Best Software Engineering universities in Germany [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 62.2K academic papers made by 107 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 Software Engineering

#3 in Europe

#17 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Software Engineering

#13 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Software Engineering

#17 in Europe

#44 in the World

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

4. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Software Engineering

#24 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#26 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#32 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#45 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

8. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Software Engineering

#47 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

9. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Software Engineering

#48 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Software Engineering

#52 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Software Engineering

#62 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

12. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Software Engineering

#63 in Europe

#157 in the World

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

13. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Software Engineering

#66 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#67 in Europe

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Software Engineering

#74 in Europe

#175 in the World

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

16. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Software Engineering

#80 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Software Engineering

#90 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Software Engineering

#94 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Software Engineering

#105 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

20. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Software Engineering

#110 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Software Engineering

#132 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Software Engineering

#135 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#136 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

24. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Software Engineering

#141 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

25. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Software Engineering

#143 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Software Engineering

#144 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Software Engineering

#156 in Europe

#342 in the World

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

28. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Software Engineering

#157 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

29. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#162 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

30. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Software Engineering

#168 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Software Engineering

#170 in Europe

#369 in the World

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

32. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Software Engineering

#190 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

33. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Software Engineering

#193 in Europe

#422 in the World

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

34. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#203 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

35. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#206 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

36. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Software Engineering

#212 in Europe

#455 in the World

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

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Software Engineering

#219 in Europe

#492 in the World

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

38. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Software Engineering

#220 in Europe

#493 in the World

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

39. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#225 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

40. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Software Engineering

#229 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

41. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Software Engineering

#235 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

42. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Software Engineering

#237 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Software Engineering

#252 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Software Engineering

#255 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

45. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#269 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

46. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Software Engineering

#270 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

47. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Software Engineering

#276 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Software Engineering

#285 in Europe

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Software Engineering

#292 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

50. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Software Engineering

#293 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

51. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Software Engineering

#307 in Europe

#688 in the World

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

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Software Engineering

#310 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Software Engineering

#313 in Europe

#700 in the World

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

54. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#320 in Europe

#714 in the World

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

55. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Software Engineering

#321 in Europe

#715 in the World

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

56. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Software Engineering

#324 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

57. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Software Engineering

#332 in Europe

#740 in the World

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

58. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#339 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

59. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Software Engineering

#351 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

60. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Software Engineering

#360 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

61. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Software Engineering

#365 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

62. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Software Engineering

#369 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

63. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#371 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

64. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Software Engineering

#395 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

65. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#405 in Europe

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

66. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Software Engineering

#411 in Europe

#959 in the World

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

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Software Engineering

#415 in Europe

#973 in the World

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

68. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#417 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Software Engineering

#418 in Europe

#985 in the World

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

70. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Software Engineering

#423 in Europe

#997 in the World

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

71. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Software Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1094 in the World

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

72. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

73. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Software Engineering

#505 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

74. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Software Engineering

#514 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

75. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1314 in the World

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

76. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#538 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

77. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#539 in Europe

#1362 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

78. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#541 in Europe

#1366 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

79. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Software Engineering

#554 in Europe

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

80. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Software Engineering

#570 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

81. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#580 in Europe

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

82. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#591 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

83. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#599 in Europe

#1663 in the World

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

84. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#608 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

85. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Software Engineering

#620 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

86. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Software Engineering

#628 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

87. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Software Engineering

#634 in Europe

#1822 in the World

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

88. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Software Engineering

#650 in Europe

#1892 in the World

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

89. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Software Engineering

#657 in Europe

#1951 in the World

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

90. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Software Engineering

#667 in Europe

#1997 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

91. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#668 in Europe

#2001 in the World

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

92. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#673 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

93. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Software Engineering

#686 in Europe

#2055 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

94. Constance University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#689 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,670
Founded: 1906

95. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#691 in Europe

#2068 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

96. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Software Engineering

#697 in Europe

#2102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,322
Founded: 1971

97. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Software Engineering

#711 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

98. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Software Engineering

#724 in Europe

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

99. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#729 in Europe

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

100. Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Wernigerode

For Software Engineering

#737 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 3,269
Founded: 1991

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