53 Best universities for Microbiology in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 53 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 Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Microbiology

#13 in Europe

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Microbiology

#14 in Europe

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

3. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Microbiology

#17 in Europe

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Microbiology

#23 in Europe

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

5. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Microbiology

#34 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

6. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Microbiology

#41 in Europe

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

7. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#42 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Microbiology

#68 in Europe

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

9. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Microbiology

#71 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Microbiology

#73 in Europe

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

11. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Microbiology

#76 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

12. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Microbiology

#81 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

13. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Microbiology

#87 in Europe

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

14. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#101 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Microbiology

#103 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Microbiology

#104 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

17. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Microbiology

#108 in Europe

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

18. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Microbiology

#109 in Europe

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

19. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Microbiology

#110 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

20. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Microbiology

#111 in Europe

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

21. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Microbiology

#112 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

22. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Microbiology

#114 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

23. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Microbiology

#121 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

24. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Microbiology

#122 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

25. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Microbiology

#123 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#124 in Europe

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Microbiology

#129 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Microbiology

#130 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

29. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Microbiology

#133 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

30. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#134 in Europe

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Microbiology

#142 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Microbiology

#144 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

33. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#145 in Europe

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

34. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Microbiology

#153 in Europe

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

35. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Microbiology

#165 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Microbiology

#173 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

37. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Microbiology

#180 in Europe

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

38. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Microbiology

#187 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Microbiology

#199 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Microbiology

#200 in Europe

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Microbiology

#228 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Microbiology

#256 in Europe

#752 in the World

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

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Microbiology

#258 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

44. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Microbiology

#262 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Microbiology

#264 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

46. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Microbiology

#268 in Europe

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

47. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Microbiology

#277 in Europe

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Microbiology

#300 in Europe

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

49. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#303 in Europe

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,459
Founded: 1778

50. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Microbiology

#305 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

51. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Microbiology

#346 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

52. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Microbiology

#362 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Microbiology

#388 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

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