100 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 1.81M citations received by 54.6K academic papers made by 105 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Data Science

#21 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Data Science

#45 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Data Science

#48 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Data Science

#59 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Data Science

#65 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#72 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Data Science

#84 in Europe

#230 in the World

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

8. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Data Science

#86 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#89 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#95 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#100 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#107 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Data Science

#109 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

14. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Data Science

#110 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

15. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Data Science

#112 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

16. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Data Science

#114 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

17. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Data Science

#115 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

18. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Data Science

#116 in Europe

#303 in the World

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

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Data Science

#118 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Data Science

#119 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

21. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Data Science

#144 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Data Science

#150 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Data Science

#151 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Data Science

#162 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

25. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Data Science

#165 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

26. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#167 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Data Science

#172 in Europe

#405 in the World

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

28. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Data Science

#177 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

29. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Data Science

#180 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

30. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Data Science

#182 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

31. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Data Science

#193 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

32. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Data Science

#209 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Data Science

#211 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

34. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Data Science

#216 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

35. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Data Science

#219 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

36. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Data Science

#225 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

37. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Data Science

#231 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

38. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Data Science

#237 in Europe

#538 in the World

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

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Data Science

#246 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

40. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Data Science

#254 in Europe

#590 in the World

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

41. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#255 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

42. University of Kassel

For Data Science

#256 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

43. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Data Science

#265 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

44. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Data Science

#273 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Data Science

#286 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Data Science

#301 in Europe

#726 in the World

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

47. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Data Science

#312 in Europe

#746 in the World

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

48. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Data Science

#321 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

49. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Data Science

#322 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Data Science

#326 in Europe

#780 in the World

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

51. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Data Science

#333 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Data Science

#349 in Europe

#829 in the World

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

53. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Data Science

#351 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

54. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Data Science

#357 in Europe

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

55. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Data Science

#361 in Europe

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

56. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Data Science

#363 in Europe

#880 in the World

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

57. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Data Science

#372 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Data Science

#376 in Europe

#935 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Data Science

#383 in Europe

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#391 in Europe

#985 in the World

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

61. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Data Science

#410 in Europe

#1042 in the World

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

62. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Data Science

#421 in Europe

#1071 in the World

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

63. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Data Science

#423 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Data Science

#433 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Data Science

#440 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Data Science

#452 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

67. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Data Science

#461 in Europe

#1201 in the World

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

68. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Data Science

#474 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

69. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Data Science

#483 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

70. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#494 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

71. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Data Science

#499 in Europe

#1329 in the World

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

72. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Data Science

#510 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

73. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Data Science

#514 in Europe

#1386 in the World

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

74. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Data Science

#515 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

75. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Data Science

#516 in Europe

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

76. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#522 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

77. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Data Science

#550 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#558 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Data Science

#575 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

80. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#584 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

81. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Data Science

#591 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

82. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#593 in Europe

#1724 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

83. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#647 in Europe

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#662 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Data Science

#663 in Europe

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1994

86. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#672 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

87. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Data Science

#690 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

88. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Data Science

#691 in Europe

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

89. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Data Science

#693 in Europe

#2172 in the World

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

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Data Science

#706 in Europe

#2252 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

91. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Data Science

#719 in Europe

#2351 in the World

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

92. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Data Science

#726 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

93. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Data Science

#727 in Europe

#2416 in the World

Enrollment: 6,431
Founded: 1992

94. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Data Science

#728 in Europe

#2421 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

95. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#739 in Europe

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

96. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#744 in Europe

#2466 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

97. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Data Science

#748 in Europe

#2482 in the World

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

98. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#754 in Europe

#2518 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

99. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Data Science

#768 in Europe

#2576 in the World

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

100. Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Data Science

#771 in Europe

#2605 in the World

Enrollment: 3,639
Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Data Science in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, and Aachen.