52 Best universities for Game Design and Development 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 Game Design and Development. A graph of 111K citations received by 7.57K academic papers made by 52 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. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Europe

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Europe

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

4. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Game Design and Development

#27 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

6. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Game Design and Development

#47 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Game Design and Development

#51 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

9. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Game Design and Development

#57 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

10. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Game Design and Development

#68 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

11. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Game Design and Development

#69 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#72 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Game Design and Development

#79 in Europe

#208 in the World

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

14. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Game Design and Development

#83 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

15. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Game Design and Development

#86 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

16. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Game Design and Development

#99 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Game Design and Development

#106 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Game Design and Development

#111 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Game Design and Development

#113 in Europe

#285 in the World

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

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Game Design and Development

#115 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

21. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Game Design and Development

#118 in Europe

#294 in the World

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

22. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#119 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Game Design and Development

#126 in Europe

#312 in the World

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

24. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Game Design and Development

#129 in Europe

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

25. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Game Design and Development

#132 in Europe

#322 in the World

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

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Game Design and Development

#138 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Game Design and Development

#155 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

28. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Game Design and Development

#162 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

29. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Game Design and Development

#178 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

30. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Game Design and Development

#181 in Europe

#415 in the World

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

31. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Game Design and Development

#184 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Game Design and Development

#197 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

33. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Game Design and Development

#198 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

34. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#201 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

35. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Game Design and Development

#211 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

36. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Game Design and Development

#214 in Europe

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Game Design and Development

#217 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

38. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Game Design and Development

#231 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

39. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Game Design and Development

#233 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Game Design and Development

#235 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Game Design and Development

#236 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Game Design and Development

#238 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

43. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Game Design and Development

#241 in Europe

#538 in the World

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

44. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Game Design and Development

#252 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

45. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Game Design and Development

#253 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Game Design and Development

#267 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Game Design and Development

#270 in Europe

#602 in the World

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

48. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Game Design and Development

#277 in Europe

#618 in the World

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

49. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Game Design and Development

#286 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

50. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Game Design and Development

#315 in Europe

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Game Design and Development

#353 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

52. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#359 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

The best cities to study Game Design and Development in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Aachen, Munich, and Wurzburg.