82 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 4.43M citations received by 114K academic papers made by 82 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 Virology

#7 in Europe

#40 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Virology

#13 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#16 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

4. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#20 in Europe

#86 in the World

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

5. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Virology

#28 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

6. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#34 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Virology

#37 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#38 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Virology

#40 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

10. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Virology

#41 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

11. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Virology

#42 in Europe

#157 in the World

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

12. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#45 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Virology

#51 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

14. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Virology

#56 in Europe

#185 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Virology

#64 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

16. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Virology

#67 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Virology

#68 in Europe

#214 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#72 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Virology

#75 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Virology

#82 in Europe

#265 in the World

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

21. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#91 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

22. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Virology

#92 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

23. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Virology

#102 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Virology

#122 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Virology

#127 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Virology

#130 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Virology

#134 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Virology

#146 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

29. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#159 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Virology

#164 in Europe

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Virology

#167 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Virology

#179 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

33. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Virology

#181 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Virology

#206 in Europe

#648 in the World

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

35. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Virology

#216 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Virology

#224 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Virology

#227 in Europe

#716 in the World

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

38. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Virology

#229 in Europe

#718 in the World

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

39. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Virology

#243 in Europe

#751 in the World

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

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Virology

#247 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#258 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#267 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

43. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Virology

#276 in Europe

#882 in the World

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

44. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Virology

#280 in Europe

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

45. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Virology

#307 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

46. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#327 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

47. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Virology

#330 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

48. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Virology

#354 in Europe

#1236 in the World

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

49. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#355 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

50. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#360 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Virology

#363 in Europe

#1273 in the World

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

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Virology

#368 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Virology

#377 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Virology

#398 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

55. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Virology

#409 in Europe

#1498 in the World

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

56. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Virology

#443 in Europe

#1662 in the World

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

57. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Virology

#461 in Europe

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

58. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Virology

#483 in Europe

#1851 in the World

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

59. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Virology

#488 in Europe

#1873 in the World

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

60. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Virology

#494 in Europe

#1905 in the World

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

61. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Virology

#495 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

62. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Virology

#542 in Europe

#2155 in the World

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

63. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#547 in Europe

#2191 in the World

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

64. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Virology

#559 in Europe

#2257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

65. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#568 in Europe

#2310 in the World

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

66. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#570 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

67. University of Kassel

For Virology

#606 in Europe

#2493 in the World

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

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Virology

#617 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Virology

#618 in Europe

#2542 in the World

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

70. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#627 in Europe

#2616 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

71. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#642 in Europe

#2711 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

72. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Virology

#653 in Europe

#2755 in the World

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

73. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#662 in Europe

#2822 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

74. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Virology

#665 in Europe

#2836 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

75. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Virology

#682 in Europe

#2957 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

76. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Virology

#692 in Europe

#2999 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

77. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Virology

#703 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

78. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Virology

#717 in Europe

#3132 in the World

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

79. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Virology

#724 in Europe

#3198 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

80. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#756 in Europe

#3399 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

81. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Virology

#757 in Europe

#3400 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

82. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Virology

#768 in Europe

#3442 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

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