100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 14.5M citations received by 437K academic papers made by 141 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

#34 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#13 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#16 in Europe

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Neuroscience

#17 in Europe

#76 in the World

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

5. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Neuroscience

#26 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Neuroscience

#28 in Europe

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#30 in Europe

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. 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

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Neuroscience

#35 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Neuroscience

#36 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

11. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neuroscience

#46 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

12. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Neuroscience

#47 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#48 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#54 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Neuroscience

#56 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

16. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Neuroscience

#60 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neuroscience

#62 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#65 in Europe

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Neuroscience

#71 in Europe

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

20. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Neuroscience

#74 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Neuroscience

#75 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

22. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Neuroscience

#77 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Neuroscience

#83 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

24. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#84 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neuroscience

#86 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Neuroscience

#94 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

27. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Neuroscience

#102 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

28. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Neuroscience

#107 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

29. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Neuroscience

#108 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Neuroscience

#122 in Europe

#316 in the World

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

31. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Neuroscience

#123 in Europe

#318 in the World

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

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Neuroscience

#137 in Europe

#353 in the World

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

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neuroscience

#138 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Neuroscience

#141 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Neuroscience

#174 in Europe

#439 in the World

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

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Neuroscience

#186 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

37. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#201 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

38. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#202 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#213 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Neuroscience

#221 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

41. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Neuroscience

#222 in Europe

#560 in the World

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

42. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Neuroscience

#230 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

43. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Neuroscience

#235 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

44. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Neuroscience

#237 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

45. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#253 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

46. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Neuroscience

#254 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

47. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Neuroscience

#266 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

48. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Neuroscience

#286 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Neuroscience

#288 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Neuroscience

#298 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Neuroscience

#312 in Europe

#859 in the World

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

52. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#321 in Europe

#895 in the World

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

53. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Neuroscience

#327 in Europe

#916 in the World

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

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Neuroscience

#328 in Europe

#917 in the World

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

55. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Neuroscience

#336 in Europe

#956 in the World

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

56. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neuroscience

#345 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#351 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Neuroscience

#364 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#371 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

60. University of Kassel

For Neuroscience

#377 in Europe

#1078 in the World

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

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Neuroscience

#397 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Neuroscience

#398 in Europe

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

63. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Neuroscience

#411 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

64. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Neuroscience

#428 in Europe

#1291 in the World

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

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Neuroscience

#435 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neuroscience

#440 in Europe

#1330 in the World

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

67. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Neuroscience

#449 in Europe

#1372 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

68. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Neuroscience

#454 in Europe

#1387 in the World

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

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Neuroscience

#497 in Europe

#1531 in the World

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

70. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#502 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

71. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Neuroscience

#538 in Europe

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

72. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Neuroscience

#544 in Europe

#1745 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Neuroscience

#564 in Europe

#1846 in the World

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

74. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Neuroscience

#597 in Europe

#1975 in the World

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

75. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Neuroscience

#602 in Europe

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

76. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Neuroscience

#622 in Europe

#2119 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

77. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neuroscience

#652 in Europe

#2259 in the World

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

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#655 in Europe

#2272 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Neuroscience

#659 in Europe

#2312 in the World

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

80. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Neuroscience

#678 in Europe

#2406 in the World

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

81. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Neuroscience

#682 in Europe

#2429 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

82. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Neuroscience

#683 in Europe

#2430 in the World

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

83. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Neuroscience

#701 in Europe

#2482 in the World

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

84. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Neuroscience

#713 in Europe

#2541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

85. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neuroscience

#723 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Neuroscience

#739 in Europe

#2685 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#746 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

88. Wedel University of Applied Sciences

Schleswig-Holstein | Wedel

For Neuroscience

#760 in Europe

#2796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 957
Founded: 1969

89. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Neuroscience

#772 in Europe

#2849 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

90. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Neuroscience

#785 in Europe

#2913 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

91. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Neuroscience

#790 in Europe

#2932 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

92. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Neuroscience

#791 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

93. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Neuroscience

#798 in Europe

#2986 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

94. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neuroscience

#809 in Europe

#3031 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

95. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#825 in Europe

#3144 in the World

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

96. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Neuroscience

#829 in Europe

#3178 in the World

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

97. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Neuroscience

#833 in Europe

#3197 in the World

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

98. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Neuroscience

#847 in Europe

#3277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

99. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Neuroscience

#852 in Europe

#3295 in the World

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

100. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Neuroscience

#858 in Europe

#3317 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

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