58 Best universities for Computational Linguistics in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Computational Linguistics. A graph of 456K citations received by 15.3K 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Computational Linguistics

#5 in Europe

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

2. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Computational Linguistics

#8 in Europe

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,680
Founded: 1948

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Computational Linguistics

#14 in Europe

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Computational Linguistics

#16 in Europe

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Computational Linguistics

#17 in Europe

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Computational Linguistics

#23 in Europe

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

7. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Computational Linguistics

#24 in Europe

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

8. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Computational Linguistics

#29 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

9. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Computational Linguistics

#39 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Linguistics

#52 in Europe

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

11. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Computational Linguistics

#55 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

12. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Computational Linguistics

#64 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

13. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Computational Linguistics

#73 in Europe

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

14. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Computational Linguistics

#76 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computational Linguistics

#79 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Computational Linguistics

#83 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

17. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Computational Linguistics

#86 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Computational Linguistics

#89 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Computational Linguistics

#91 in Europe

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Founded: 1386

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Computational Linguistics

#98 in Europe

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Computational Linguistics

#103 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Computational Linguistics

#107 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

23. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Linguistics

#112 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 35,587
Founded: 1809

24. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Computational Linguistics

#114 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 11,268
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

25. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Linguistics

#129 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1948

26. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Computational Linguistics

#135 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Computational Linguistics

#140 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

28. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Computational Linguistics

#149 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

29. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Computational Linguistics

#150 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Computational Linguistics

#152 in Europe

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

31. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Computational Linguistics

#156 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

32. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Computational Linguistics

#160 in Europe

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Computational Linguistics

#183 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

34. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Computational Linguistics

#184 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

35. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Computational Linguistics

#188 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

36. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Computational Linguistics

#189 in Europe

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

37. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Computational Linguistics

#196 in Europe

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

38. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Computational Linguistics

#206 in Europe

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Computational Linguistics

#214 in Europe

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

40. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Computational Linguistics

#219 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Computational Linguistics

#223 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 14,493
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

42. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computational Linguistics

#226 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1710

43. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Computational Linguistics

#238 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

44. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Computational Linguistics

#239 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

45. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Computational Linguistics

#250 in Europe

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

46. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Computational Linguistics

#251 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

47. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Computational Linguistics

#258 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

48. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Computational Linguistics

#261 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

49. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Computational Linguistics

#273 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Computational Linguistics

#282 in Europe

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

51. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Computational Linguistics

#289 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 68,429
Founded: 1974

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Computational Linguistics

#291 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

53. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Computational Linguistics

#296 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

54. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Computational Linguistics

#311 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

55. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Computational Linguistics

#316 in Europe

#831 in the World

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

56. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Computational Linguistics

#325 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

57. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Computational Linguistics

#339 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Computational Linguistics

#364 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

The best cities to study Computational Linguistics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Saarbrucken, Munich, and Stuttgart.