74 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 3.29M citations received by 89.5K academic papers made by 74 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 Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Microbiology

#23 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Microbiology

#24 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Microbiology

#25 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

4. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Microbiology

#33 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

5. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#35 in Europe

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

6. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Microbiology

#40 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Microbiology

#43 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

8. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#44 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

9. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#63 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

10. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Microbiology

#64 in Europe

#189 in the World

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

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Microbiology

#77 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Microbiology

#78 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

13. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Microbiology

#79 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

14. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Microbiology

#80 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Microbiology

#82 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Microbiology

#85 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

17. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Microbiology

#90 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

18. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Microbiology

#95 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

19. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Microbiology

#101 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Microbiology

#105 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#109 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

22. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#121 in Europe

#325 in the World

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

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Microbiology

#124 in Europe

#337 in the World

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

24. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Microbiology

#134 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Microbiology

#144 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Microbiology

#145 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

27. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Microbiology

#147 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

28. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Microbiology

#148 in Europe

#399 in the World

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

29. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Microbiology

#149 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

30. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Microbiology

#150 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

31. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Microbiology

#153 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

32. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Microbiology

#154 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Microbiology

#178 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Microbiology

#188 in Europe

#527 in the World

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

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Microbiology

#194 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Microbiology

#195 in Europe

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Microbiology

#196 in Europe

#557 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Microbiology

#197 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

39. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Microbiology

#201 in Europe

#570 in the World

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

40. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Microbiology

#207 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

41. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#220 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

42. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Microbiology

#231 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

43. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Microbiology

#265 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

44. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Microbiology

#271 in Europe

#789 in the World

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

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#276 in Europe

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Microbiology

#313 in Europe

#942 in the World

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

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Microbiology

#339 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Microbiology

#345 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

49. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Microbiology

#352 in Europe

#1065 in the World

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

50. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Microbiology

#361 in Europe

#1118 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

51. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Microbiology

#401 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

52. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Microbiology

#404 in Europe

#1351 in the World

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

53. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Microbiology

#411 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

54. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Microbiology

#412 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Microbiology

#418 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

56. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Microbiology

#451 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

57. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Microbiology

#455 in Europe

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

58. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Microbiology

#468 in Europe

#1755 in the World

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

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Microbiology

#469 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Microbiology

#470 in Europe

#1765 in the World

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

61. University of Kassel

For Microbiology

#479 in Europe

#1829 in the World

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

62. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#538 in Europe

#2128 in the World

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

63. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Microbiology

#540 in Europe

#2155 in the World

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

64. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Microbiology

#552 in Europe

#2247 in the World

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

65. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Microbiology

#570 in Europe

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

66. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Microbiology

#586 in Europe

#2484 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

67. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Microbiology

#602 in Europe

#2583 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

68. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Microbiology

#623 in Europe

#2723 in the World

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

69. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#631 in Europe

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

70. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Microbiology

#634 in Europe

#2817 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

71. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Microbiology

#637 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

72. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Microbiology

#706 in Europe

#3204 in the World

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

73. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Microbiology

#721 in Europe

#3294 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

74. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Microbiology

#727 in Europe

#3317 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

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