29 Best universities for Computer Science in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 7.31M citations received by 298K academic papers made by 29 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 Computer Science

#4 in Germany
#32 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

2. University of Bonn

For Computer Science

#10 in Germany
#58 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

3. Ruhr University Bochum

For Computer Science

#17 in Germany
#86 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

4. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Computer Science

#21 in Germany
#107 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

5. University of Cologne

For Computer Science

#22 in Germany
#116 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

6. TU Dortmund University

For Computer Science

#23 in Germany
#119 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

7. University of Munster

For Computer Science

#28 in Germany
#147 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Computer Science

#31 in Germany
#163 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

9. University of Bielefeld

For Computer Science

#34 in Germany
#178 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

10. University of Paderborn

For Computer Science

#47 in Germany
#238 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. University of Wuppertal

For Computer Science

#54 in Germany
#329 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

12. University of Siegen

For Computer Science

#59 in Germany
#359 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. University of Hagen

For Computer Science

#67 in Germany
#446 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

14. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#68 in Germany
#458 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

15. Witten/Herdecke University

For Computer Science

#74 in Germany
#551 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

16. German Sport University Cologne

For Computer Science

#81 in Germany
#621 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

17. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Computer Science

#84 in Germany
#673 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

18. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#89 in Germany
#774 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

19. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#103 in Germany
#862 in Europe
Enrollment
5,938
Founded
1971

21. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#107 in Germany
#897 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

22. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Computer Science

#109 in Germany
#911 in Europe
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

24. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Computer Science

#123 in Germany
#989 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
14,741
Founded
1971

25. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#124 in Germany
#993 in Europe
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1971

26. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Computer Science

#158 in Germany
#1212 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
6,723
Founded
2009

27. Cologne Business School

For Computer Science

#159 in Germany
#1222 in Europe
Enrollment
1,123
Founded
1993

28. Academy of Media Arts Cologne

For Computer Science

#162 in Germany
#1301 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
398
Founded
1990

29. University of Applied Sciences Europe

For Computer Science

#170 in Germany
#1434 in Europe
Enrollment
2,906
Founded
2000

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Computer Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 12 12
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 25
Lower Saxony 14 11
Bremen 3 33
Thuringia 5 35
Saxony-Anhalt 5 37
Hamburg 8 5
Baden-Wurttemberg 27 2
Schleswig-Holstein 5 26
Brandenburg 18 13
Saxony 7 15
Bavaria 22 1
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 48