

#623 in Europe

#2812 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Horticulture

#633 in Europe

#2866 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

67. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Horticulture

#635 in Europe

#2877 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

68. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#664 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

69. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Horticulture

#682 in Europe

#3152 in the World

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

70. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Horticulture

#697 in Europe

#3233 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

#723 in Europe

#3369 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.