70 Best universities for Virology in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 70 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. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#13 in Europe

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Virology

#16 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

3. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#18 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Virology

#21 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

5. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#30 in Europe

#122 in the World

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

6. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Virology

#31 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

7. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#32 in Europe

#126 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Virology

#35 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

9. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Virology

#36 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

10. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Virology

#39 in Europe

#145 in the World

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

11. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Virology

#49 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Virology

#51 in Europe

#180 in the World

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

13. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Virology

#56 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

14. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Virology

#57 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Virology

#60 in Europe

#198 in the World

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

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#65 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Virology

#73 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Virology

#75 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

19. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Virology

#80 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

20. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Virology

#91 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

21. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#105 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

22. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#106 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Virology

#128 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Virology

#129 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

25. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Virology

#132 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

26. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#134 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

27. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Virology

#135 in Europe

#389 in the World

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

28. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Virology

#143 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Virology

#146 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Virology

#147 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

31. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#157 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

32. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Virology

#159 in Europe

#464 in the World

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

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Virology

#163 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Virology

#180 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

35. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Virology

#198 in Europe

#624 in the World

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

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Virology

#208 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Virology

#220 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Virology

#222 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

39. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Virology

#232 in Europe

#728 in the World

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

40. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#241 in Europe

#743 in the World

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

41. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Virology

#242 in Europe

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

42. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Virology

#244 in Europe

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

43. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#254 in Europe

#793 in the World

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

44. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Virology

#267 in Europe

#844 in the World

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

45. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Virology

#304 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Virology

#316 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

47. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Virology

#318 in Europe

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#322 in Europe

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

49. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#324 in Europe

#1119 in the World

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

50. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#331 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Virology

#332 in Europe

#1146 in the World

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

52. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Virology

#364 in Europe

#1297 in the World

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

53. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Virology

#370 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

54. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Virology

#384 in Europe

#1385 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

55. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Virology

#408 in Europe

#1494 in the World

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

56. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Virology

#427 in Europe

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

57. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Virology

#439 in Europe

#1635 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Virology

#456 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

59. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Virology

#458 in Europe

#1746 in the World

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

60. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#495 in Europe

#1953 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

61. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Virology

#501 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

62. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Virology

#536 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#544 in Europe

#2201 in the World

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

64. University of Kassel

For Virology

#548 in Europe

#2233 in the World

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

65. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Virology

#563 in Europe

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

66. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Virology

#574 in Europe

#2372 in the World

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

67. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#587 in Europe

#2430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

68. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Virology

#589 in Europe

#2450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

69. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Virology

#592 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

70. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#600 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

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