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 1.96M citations received by 60.5K academic papers made by 80 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

#50 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

#52 in the World

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

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#76 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

4. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Nutrition and Food Science

#84 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

5. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#85 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#100 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#102 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#123 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

9. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#124 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

10. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#126 in Europe

#336 in the World

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

11. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#130 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#134 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#135 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nutrition and Food Science

#136 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#138 in Europe

#382 in the World

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

16. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Nutrition and Food Science

#141 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#142 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Nutrition and Food Science

#144 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#154 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Nutrition and Food Science

#155 in Europe

#436 in the World

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

21. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Nutrition and Food Science

#163 in Europe

#455 in the World

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

22. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#166 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

23. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#175 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

24. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#176 in Europe

#502 in the World

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

25. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#178 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#193 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#196 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

28. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#201 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

29. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#215 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

30. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Nutrition and Food Science

#217 in Europe

#620 in the World

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

31. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#220 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Nutrition and Food Science

#228 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

33. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nutrition and Food Science

#232 in Europe

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Nutrition and Food Science

#250 in Europe

#735 in the World

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

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Nutrition and Food Science

#267 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

36. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#268 in Europe

#793 in the World

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

37. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Nutrition and Food Science

#273 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

38. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#277 in Europe

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

39. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#279 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

40. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#282 in Europe

#827 in the World

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

41. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#313 in Europe

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

42. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Nutrition and Food Science

#320 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

43. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#321 in Europe

#992 in the World

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

44. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Nutrition and Food Science

#322 in Europe

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

45. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Nutrition and Food Science

#332 in Europe

#1019 in the World

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

46. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Nutrition and Food Science

#341 in Europe

#1049 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

47. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#348 in Europe

#1104 in the World

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

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#391 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#395 in Europe

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

50. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Nutrition and Food Science

#397 in Europe

#1339 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

51. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#404 in Europe

#1377 in the World

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

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Nutrition and Food Science

#409 in Europe

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

53. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#419 in Europe

#1441 in the World

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

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Nutrition and Food Science

#439 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Nutrition and Food Science

#444 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

56. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#452 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

57. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#478 in Europe

#1696 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#483 in Europe

#1767 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#515 in Europe

#1946 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

60. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#517 in Europe

#1961 in the World

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

61. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Nutrition and Food Science

#529 in Europe

#2037 in the World

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

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#541 in Europe

#2135 in the World

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

63. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For Nutrition and Food Science

#545 in Europe

#2149 in the World

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

64. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#564 in Europe

#2289 in the World

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

65. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Nutrition and Food Science

#578 in Europe

#2364 in the World

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

66. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#585 in Europe

#2388 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

67. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Nutrition and Food Science

#610 in Europe

#2512 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#627 in Europe

#2651 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#644 in Europe

#2758 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

70. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#649 in Europe

#2789 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

71. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nutrition and Food Science

#657 in Europe

#2831 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

72. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#672 in Europe

#2902 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

73. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#673 in Europe

#2907 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

74. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#692 in Europe

#2968 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

75. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#693 in Europe

#2975 in the World

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

76. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#700 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

77. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#709 in Europe

#3091 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

78. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Nutrition and Food Science

#710 in Europe

#3096 in the World

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

79. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#718 in Europe

#3123 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

80. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#763 in Europe

#3407 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

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