100 Best universities for Machine Learning in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 8.26M citations received by 263K academic papers made by 153 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

#12 in Europe

#83 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

#19 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Machine Learning

#20 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

4. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Machine Learning

#31 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Machine Learning

#32 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

6. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Machine Learning

#43 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#51 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#52 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

9. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Machine Learning

#57 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Machine Learning

#72 in Europe

#259 in the World

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

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#81 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Machine Learning

#82 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Machine Learning

#86 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Machine Learning

#92 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

15. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Machine Learning

#104 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

16. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#115 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#131 in Europe

#395 in the World

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

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Machine Learning

#134 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Machine Learning

#137 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Machine Learning

#139 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Machine Learning

#140 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Machine Learning

#153 in Europe

#460 in the World

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

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Machine Learning

#155 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

24. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Machine Learning

#163 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

25. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#165 in Europe

#495 in the World

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

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Machine Learning

#168 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#174 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

28. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Machine Learning

#177 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

29. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Machine Learning

#182 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Machine Learning

#187 in Europe

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

31. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Machine Learning

#191 in Europe

#560 in the World

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

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Machine Learning

#197 in Europe

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Machine Learning

#199 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

34. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#201 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

35. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Machine Learning

#204 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

36. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Machine Learning

#212 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

37. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Machine Learning

#214 in Europe

#614 in the World

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

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Machine Learning

#228 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Machine Learning

#237 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

40. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Machine Learning

#244 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

41. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Machine Learning

#246 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Machine Learning

#249 in Europe

#715 in the World

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

43. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Machine Learning

#257 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

44. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Machine Learning

#261 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

45. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#267 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

46. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Machine Learning

#268 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

47. University of Kassel

For Machine Learning

#314 in Europe

#938 in the World

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

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Machine Learning

#322 in Europe

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

49. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Machine Learning

#328 in Europe

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Machine Learning

#330 in Europe

#997 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

#332 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

52. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Machine Learning

#337 in Europe

#1016 in the World

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

53. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Machine Learning

#340 in Europe

#1028 in the World

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

54. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Machine Learning

#347 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Machine Learning

#356 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

56. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Machine Learning

#367 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Machine Learning

#369 in Europe

#1136 in the World

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

58. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Machine Learning

#371 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Machine Learning

#378 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Machine Learning

#380 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

61. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Machine Learning

#402 in Europe

#1266 in the World

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

62. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Machine Learning

#404 in Europe

#1273 in the World

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

63. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Machine Learning

#407 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Machine Learning

#423 in Europe

#1354 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Machine Learning

#460 in Europe

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

66. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Machine Learning

#473 in Europe

#1583 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

67. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Machine Learning

#477 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

68. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Machine Learning

#487 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Machine Learning

#492 in Europe

#1632 in the World

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

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Machine Learning

#528 in Europe

#1762 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Machine Learning

#543 in Europe

#1838 in the World

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

72. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Machine Learning

#552 in Europe

#1873 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

73. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Machine Learning

#556 in Europe

#1889 in the World

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

74. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Machine Learning

#575 in Europe

#2003 in the World

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

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#594 in Europe

#2088 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Machine Learning

#597 in Europe

#2093 in the World

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

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Machine Learning

#618 in Europe

#2231 in the World

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

78. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Machine Learning

#627 in Europe

#2270 in the World

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

79. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Machine Learning

#646 in Europe

#2353 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#661 in Europe

#2430 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

81. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Machine Learning

#671 in Europe

#2485 in the World

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

82. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#684 in Europe

#2558 in the World

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

83. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Machine Learning

#688 in Europe

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

84. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#692 in Europe

#2589 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

85. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Machine Learning

#700 in Europe

#2620 in the World

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

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Machine Learning

#704 in Europe

#2653 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Machine Learning

#721 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

88. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Machine Learning

#727 in Europe

#2836 in the World

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

89. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#731 in Europe

#2845 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

90. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#756 in Europe

#2999 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

91. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Machine Learning

#773 in Europe

#3072 in the World

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

92. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#791 in Europe

#3144 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

93. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Machine Learning

#798 in Europe

#3162 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

94. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Machine Learning

#808 in Europe

#3223 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

95. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

Saxony | Mittweida

For Machine Learning

#818 in Europe

#3289 in the World

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

96. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Machine Learning

#824 in Europe

#3325 in the World

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

97. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Machine Learning

#825 in Europe

#3327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

98. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Machine Learning

#830 in Europe

#3368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

99. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Machine Learning

#838 in Europe

#3419 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

100. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Machine Learning

#844 in Europe

#3435 in the World

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

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