70 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 2.16M citations received by 60.2K academic papers made by 70 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

#38 in the World

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

2. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Horticulture

#13 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

3. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Horticulture

#14 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Horticulture

#25 in Europe

#116 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

#31 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

6. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Horticulture

#46 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Horticulture

#50 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Horticulture

#54 in Europe

#185 in the World

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

9. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Horticulture

#67 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Horticulture

#81 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

11. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Horticulture

#85 in Europe

#265 in the World

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

12. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#86 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

13. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Horticulture

#88 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#89 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Horticulture

#93 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

16. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Horticulture

#94 in Europe

#285 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#96 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#102 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Horticulture

#113 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Horticulture

#120 in Europe

#360 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

#371 in the World

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

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Horticulture

#151 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

23. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Horticulture

#157 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

24. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Horticulture

#165 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Horticulture

#169 in Europe

#507 in the World

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

26. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#171 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Horticulture

#179 in Europe

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Horticulture

#183 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Horticulture

#198 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

30. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Horticulture

#201 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Horticulture

#202 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

32. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Horticulture

#206 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Horticulture

#207 in Europe

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

34. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Horticulture

#218 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

35. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Horticulture

#225 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Horticulture

#241 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Horticulture

#245 in Europe

#745 in the World

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

38. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Horticulture

#248 in Europe

#759 in the World

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

39. University of Kassel

For Horticulture

#258 in Europe

#792 in the World

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

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Horticulture

#267 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Horticulture

#271 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Horticulture

#282 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

43. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#298 in Europe

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

44. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#303 in Europe

#1025 in the World

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

45. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Horticulture

#305 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

46. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Horticulture

#310 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

47. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#322 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

48. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Horticulture

#337 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

49. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Horticulture

#338 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

50. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Horticulture

#367 in Europe

#1352 in the World

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

51. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Horticulture

#383 in Europe

#1419 in the World

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

52. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Horticulture

#385 in Europe

#1425 in the World

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

53. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Horticulture

#386 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

54. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Horticulture

#389 in Europe

#1444 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

55. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Horticulture

#394 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Horticulture

#434 in Europe

#1664 in the World

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

57. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Horticulture

#437 in Europe

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Horticulture

#457 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Horticulture

#476 in Europe

#1921 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Horticulture

#489 in Europe

#1998 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Horticulture

#512 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Horticulture

#517 in Europe

#2169 in the World

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

63. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Horticulture

#573 in Europe

#2481 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Horticulture

#603 in Europe

#2635 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Horticulture

#610 in Europe

#2666 in the World

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

66. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Horticulture

#612 in Europe

#2683 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

67. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Horticulture

#642 in Europe

#2861 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

68. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Horticulture

#665 in Europe

#3031 in the World

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

69. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Horticulture

#667 in Europe

#3055 in the World

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

70. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Horticulture

#668 in Europe

#3059 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

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