72 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 3.44M citations received by 96.6K academic papers made by 72 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

#6 in Europe

#36 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

#59 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#16 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

4. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#20 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

5. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Virology

#26 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

6. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#36 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#38 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#39 in Europe

#145 in the World

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

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Virology

#40 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Virology

#41 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

11. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Virology

#43 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

12. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Virology

#45 in Europe

#157 in the World

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

13. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Virology

#51 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Virology

#58 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

15. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Virology

#63 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Virology

#66 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Virology

#69 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#74 in Europe

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Virology

#79 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Virology

#82 in Europe

#264 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

#92 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

22. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Virology

#99 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

23. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Virology

#105 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

24. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Virology

#130 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

25. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Virology

#133 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Virology

#142 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

27. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Virology

#144 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Virology

#146 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

29. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#155 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Virology

#156 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Virology

#167 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Virology

#169 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

33. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Virology

#185 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Virology

#206 in Europe

#645 in the World

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

35. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Virology

#220 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Virology

#221 in Europe

#686 in the World

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

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Virology

#224 in Europe

#698 in the World

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

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Virology

#230 in Europe

#716 in the World

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

39. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Virology

#238 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

40. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Virology

#244 in Europe

#746 in the World

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

41. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#248 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Virology

#256 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

43. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Virology

#279 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Virology

#304 in Europe

#1014 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Virology

#316 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Virology

#329 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

47. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#343 in Europe

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

48. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#346 in Europe

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

49. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Virology

#353 in Europe

#1216 in the World

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

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Virology

#356 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

51. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Virology

#362 in Europe

#1249 in the World

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

52. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Virology

#387 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Virology

#398 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

54. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Virology

#404 in Europe

#1456 in the World

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

55. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Virology

#419 in Europe

#1534 in the World

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

56. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Virology

#435 in Europe

#1609 in the World

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

57. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Virology

#436 in Europe

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Virology

#451 in Europe

#1672 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Virology

#470 in Europe

#1747 in the World

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

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Virology

#489 in Europe

#1845 in the World

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

61. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Virology

#523 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Virology

#526 in Europe

#2019 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Virology

#544 in Europe

#2138 in the World

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

64. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Virology

#560 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

65. University of Kassel

For Virology

#566 in Europe

#2254 in the World

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

66. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Virology

#578 in Europe

#2342 in the World

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

67. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Virology

#589 in Europe

#2406 in the World

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

68. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Virology

#610 in Europe

#2514 in the World

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

69. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Virology

#620 in Europe

#2570 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

70. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Virology

#621 in Europe

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

71. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Virology

#623 in Europe

#2580 in the World

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

72. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Virology

#651 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

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