100 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 5.89M citations received by 240K academic papers made by 152 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 Machine Learning

#7 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Machine Learning

#22 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Machine Learning

#32 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Machine Learning

#34 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Machine Learning

#41 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

6. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Machine Learning

#44 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#57 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#63 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Machine Learning

#72 in Europe

#257 in the World

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

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Machine Learning

#76 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Machine Learning

#82 in Europe

#282 in the World

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

12. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Machine Learning

#96 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Machine Learning

#101 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#110 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

15. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Machine Learning

#121 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

16. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#128 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#129 in Europe

#395 in the World

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

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Machine Learning

#134 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Machine Learning

#136 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Machine Learning

#144 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Machine Learning

#153 in Europe

#458 in the World

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

22. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#154 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

23. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Machine Learning

#160 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

24. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Machine Learning

#161 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

25. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#170 in Europe

#508 in the World

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

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Machine Learning

#173 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

27. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Machine Learning

#175 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

28. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Machine Learning

#177 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

29. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Machine Learning

#179 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

30. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Machine Learning

#182 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

31. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Machine Learning

#192 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Machine Learning

#194 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Machine Learning

#196 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#197 in Europe

#570 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Machine Learning

#208 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Machine Learning

#212 in Europe

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

37. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Machine Learning

#226 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Machine Learning

#227 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

39. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Machine Learning

#230 in Europe

#655 in the World

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

40. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Machine Learning

#238 in Europe

#685 in the World

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

41. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Machine Learning

#245 in Europe

#696 in the World

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

42. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Machine Learning

#261 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

43. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Machine Learning

#262 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

44. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Machine Learning

#263 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

45. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Machine Learning

#288 in Europe

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

46. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#289 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Machine Learning

#306 in Europe

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Kassel

For Machine Learning

#314 in Europe

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

49. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Machine Learning

#319 in Europe

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Machine Learning

#332 in Europe

#950 in the World

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

51. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Machine Learning

#334 in Europe

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

52. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Machine Learning

#340 in Europe

#987 in the World

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

53. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Machine Learning

#347 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Machine Learning

#351 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Machine Learning

#352 in Europe

#1034 in the World

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

56. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Machine Learning

#354 in Europe

#1060 in the World

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

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Machine Learning

#370 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Machine Learning

#375 in Europe

#1118 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Machine Learning

#385 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Machine Learning

#386 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

61. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Machine Learning

#389 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

62. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Machine Learning

#407 in Europe

#1231 in the World

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

63. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Machine Learning

#424 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

64. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Machine Learning

#425 in Europe

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

65. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Machine Learning

#480 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

66. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Machine Learning

#486 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

67. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Machine Learning

#490 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

68. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Machine Learning

#504 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Machine Learning

#510 in Europe

#1640 in the World

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

70. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Machine Learning

#538 in Europe

#1764 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

71. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Machine Learning

#545 in Europe

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

72. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Machine Learning

#550 in Europe

#1820 in the World

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

73. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Machine Learning

#566 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

74. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Machine Learning

#590 in Europe

#1993 in the World

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

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#598 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Machine Learning

#599 in Europe

#2045 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Machine Learning

#605 in Europe

#2080 in the World

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

78. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Machine Learning

#606 in Europe

#2084 in the World

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

79. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Machine Learning

#609 in Europe

#2103 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

80. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Machine Learning

#622 in Europe

#2177 in the World

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

81. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#660 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

82. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Machine Learning

#672 in Europe

#2448 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

83. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#681 in Europe

#2486 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

84. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#715 in Europe

#2715 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

85. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#721 in Europe

#2746 in the World

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

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#725 in Europe

#2757 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Machine Learning

#745 in Europe

#2882 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

88. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#758 in Europe

#2952 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

89. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Machine Learning

#770 in Europe

#2984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

90. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#775 in Europe

#3009 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

91. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Machine Learning

#777 in Europe

#3018 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

92. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

Saxony | Mittweida

For Machine Learning

#791 in Europe

#3105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,849
Founded: 1867

93. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#792 in Europe

#3118 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

94. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Machine Learning

#807 in Europe

#3191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

95. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Machine Learning

#811 in Europe

#3208 in the World

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

96. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#820 in Europe

#3256 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

97. Ostfalia - Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

For Machine Learning

#821 in Europe

#3264 in the World

Enrollment: 11,042
Founded: 1971

98. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Machine Learning

#823 in Europe

#3274 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

99. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#831 in Europe

#3327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

100. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#837 in Europe

#3347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Heidelberg, and Freiburg im Breisgau.