100 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 52.4K academic papers made by 103 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

#90 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

#41 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Data Science

#48 in Europe

#155 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

#57 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Data Science

#62 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#67 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Data Science

#81 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

8. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#84 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

9. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Data Science

#85 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

10. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#92 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

11. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#97 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#105 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

13. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Data Science

#106 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

14. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Data Science

#109 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

15. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Data Science

#112 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

16. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Data Science

#113 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

17. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Data Science

#114 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

18. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Data Science

#115 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Data Science

#117 in Europe

#302 in the World

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

20. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Data Science

#134 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

21. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Data Science

#143 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Data Science

#147 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Data Science

#152 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Data Science

#155 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Data Science

#162 in Europe

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

26. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#169 in Europe

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Data Science

#173 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

28. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Data Science

#181 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

29. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Data Science

#182 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

30. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Data Science

#186 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

31. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Data Science

#189 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

32. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Data Science

#206 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Data Science

#212 in Europe

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

34. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Data Science

#214 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Data Science

#215 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

36. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Data Science

#224 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

37. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Data Science

#227 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

38. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Data Science

#232 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

39. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#248 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

40. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Data Science

#249 in Europe

#574 in the World

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

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Data Science

#253 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

42. University of Kassel

For Data Science

#256 in Europe

#589 in the World

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

43. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Data Science

#263 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

44. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Data Science

#274 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Data Science

#283 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Data Science

#291 in Europe

#698 in the World

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

47. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Data Science

#311 in Europe

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Data Science

#320 in Europe

#761 in the World

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

49. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Data Science

#324 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Data Science

#326 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

51. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Data Science

#340 in Europe

#798 in the World

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

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Data Science

#344 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

53. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Data Science

#348 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

54. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Data Science

#357 in Europe

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

55. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Data Science

#358 in Europe

#861 in the World

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

56. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Data Science

#366 in Europe

#883 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Data Science

#370 in Europe

#903 in the World

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

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Data Science

#375 in Europe

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Data Science

#379 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#387 in Europe

#974 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

#406 in Europe

#1020 in the World

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

62. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Data Science

#411 in Europe

#1036 in the World

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

63. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Data Science

#413 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Data Science

#426 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Data Science

#443 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Data Science

#444 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

67. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Data Science

#451 in Europe

#1165 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

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

69. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Data Science

#479 in Europe

#1252 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

70. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#489 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

71. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Data Science

#493 in Europe

#1304 in the World

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

72. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Data Science

#501 in Europe

#1342 in the World

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

73. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Data Science

#502 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

74. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Data Science

#533 in Europe

#1458 in the World

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

75. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Data Science

#537 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

76. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Data Science

#542 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

77. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#557 in Europe

#1550 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

78. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#566 in Europe

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

79. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Data Science

#579 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

80. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Data Science

#581 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

81. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#589 in Europe

#1692 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

82. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#592 in Europe

#1700 in the World

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

83. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#643 in Europe

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#663 in Europe

#2046 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Data Science

#668 in Europe

#2056 in the World

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

86. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Data Science

#672 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,760
Founded: 1994

87. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Data Science

#676 in Europe

#2098 in the World

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

88. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Data Science

#681 in Europe

#2120 in the World

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

89. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Data Science

#684 in Europe

#2137 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Data Science

#693 in Europe

#2184 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

91. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Data Science

#712 in Europe

#2294 in the World

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

92. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Data Science

#728 in Europe

#2360 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

93. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Data Science

#732 in Europe

#2392 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

94. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Data Science

#735 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

95. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Data Science

#737 in Europe

#2423 in the World

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

96. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Data Science

#739 in Europe

#2433 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

97. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Data Science

#740 in Europe

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

98. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Data Science

#748 in Europe

#2473 in the World

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

99. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Data Science

#770 in Europe

#2573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

100. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Data Science

#772 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

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