71 Best universities for Computational Chemistry 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 Computational Chemistry. A graph of 2.49M citations received by 71.7K academic papers made by 71 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Computational Chemistry

#6 in Europe

#18 in the World

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

2. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Computational Chemistry

#9 in Europe

#31 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Computational Chemistry

#11 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

4. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Computational Chemistry

#14 in Europe

#48 in the World

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

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Computational Chemistry

#16 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Computational Chemistry

#20 in Europe

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Computational Chemistry

#23 in Europe

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Computational Chemistry

#25 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

9. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Chemistry

#26 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

10. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Computational Chemistry

#33 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Chemistry

#35 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Computational Chemistry

#46 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Computational Chemistry

#47 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

14. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Computational Chemistry

#49 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

15. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Computational Chemistry

#50 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

16. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Computational Chemistry

#51 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

17. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Computational Chemistry

#57 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Chemistry

#73 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Computational Chemistry

#77 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Computational Chemistry

#78 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Computational Chemistry

#88 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Computational Chemistry

#96 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

23. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Computational Chemistry

#99 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

24. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Computational Chemistry

#100 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Computational Chemistry

#104 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Computational Chemistry

#105 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Computational Chemistry

#107 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Computational Chemistry

#110 in Europe

#259 in the World

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

29. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computational Chemistry

#113 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

30. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Computational Chemistry

#120 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

31. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Computational Chemistry

#125 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Computational Chemistry

#127 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Computational Chemistry

#128 in Europe

#302 in the World

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

34. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Computational Chemistry

#140 in Europe

#325 in the World

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

35. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Computational Chemistry

#144 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

36. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Computational Chemistry

#146 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Computational Chemistry

#153 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Computational Chemistry

#157 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

39. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Computational Chemistry

#165 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

40. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Computational Chemistry

#169 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Computational Chemistry

#170 in Europe

#377 in the World

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

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Computational Chemistry

#174 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

43. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Computational Chemistry

#175 in Europe

#385 in the World

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

44. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Computational Chemistry

#183 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

45. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Computational Chemistry

#185 in Europe

#402 in the World

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

46. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Computational Chemistry

#188 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

47. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Computational Chemistry

#216 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

48. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Computational Chemistry

#220 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

49. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Computational Chemistry

#232 in Europe

#528 in the World

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

50. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Computational Chemistry

#242 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Computational Chemistry

#250 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Computational Chemistry

#280 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Computational Chemistry

#293 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

54. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Computational Chemistry

#311 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Computational Chemistry

#324 in Europe

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

56. University of Kassel

For Computational Chemistry

#344 in Europe

#920 in the World

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

57. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computational Chemistry

#346 in Europe

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

58. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Computational Chemistry

#369 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

59. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Computational Chemistry

#375 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

60. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Computational Chemistry

#377 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

61. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Computational Chemistry

#383 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

62. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Computational Chemistry

#400 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

63. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Computational Chemistry

#410 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

64. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Computational Chemistry

#418 in Europe

#1234 in the World

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

65. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Computational Chemistry

#432 in Europe

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

66. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Chemistry

#468 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

67. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Computational Chemistry

#477 in Europe

#1549 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

68. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Computational Chemistry

#481 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

69. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Computational Chemistry

#504 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

70. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Computational Chemistry

#519 in Europe

#1771 in the World

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

71. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computational Chemistry

#551 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

The best cities to study Computational Chemistry in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Karlsruhe, Munster, Munich, and Erlangen.

Chemistry subfields in Germany

Biochemical Engineering55

Biochemistry144

Chemical Engineering118

Environmental Chemistry97

Inorganic Chemistry77

Materials Science158

Nanotechnology114

Nutrition and Food Science80

Organic Chemistry142

Petrology and Geochemistry82

Physical chemistry119

Polymer science and Plastics engineering60

Radiochemistry72