Environmental Chemistry in Germany: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Chemistry. A graph of 5.05M citations received by 146K academic papers made by 98 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Chemistry

#10 in Europe

#48 in the World

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

2. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Environmental Chemistry

#16 in Europe

#70 in the World

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

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Chemistry

#27 in Europe

#108 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#31 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Chemistry

#34 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Environmental Chemistry

#43 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Environmental Chemistry

#46 in Europe

#158 in the World

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

8. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Chemistry

#47 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

9. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Chemistry

#52 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Environmental Chemistry

#56 in Europe

#182 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Environmental Chemistry

#60 in Europe

#193 in the World

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

12. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Environmental Chemistry

#64 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Environmental Chemistry

#66 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

14. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Chemistry

#81 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

15. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Chemistry

#94 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Environmental Chemistry

#97 in Europe

#276 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#99 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

18. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Environmental Chemistry

#100 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Environmental Chemistry

#102 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Environmental Chemistry

#106 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

21. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Environmental Chemistry

#107 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Environmental Chemistry

#110 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Environmental Chemistry

#112 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

24. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Chemistry

#116 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

25. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Environmental Chemistry

#119 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

26. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Chemistry

#122 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Environmental Chemistry

#126 in Europe

#345 in the World

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

28. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Environmental Chemistry

#132 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

29. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Chemistry

#135 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

30. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#137 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

31. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#151 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

32. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Environmental Chemistry

#152 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

33. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Environmental Chemistry

#163 in Europe

#438 in the World

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

34. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Chemistry

#169 in Europe

#454 in the World

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

35. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Environmental Chemistry

#173 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

36. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#179 in Europe

#486 in the World

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

37. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Environmental Chemistry

#187 in Europe

#506 in the World

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

38. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#196 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

39. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Environmental Chemistry

#197 in Europe

#534 in the World

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

40. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Environmental Chemistry

#204 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

41. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Chemistry

#205 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

42. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Environmental Chemistry

#209 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

43. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#219 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

44. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Environmental Chemistry

#226 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Environmental Chemistry

#247 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

46. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Environmental Chemistry

#253 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

47. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Environmental Chemistry

#261 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

48. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Environmental Chemistry

#264 in Europe

#719 in the World

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

49. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Environmental Chemistry

#269 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

50. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Chemistry

#287 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

51. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#289 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Environmental Chemistry

#290 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Environmental Chemistry

#304 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Environmental Chemistry

#321 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

55. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Environmental Chemistry

#340 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

56. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Chemistry

#343 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

57. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Environmental Chemistry

#349 in Europe

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

58. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Environmental Chemistry

#372 in Europe

#1120 in the World

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

59. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#384 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Environmental Chemistry

#389 in Europe

#1176 in the World

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

61. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Environmental Chemistry

#394 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

62. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Environmental Chemistry

#399 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Chemistry

#412 in Europe

#1289 in the World

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

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#417 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#446 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

66. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Chemistry

#455 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

67. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Environmental Chemistry

#461 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

68. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Environmental Chemistry

#473 in Europe

#1591 in the World

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

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Environmental Chemistry

#488 in Europe

#1660 in the World

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

70. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Chemistry

#501 in Europe

#1760 in the World

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

71. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Chemistry

#533 in Europe

#1943 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

72. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Chemistry

#561 in Europe

#2076 in the World

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

73. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Environmental Chemistry

#582 in Europe

#2201 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

74. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Chemistry

#622 in Europe

#2389 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

75. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Chemistry

#633 in Europe

#2468 in the World

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

76. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Environmental Chemistry

#638 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

77. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Environmental Chemistry

#639 in Europe

#2508 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

78. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Environmental Chemistry

#650 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

79. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Chemistry

#662 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

80. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Chemistry

#663 in Europe

#2664 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

81. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Environmental Chemistry

#672 in Europe

#2713 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

82. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Environmental Chemistry

#691 in Europe

#2807 in the World

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

83. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Environmental Chemistry

#696 in Europe

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1994

84. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#704 in Europe

#2876 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

85. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#717 in Europe

#2992 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

86. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#728 in Europe

#3060 in the World

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

87. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Brandenburg | Wildau

For Environmental Chemistry

#740 in Europe

#3111 in the World

Enrollment: 3,462
Founded: 1991

88. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Environmental Chemistry

#750 in Europe

#3183 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

89. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Environmental Chemistry

#764 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

90. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Environmental Chemistry

#776 in Europe

#3377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

91. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Environmental Chemistry

#789 in Europe

#3489 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

92. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Chemistry

#791 in Europe

#3498 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

93. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Environmental Chemistry

#793 in Europe

#3512 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

94. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Environmental Chemistry

#795 in Europe

#3514 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

95. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Chemistry

#807 in Europe

#3570 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

96. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Environmental Chemistry

#815 in Europe

#3596 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

97. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

Saxony | Mittweida

For Environmental Chemistry

#817 in Europe

#3607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,849
Founded: 1867

98. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Environmental Chemistry

#832 in Europe

#3681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

Chemistry subfields in Germany