100 Best universities for Cyber Security in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.72M citations received by 127K academic papers made by 139 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

#11 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#13 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

#25 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#37 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#40 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#41 in Europe

#160 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

#195 in the World

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

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Cyber Security

#62 in Europe

#212 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#65 in Europe

#225 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

#84 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#86 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Cyber Security

#96 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#101 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

15. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Cyber Security

#103 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

16. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Cyber Security

#119 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Cyber Security

#120 in Europe

#366 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

#124 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Cyber Security

#127 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#130 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Cyber Security

#132 in Europe

#391 in the World

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

22. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Cyber Security

#136 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#145 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

24. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#150 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

25. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Cyber Security

#176 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

26. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Cyber Security

#183 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

27. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Cyber Security

#186 in Europe

#499 in the World

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

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#188 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

29. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Cyber Security

#195 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

30. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#197 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

31. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Cyber Security

#210 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

32. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Cyber Security

#211 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Cyber Security

#216 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Cyber Security

#217 in Europe

#595 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Cyber Security

#223 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#225 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Cyber Security

#242 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Cyber Security

#251 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Cyber Security

#253 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Cyber Security

#259 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Cyber Security

#285 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

42. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Cyber Security

#292 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#303 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Cyber Security

#308 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

45. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Cyber Security

#321 in Europe

#914 in the World

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

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Cyber Security

#330 in Europe

#944 in the World

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

47. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Cyber Security

#346 in Europe

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Cyber Security

#351 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Cyber Security

#356 in Europe

#1024 in the World

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

50. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Cyber Security

#358 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Cyber Security

#360 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Cyber Security

#364 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

53. University of Kassel

For Cyber Security

#365 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

54. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Cyber Security

#370 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Cyber Security

#375 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Cyber Security

#380 in Europe

#1093 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

#386 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

58. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Cyber Security

#394 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cyber Security

#406 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Cyber Security

#427 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Cyber Security

#454 in Europe

#1332 in the World

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

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Cyber Security

#466 in Europe

#1403 in the World

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

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Cyber Security

#468 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cyber Security

#472 in Europe

#1417 in the World

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

65. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cyber Security

#479 in Europe

#1453 in the World

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

66. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Cyber Security

#484 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

67. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Cyber Security

#514 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

68. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Cyber Security

#523 in Europe

#1638 in the World

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

69. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cyber Security

#534 in Europe

#1702 in the World

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

70. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Cyber Security

#536 in Europe

#1719 in the World

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

71. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Cyber Security

#538 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

72. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#550 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

73. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Cyber Security

#558 in Europe

#1783 in the World

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

74. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Cyber Security

#562 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

75. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Cyber Security

#571 in Europe

#1833 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Cyber Security

#593 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#612 in Europe

#2034 in the World

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

78. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Cyber Security

#621 in Europe

#2070 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

79. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cyber Security

#664 in Europe

#2321 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

80. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#700 in Europe

#2522 in the World

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

81. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Cyber Security

#702 in Europe

#2530 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

82. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Cyber Security

#704 in Europe

#2542 in the World

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

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cyber Security

#708 in Europe

#2573 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Cyber Security

#726 in Europe

#2676 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cyber Security

#733 in Europe

#2705 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

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

87. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Cyber Security

#743 in Europe

#2734 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

88. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#746 in Europe

#2744 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

89. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Cyber Security

#748 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

90. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Cyber Security

#757 in Europe

#2818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

91. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Cyber Security

#767 in Europe

#2861 in the World

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

92. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Cyber Security

#769 in Europe

#2873 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cyber Security

#771 in Europe

#2887 in the World

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

94. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#792 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

95. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#807 in Europe

#3029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

96. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cyber Security

#817 in Europe

#3063 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

97. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Cyber Security

#822 in Europe

#3083 in the World

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

98. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Cyber Security

#834 in Europe

#3147 in the World

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

99. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Cyber Security

#835 in Europe

#3150 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

100. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Cyber Security

#839 in Europe

#3177 in the World

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

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