100 Best universities for Cyber Security in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.47M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 137 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

#10 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#12 in Europe

#80 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

#24 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#35 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#36 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#40 in Europe

#155 in the World

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

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Cyber Security

#57 in Europe

#196 in the World

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

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Cyber Security

#62 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#64 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Cyber Security

#74 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cyber Security

#81 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#86 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Cyber Security

#94 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

14. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Cyber Security

#99 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

15. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#100 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

16. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Cyber Security

#117 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Cyber Security

#120 in Europe

#359 in the World

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

18. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Cyber Security

#122 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

19. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#124 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Cyber Security

#126 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Cyber Security

#130 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

22. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Cyber Security

#135 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#138 in Europe

#402 in the World

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

24. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#144 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

25. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Cyber Security

#176 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

26. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Cyber Security

#182 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

27. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Cyber Security

#185 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#187 in Europe

#490 in the World

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

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#194 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Cyber Security

#197 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Cyber Security

#206 in Europe

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

32. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Cyber Security

#207 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Cyber Security

#214 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Cyber Security

#216 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Cyber Security

#219 in Europe

#595 in the World

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

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#223 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Cyber Security

#240 in Europe

#654 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Cyber Security

#249 in Europe

#678 in the World

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

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Cyber Security

#253 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Cyber Security

#254 in Europe

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Cyber Security

#280 in Europe

#775 in the World

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

42. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Cyber Security

#289 in Europe

#798 in the World

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

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#299 in Europe

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Cyber Security

#301 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

45. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Cyber Security

#320 in Europe

#897 in the World

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

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Cyber Security

#332 in Europe

#941 in the World

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

47. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Cyber Security

#341 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

48. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Cyber Security

#342 in Europe

#972 in the World

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

49. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Cyber Security

#354 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

50. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Cyber Security

#358 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Cyber Security

#359 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Cyber Security

#360 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

53. University of Kassel

For Cyber Security

#362 in Europe

#1043 in the World

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

54. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Cyber Security

#363 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Cyber Security

#373 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Cyber Security

#374 in Europe

#1073 in the World

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

57. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#391 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

58. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Cyber Security

#392 in Europe

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#405 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Cyber Security

#418 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Cyber Security

#441 in Europe

#1294 in the World

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

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Cyber Security

#461 in Europe

#1373 in the World

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

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Cyber Security

#464 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cyber Security

#467 in Europe

#1406 in the World

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

65. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#480 in Europe

#1447 in the World

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

66. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Cyber Security

#483 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

67. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Cyber Security

#510 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

68. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Cyber Security

#521 in Europe

#1645 in the World

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

69. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#524 in Europe

#1661 in the World

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

70. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Cyber Security

#537 in Europe

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

71. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#543 in Europe

#1727 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Cyber Security

#547 in Europe

#1745 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

73. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Cyber Security

#551 in Europe

#1759 in the World

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

74. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Cyber Security

#561 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

75. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#564 in Europe

#1801 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Cyber Security

#595 in Europe

#1940 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Cyber Security

#606 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

78. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#618 in Europe

#2046 in the World

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

79. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#661 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

80. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Cyber Security

#694 in Europe

#2496 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

81. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#698 in Europe

#2516 in the World

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

82. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Cyber Security

#710 in Europe

#2578 in the World

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

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#711 in Europe

#2583 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Cyber Security

#720 in Europe

#2641 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#731 in Europe

#2700 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

86. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Cyber Security

#737 in Europe

#2713 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

87. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Cyber Security

#742 in Europe

#2731 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

88. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Cyber Security

#750 in Europe

#2780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

89. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Cyber Security

#752 in Europe

#2802 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

90. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Cyber Security

#761 in Europe

#2829 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

91. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#762 in Europe

#2830 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

92. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#766 in Europe

#2864 in the World

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

93. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Cyber Security

#777 in Europe

#2899 in the World

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

94. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#793 in Europe

#2957 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

95. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#797 in Europe

#2971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

96. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Cyber Security

#820 in Europe

#3071 in the World

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

97. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#823 in Europe

#3080 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

98. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Cyber Security

#834 in Europe

#3156 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

99. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Cyber Security

#835 in Europe

#3160 in the World

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

100. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Cyber Security

#836 in Europe

#3165 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.