52 Best universities for Game Design and Development in Germany

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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

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Europe
#31 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

2. RWTH Aachen University

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Europe
#32 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

3. Technical University of 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

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

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

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Europe
#99 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Game Design and Development

#47 in Europe
#141 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

8. Johannes Gutenberg University 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

For Game Design and Development

#57 in Europe
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

10. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#69 in Europe
#193 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

12. Technical University of Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#72 in Europe
#196 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

13. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#83 in Europe
#224 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

15. University of Stuttgart

For Game Design and Development

#86 in Europe
#230 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

16. Ruhr University Bochum

For Game Design and Development

#99 in Europe
#256 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

17. Dresden University of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#106 in Europe
#273 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

18. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Game Design and Development

#111 in Europe
#282 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#113 in Europe
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

20. University of Bonn

For Game Design and Development

#115 in Europe
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

21. Saarland University

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

For Game Design and Development

#119 in Europe
#296 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

For Game Design and Development

#129 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

25. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#138 in Europe
#332 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

27. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#155 in Europe
#363 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

28. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Game Design and Development

#162 in Europe
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

29. University of Potsdam

For Game Design and Development

#178 in Europe
#412 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

30. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#184 in Europe
#418 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

32. Technical University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#198 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

34. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Game Design and Development

#201 in Europe
#457 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

35. Kiel University

For Game Design and Development

#211 in Europe
#474 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

36. Osnabruck University

For Game Design and Development

#214 in Europe
#477 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

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

For Game Design and Development

#231 in Europe
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

39. TU Dortmund University

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

For Game Design and Development

#235 in Europe
#523 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

41. University of Lubeck

For Game Design and Development

#236 in Europe
#527 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

42. University of Freiburg

For Game Design and Development

#238 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

43. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#252 in Europe
#564 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

45. University of 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

For Game Design and Development

#267 in Europe
#593 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

47. Braunschweig University of Technology

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

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

For Game Design and Development

#286 in Europe
#639 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

51. University of 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

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.