56 Best universities for Neuroscience in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 34.9K academic papers made by 56 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.

University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Neuroscience

#1 in Germany

#7 in Europe

#43 in the World

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

University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Neuroscience

#2 in Germany

#8 in Europe

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Neuroscience

#3 in Germany

#12 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Founded: 1386

University of Munich

Bavaria | Munchen

For Neuroscience

#4 in Germany

#13 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Neuroscience

#5 in Germany

#17 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt am Main

For Neuroscience

#6 in Germany

#20 in Europe

#85 in the World

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

University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Neuroscience

#7 in Germany

#22 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#8 in Germany

#27 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1710

Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Neuroscience

#9 in Germany

#28 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Neuroscience

#10 in Germany

#34 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neuroscience

#11 in Germany

#35 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Neuroscience

#12 in Germany

#40 in Europe

#125 in the World

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

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Neuroscience

#13 in Germany

#41 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Neuroscience

#14 in Germany

#51 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neuroscience

#15 in Germany

#52 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#16 in Germany

#53 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 35,587
Founded: 1809

Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#17 in Germany

#55 in Europe

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1948

Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munchen

For Neuroscience

#18 in Germany

#57 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Neuroscience

#19 in Germany

#59 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Neuroscience

#20 in Germany

#60 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Neuroscience

#21 in Germany

#66 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neuroscience

#22 in Germany

#71 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Neuroscience

#23 in Germany

#74 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Neuroscience

#24 in Germany

#76 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Koln

For Neuroscience

#25 in Germany

#83 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Neuroscience

#26 in Germany

#85 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Neuroscience

#27 in Germany

#86 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Neuroscience

#28 in Germany

#100 in Europe

#246 in the World

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

University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Neuroscience

#29 in Germany

#103 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 11,268
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Neuroscience

#30 in Germany

#107 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Neuroscience

#31 in Germany

#130 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Neuroscience

#32 in Germany

#133 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,680
Founded: 1948

University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Neuroscience

#33 in Germany

#147 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Neuroscience

#34 in Germany

#148 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hannover

For Neuroscience

#35 in Germany

#154 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Neuroscience

#36 in Germany

#161 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neuroscience

#37 in Germany

#166 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#38 in Germany

#171 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Neuroscience

#39 in Germany

#204 in Europe

#502 in the World

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

Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neuroscience

#40 in Germany

#224 in Europe

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Neuroscience

#41 in Germany

#242 in Europe

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hannover

For Neuroscience

#42 in Germany

#255 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Neuroscience

#43 in Germany

#258 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Neuroscience

#44 in Germany

#261 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Neuroscience

#45 in Germany

#262 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Neuroscience

#46 in Germany

#270 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Neuroscience

#47 in Germany

#273 in Europe

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Neuroscience

#48 in Germany

#279 in Europe

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Neuroscience

#49 in Germany

#281 in Europe

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 14,493
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Neuroscience

#50 in Germany

#284 in Europe

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Neuroscience

#51 in Germany

#292 in Europe

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Neuroscience

#52 in Germany

#299 in Europe

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

University of Kassel

For Neuroscience

#53 in Germany

#315 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Neuroscience

#54 in Germany

#340 in Europe

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Koln

For Neuroscience

#55 in Germany

#343 in Europe

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Neuroscience

#56 in Germany

#345 in Europe

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

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