100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 18.6M citations received by 480K academic papers made by 146 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Neuroscience

#6 in Europe

#35 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#11 in Europe

#58 in the World

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

3. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Neuroscience

#16 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#18 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Neuroscience

#27 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Neuroscience

#28 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#29 in Europe

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#31 in Europe

#110 in the World

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

9. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Neuroscience

#32 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

10. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Neuroscience

#35 in Europe

#116 in the World

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

11. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Neuroscience

#36 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

12. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neuroscience

#47 in Europe

#145 in the World

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

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Neuroscience

#48 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Neuroscience

#52 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

15. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#55 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

16. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Neuroscience

#62 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neuroscience

#65 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#66 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Neuroscience

#72 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Neuroscience

#74 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

21. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Neuroscience

#75 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

22. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Neuroscience

#81 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

23. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#82 in Europe

#225 in the World

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

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Neuroscience

#84 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neuroscience

#85 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Neuroscience

#91 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

27. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Neuroscience

#104 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

28. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Neuroscience

#105 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

29. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Neuroscience

#109 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

30. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Neuroscience

#118 in Europe

#312 in the World

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

31. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Neuroscience

#122 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neuroscience

#140 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Neuroscience

#143 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Neuroscience

#145 in Europe

#369 in the World

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

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Neuroscience

#174 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Neuroscience

#187 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

37. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#201 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

38. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#213 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

39. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Neuroscience

#216 in Europe

#554 in the World

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

40. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#219 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Neuroscience

#228 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Neuroscience

#230 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

43. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Neuroscience

#231 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

44. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Neuroscience

#240 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

45. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Neuroscience

#258 in Europe

#693 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#263 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Neuroscience

#282 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

48. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Neuroscience

#287 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Neuroscience

#295 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Neuroscience

#300 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Neuroscience

#322 in Europe

#899 in the World

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

52. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Neuroscience

#325 in Europe

#918 in the World

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

53. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Neuroscience

#335 in Europe

#947 in the World

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

54. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#337 in Europe

#957 in the World

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

55. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Neuroscience

#340 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

56. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neuroscience

#349 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#366 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#381 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

59. University of Kassel

For Neuroscience

#384 in Europe

#1097 in the World

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

60. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Neuroscience

#387 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Neuroscience

#388 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

62. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Neuroscience

#399 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

63. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Neuroscience

#422 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

64. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Neuroscience

#434 in Europe

#1336 in the World

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

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Neuroscience

#444 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Neuroscience

#445 in Europe

#1372 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neuroscience

#470 in Europe

#1485 in the World

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

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Neuroscience

#490 in Europe

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

69. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Neuroscience

#493 in Europe

#1557 in the World

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

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Neuroscience

#512 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#519 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

72. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Neuroscience

#541 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

73. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Neuroscience

#571 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Neuroscience

#573 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

75. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Neuroscience

#610 in Europe

#2084 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

76. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Neuroscience

#615 in Europe

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Neuroscience

#625 in Europe

#2149 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#631 in Europe

#2187 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Neuroscience

#672 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

80. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Neuroscience

#689 in Europe

#2470 in the World

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

81. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#708 in Europe

#2536 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

82. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neuroscience

#712 in Europe

#2564 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

83. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Neuroscience

#730 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

84. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Neuroscience

#746 in Europe

#2737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

85. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Neuroscience

#758 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

86. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Neuroscience

#780 in Europe

#2910 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

87. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Neuroscience

#790 in Europe

#2972 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

88. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#802 in Europe

#3038 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

89. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Neuroscience

#811 in Europe

#3081 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

90. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Neuroscience

#852 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

91. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Neuroscience

#867 in Europe

#3384 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

92. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Neuroscience

#869 in Europe

#3403 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

93. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Neuroscience

#872 in Europe

#3420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

94. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neuroscience

#874 in Europe

#3424 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

95. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Neuroscience

#875 in Europe

#3430 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

96. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#879 in Europe

#3463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

97. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Neuroscience

#896 in Europe

#3559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

98. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#907 in Europe

#3603 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

99. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Neuroscience

#910 in Europe

#3625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,723
Founded: 2009

100. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neuroscience

#919 in Europe

#3682 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

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