77 Best universities for Zoology in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Zoology. A graph of 2.97M citations received by 87.7K academic papers made by 77 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. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Zoology

#30 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

2. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Zoology

#36 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

3. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Zoology

#38 in Europe

#121 in the World

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

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Zoology

#41 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Zoology

#49 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Zoology

#54 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Zoology

#61 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

8. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Zoology

#64 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Zoology

#65 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Zoology

#66 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Zoology

#69 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Zoology

#70 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Zoology

#73 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Zoology

#78 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

15. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Zoology

#90 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Zoology

#94 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

17. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Zoology

#105 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

18. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Zoology

#106 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

19. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Zoology

#109 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

20. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Zoology

#112 in Europe

#303 in the World

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

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Zoology

#115 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Zoology

#122 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

23. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Zoology

#125 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Zoology

#132 in Europe

#353 in the World

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

25. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Zoology

#137 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

26. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Zoology

#140 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

27. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Zoology

#145 in Europe

#382 in the World

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

28. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Zoology

#146 in Europe

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Zoology

#149 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

30. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Zoology

#157 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Zoology

#163 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

32. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Zoology

#166 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

33. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Zoology

#167 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

34. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Zoology

#177 in Europe

#482 in the World

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

35. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Zoology

#180 in Europe

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

36. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Zoology

#184 in Europe

#515 in the World

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

37. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Zoology

#188 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

38. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Zoology

#192 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Zoology

#201 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

40. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Zoology

#207 in Europe

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Zoology

#210 in Europe

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Zoology

#213 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

43. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Zoology

#233 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Zoology

#237 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

45. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Zoology

#241 in Europe

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

46. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Zoology

#255 in Europe

#711 in the World

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

47. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Zoology

#260 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

48. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Zoology

#287 in Europe

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

49. University of Kassel

For Zoology

#306 in Europe

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Zoology

#319 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

51. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Zoology

#322 in Europe

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

52. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Zoology

#330 in Europe

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

53. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Zoology

#365 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

54. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Zoology

#376 in Europe

#1220 in the World

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

55. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Zoology

#412 in Europe

#1426 in the World

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

56. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Zoology

#415 in Europe

#1434 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

57. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Zoology

#429 in Europe

#1495 in the World

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

58. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Zoology

#463 in Europe

#1660 in the World

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

59. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Zoology

#464 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

60. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Zoology

#486 in Europe

#1756 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

61. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Zoology

#499 in Europe

#1846 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

62. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Zoology

#501 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Zoology

#504 in Europe

#1887 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Zoology

#523 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

65. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Zoology

#562 in Europe

#2149 in the World

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

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Zoology

#565 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

67. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Zoology

#583 in Europe

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

68. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Zoology

#585 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

69. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Zoology

#607 in Europe

#2359 in the World

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

70. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Zoology

#610 in Europe

#2374 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

71. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Zoology

#618 in Europe

#2415 in the World

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

72. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Zoology

#627 in Europe

#2492 in the World

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

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Zoology

#632 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Zoology

#648 in Europe

#2615 in the World

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

75. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Zoology

#655 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

76. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Zoology

#720 in Europe

#3014 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

77. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Zoology

#752 in Europe

#3240 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Zoology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin, and Hamburg.