Nutrition and Food Science in Germany: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 2.42M citations received by 65.6K academic papers made by 81 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 Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

4. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#81 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

5. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#83 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#87 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#102 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#111 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

9. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#119 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

10. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#125 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

11. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#129 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

12. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#134 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

13. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#138 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#140 in Europe

#416 in the World

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

15. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Nutrition and Food Science

#144 in Europe

#424 in the World

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

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nutrition and Food Science

#145 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Nutrition and Food Science

#146 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#150 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Nutrition and Food Science

#157 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

20. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#162 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

21. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#163 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

22. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Nutrition and Food Science

#168 in Europe

#500 in the World

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

23. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#180 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

24. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#188 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

25. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#193 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#198 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#200 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

28. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#214 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

29. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#221 in Europe

#654 in the World

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

30. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#229 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Nutrition and Food Science

#237 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

32. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Nutrition and Food Science

#238 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

33. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nutrition and Food Science

#246 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Nutrition and Food Science

#257 in Europe

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Nutrition and Food Science

#275 in Europe

#851 in the World

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

36. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#276 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

37. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#282 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Nutrition and Food Science

#283 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#286 in Europe

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

40. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#295 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#316 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

42. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Nutrition and Food Science

#329 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#337 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Nutrition and Food Science

#343 in Europe

#1127 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Nutrition and Food Science

#344 in Europe

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Nutrition and Food Science

#356 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

47. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#369 in Europe

#1235 in the World

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

48. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#396 in Europe

#1354 in the World

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

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#403 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#414 in Europe

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Nutrition and Food Science

#427 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Nutrition and Food Science

#429 in Europe

#1520 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Nutrition and Food Science

#440 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#462 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

55. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#467 in Europe

#1699 in the World

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

56. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Nutrition and Food Science

#492 in Europe

#1832 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

57. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#493 in Europe

#1844 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

58. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#506 in Europe

#1929 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

59. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#510 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

60. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#550 in Europe

#2206 in the World

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

61. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Nutrition and Food Science

#551 in Europe

#2220 in the World

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

62. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For Nutrition and Food Science

#564 in Europe

#2306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#586 in Europe

#2427 in the World

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

64. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#600 in Europe

#2522 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

65. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Nutrition and Food Science

#604 in Europe

#2549 in the World

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

66. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#623 in Europe

#2628 in the World

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

67. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Nutrition and Food Science

#638 in Europe

#2716 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#643 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#670 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

70. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nutrition and Food Science

#671 in Europe

#2927 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

71. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#686 in Europe

#3001 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

72. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#691 in Europe

#3017 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

73. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#692 in Europe

#3021 in the World

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

74. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#694 in Europe

#3030 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

75. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#714 in Europe

#3135 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#723 in Europe

#3206 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#724 in Europe

#3216 in the World

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

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#725 in Europe

#3222 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Nutrition and Food Science

#743 in Europe

#3342 in the World

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

80. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#785 in Europe

#3579 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

81. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#802 in Europe

#3667 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

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