100 Best universities for Cyber Security in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 2.31M citations received by 110K academic papers made by 133 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. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Cyber Security

#9 in Europe

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#14 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

3. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Cyber Security

#26 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#33 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#35 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#54 in Europe

#189 in the World

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

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Cyber Security

#67 in Europe

#222 in the World

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

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#68 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Cyber Security

#71 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cyber Security

#73 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Cyber Security

#78 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Cyber Security

#88 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

13. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Cyber Security

#92 in Europe

#282 in the World

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

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#100 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#106 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Cyber Security

#111 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Cyber Security

#114 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Cyber Security

#119 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Cyber Security

#121 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

20. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Cyber Security

#129 in Europe

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

21. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#135 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

22. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Cyber Security

#141 in Europe

#409 in the World

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

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#146 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

24. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Cyber Security

#156 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

25. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Cyber Security

#164 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

26. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Cyber Security

#177 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Cyber Security

#183 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#188 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

29. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#194 in Europe

#514 in the World

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

30. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Cyber Security

#196 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

31. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#198 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

32. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Cyber Security

#204 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

33. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Cyber Security

#207 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

34. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Cyber Security

#208 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Cyber Security

#210 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#219 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Cyber Security

#240 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Cyber Security

#242 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Cyber Security

#251 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

40. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Cyber Security

#269 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

41. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Cyber Security

#275 in Europe

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

42. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Cyber Security

#284 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

43. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Cyber Security

#293 in Europe

#793 in the World

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

44. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Cyber Security

#313 in Europe

#849 in the World

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

45. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Cyber Security

#316 in Europe

#853 in the World

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

46. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Cyber Security

#319 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

47. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#332 in Europe

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

48. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Cyber Security

#341 in Europe

#934 in the World

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

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Cyber Security

#343 in Europe

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Cyber Security

#344 in Europe

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Cyber Security

#345 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Cyber Security

#349 in Europe

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Cyber Security

#353 in Europe

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Cyber Security

#357 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

55. University of Kassel

For Cyber Security

#367 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

56. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#374 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

57. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Cyber Security

#385 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

58. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Cyber Security

#392 in Europe

#1072 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#394 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Cyber Security

#404 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Cyber Security

#422 in Europe

#1197 in the World

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

62. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Cyber Security

#433 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Cyber Security

#435 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#458 in Europe

#1318 in the World

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

65. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Cyber Security

#479 in Europe

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

66. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cyber Security

#481 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#491 in Europe

#1457 in the World

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

68. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Cyber Security

#503 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

69. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Cyber Security

#506 in Europe

#1516 in the World

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

70. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#533 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

71. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Cyber Security

#534 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

72. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Cyber Security

#536 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

73. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Cyber Security

#544 in Europe

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

74. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Cyber Security

#546 in Europe

#1684 in the World

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

75. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#550 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Cyber Security

#581 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Cyber Security

#606 in Europe

#1964 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#617 in Europe

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#619 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

80. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Cyber Security

#669 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

81. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Cyber Security

#684 in Europe

#2390 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

82. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Cyber Security

#686 in Europe

#2398 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

83. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#689 in Europe

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

84. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Cyber Security

#691 in Europe

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

85. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Cyber Security

#699 in Europe

#2478 in the World

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

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#711 in Europe

#2572 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Cyber Security

#717 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

88. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#732 in Europe

#2674 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

89. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Cyber Security

#740 in Europe

#2727 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

90. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Cyber Security

#755 in Europe

#2796 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

91. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Cyber Security

#760 in Europe

#2815 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

92. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Cyber Security

#763 in Europe

#2826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#769 in Europe

#2854 in the World

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

94. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#777 in Europe

#2894 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

95. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Cyber Security

#782 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

96. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Cyber Security

#786 in Europe

#2930 in the World

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

97. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Cyber Security

#792 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

98. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Cyber Security

#793 in Europe

#2956 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

99. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#804 in Europe

#2986 in the World

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

100. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Cyber Security

#815 in Europe

#3031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Darmstadt, Munich, Bochum, and Berlin.