14 Best universities for Information Technology (IT) in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 39.1K citations received by 1.92K academic papers made by 14 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

For Information Technology

#39 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. RWTH Aachen University

For Information Technology

#73 in Europe
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Information Technology

#74 in Europe
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

4. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Information Technology

#79 in Europe
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

5. University of Hamburg

For Information Technology

#86 in Europe
#316 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Information Technology

#92 in Europe
#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

7. University of Stuttgart

For Information Technology

#106 in Europe
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

8. University of Munich

For Information Technology

#110 in Europe
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

9. University of Munster

For Information Technology

#118 in Europe
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

10. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Information Technology

#127 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Information Technology

#134 in Europe
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

12. Technical University of Berlin

For Information Technology

#145 in Europe
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

13. University of Cologne

For Information Technology

#147 in Europe
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

14. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Information Technology

#161 in Europe
#506 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

The best cities to study Information Technology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Karlsruhe, and Darmstadt.