25 Best universities for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Human-Computer Interaction. A graph of 218K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 25 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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. RWTH Aachen University

For Human-Computer Interaction

#21 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. University of Bielefeld

For Human-Computer Interaction

#10 in Germany

#60 in Europe

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

3. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Human-Computer Interaction

#11 in Germany

#61 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

4. University of Munster

For Human-Computer Interaction

#18 in Germany

#129 in Europe

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

5. Ruhr University Bochum

For Human-Computer Interaction

#20 in Germany

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

6. University of Paderborn

For Human-Computer Interaction

#21 in Germany

#142 in Europe

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

7. University of Bonn

For Human-Computer Interaction

#24 in Germany

#149 in Europe

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

8. TU Dortmund University

For Human-Computer Interaction

#28 in Germany

#180 in Europe

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

9. University of Siegen

For Human-Computer Interaction

#29 in Germany

#185 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

10. University of Hagen

For Human-Computer Interaction

#53 in Germany

#321 in Europe

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Human-Computer Interaction

#56 in Germany

#335 in Europe

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

12. University of Cologne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#58 in Germany

#353 in Europe

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

13. University of Wuppertal

For Human-Computer Interaction

#65 in Germany

#433 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

14. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#68 in Germany

#476 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

15. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#75 in Germany

#540 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

16. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Human-Computer Interaction

#82 in Germany

#576 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

17. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#83 in Germany

#581 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

18. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#84 in Germany

#586 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

19. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#86 in Germany

#601 in Europe

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

20. German Sport University Cologne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#90 in Germany

#631 in Europe

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

21. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Human-Computer Interaction

#93 in Germany

#644 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

22. Witten/Herdecke University

For Human-Computer Interaction

#99 in Germany

#700 in Europe

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

23. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Human-Computer Interaction

#103 in Germany

#728 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,373
Founded: 1971

24. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#106 in Germany

#749 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,723
Founded: 2009

25. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Human-Computer Interaction

#108 in Germany

#762 in Europe

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Human-Computer Interaction

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	9	2
Rhineland-Palatinate	7	25
Lower Saxony	10	30
Bremen	3	9
Thuringia	4	38
Hamburg	5	8
Baden-Wurttemberg	17	5
Brandenburg	10	4
Saxony	5	12
Bavaria	16	1