Germany's best Polymer science and Plastics engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 283K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 58 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. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

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

2. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Europe

#14 in the World

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

3. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#13 in Europe

#39 in the World

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

4. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#16 in Europe

#47 in the World

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

5. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#21 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#28 in Europe

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#29 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#31 in Europe

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#32 in Europe

#85 in the World

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

10. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#36 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#37 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#41 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#51 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#52 in Europe

#138 in the World

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

15. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#56 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#66 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

17. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#84 in Europe

#224 in the World

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

18. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#94 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#97 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#104 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#106 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

22. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#110 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#111 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

24. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#112 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

25. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#118 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

26. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#120 in Europe

#302 in the World

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

27. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#125 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

28. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#127 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#128 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

30. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#129 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#138 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#144 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

33. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#150 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#152 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

35. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#157 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

36. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#161 in Europe

#392 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#167 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#172 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#175 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

40. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#183 in Europe

#463 in the World

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

41. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#189 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

42. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#202 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

43. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#204 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

44. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#216 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

45. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#229 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#234 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#236 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

48. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#237 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

49. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#246 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

50. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#248 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

51. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#257 in Europe

#645 in the World

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

52. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#281 in Europe

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

53. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#282 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

54. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#285 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

55. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#286 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

56. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#287 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

57. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#292 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

58. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#301 in Europe

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

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