88 Best universities for Computer Graphics 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 Computer Graphics. A graph of 974K citations received by 42.3K academic papers made by 88 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 Computer Graphics

#6 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Computer Graphics

#14 in Europe

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Computer Graphics

#16 in Europe

#65 in the World

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

4. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Computer Graphics

#17 in Europe

#66 in the World

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

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Computer Graphics

#18 in Europe

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Computer Graphics

#20 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Computer Graphics

#25 in Europe

#105 in the World

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

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Computer Graphics

#26 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computer Graphics

#30 in Europe

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Computer Graphics

#41 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

11. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Computer Graphics

#48 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

12. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Computer Graphics

#51 in Europe

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computer Graphics

#57 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Computer Graphics

#64 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

15. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Computer Graphics

#71 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Computer Graphics

#76 in Europe

#225 in the World

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

17. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Computer Graphics

#81 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

18. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computer Graphics

#87 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Computer Graphics

#96 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Computer Graphics

#105 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Computer Graphics

#111 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

22. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Computer Graphics

#116 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

23. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Computer Graphics

#117 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Computer Graphics

#119 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Computer Graphics

#128 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Computer Graphics

#129 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

27. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Computer Graphics

#130 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computer Graphics

#131 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

29. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Computer Graphics

#133 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Computer Graphics

#134 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Computer Graphics

#143 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Computer Graphics

#153 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Computer Graphics

#165 in Europe

#409 in the World

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

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Computer Graphics

#166 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Computer Graphics

#167 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

36. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Computer Graphics

#168 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

37. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Computer Graphics

#175 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

38. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Computer Graphics

#192 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

39. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Computer Graphics

#195 in Europe

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

40. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Computer Graphics

#198 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

41. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Computer Graphics

#205 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

42. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Computer Graphics

#208 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

43. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Computer Graphics

#214 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

44. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Computer Graphics

#217 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

45. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Computer Graphics

#222 in Europe

#542 in the World

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

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Computer Graphics

#224 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Computer Graphics

#236 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

48. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Computer Graphics

#241 in Europe

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

49. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Computer Graphics

#248 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

50. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Computer Graphics

#255 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

51. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Computer Graphics

#270 in Europe

#660 in the World

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

52. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Computer Graphics

#272 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

53. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Computer Graphics

#273 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

54. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Computer Graphics

#280 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

55. University of Kassel

For Computer Graphics

#283 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

56. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Computer Graphics

#286 in Europe

#692 in the World

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

57. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Computer Graphics

#293 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Computer Graphics

#295 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Computer Graphics

#303 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

60. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Computer Graphics

#305 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

61. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Computer Graphics

#306 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

62. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Computer Graphics

#308 in Europe

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

63. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computer Graphics

#316 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

64. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Computer Graphics

#332 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

65. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Computer Graphics

#351 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

66. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Computer Graphics

#356 in Europe

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

67. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computer Graphics

#357 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

68. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Computer Graphics

#401 in Europe

#1028 in the World

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

69. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Computer Graphics

#402 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

70. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Computer Graphics

#453 in Europe

#1186 in the World

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

71. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Computer Graphics

#459 in Europe

#1200 in the World

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

72. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Computer Graphics

#461 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

73. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Computer Graphics

#478 in Europe

#1249 in the World

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

74. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Computer Graphics

#529 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Computer Graphics

#530 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

76. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Computer Graphics

#533 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

77. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Computer Graphics

#542 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computer Graphics

#550 in Europe

#1595 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Computer Graphics

#577 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Computer Graphics

#579 in Europe

#1728 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

81. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Computer Graphics

#580 in Europe

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

82. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Computer Graphics

#582 in Europe

#1734 in the World

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

83. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Computer Graphics

#588 in Europe

#1745 in the World

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

84. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Computer Graphics

#593 in Europe

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

85. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Computer Graphics

#594 in Europe

#1769 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

86. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Computer Graphics

#603 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,322
Founded: 1971

87. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Computer Graphics

#628 in Europe

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

88. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Computer Graphics

#654 in Europe

#2100 in the World

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

The best cities to study Computer Graphics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Tubingen, and Erlangen.