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 63.2K 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

#35 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. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#24 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Software Engineering

#25 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#33 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#47 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

8. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Software Engineering

#50 in Europe

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

9. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Software Engineering

#52 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Software Engineering

#55 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Software Engineering

#64 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

12. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Software Engineering

#65 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

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

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Software Engineering

#75 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

16. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Software Engineering

#84 in Europe

#191 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

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Software Engineering

#95 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Software Engineering

#108 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

20. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Software Engineering

#113 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Software Engineering

#134 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Software Engineering

#135 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#137 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

24. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Software Engineering

#142 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

25. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Software Engineering

#143 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Software Engineering

#145 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Software Engineering

#154 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

28. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Software Engineering

#155 in Europe

#341 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

#161 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Software Engineering

#164 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

31. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Software Engineering

#171 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

32. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Software Engineering

#187 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

33. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Software Engineering

#195 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

34. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#202 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

35. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#204 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

#208 in Europe

#452 in the World

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

37. 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

38. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Software Engineering

#221 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

39. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#227 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

40. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Software Engineering

#229 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Software Engineering

#236 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

42. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Software Engineering

#240 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Software Engineering

#241 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Software Engineering

#256 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

45. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#271 in Europe

#614 in the World

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

46. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Software Engineering

#273 in Europe

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

47. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Software Engineering

#282 in Europe

#637 in the World

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

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Software Engineering

#288 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Software Engineering

#291 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Software Engineering

#308 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Software Engineering

#310 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#317 in Europe

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

53. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Software Engineering

#319 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

54. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Software Engineering

#326 in Europe

#727 in the World

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

55. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Software Engineering

#332 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

56. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#334 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Software Engineering

#335 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

58. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Software Engineering

#354 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Software Engineering

#363 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

60. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Software Engineering

#365 in Europe

#826 in the World

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

61. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Software Engineering

#369 in Europe

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

62. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#376 in Europe

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

63. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Software Engineering

#400 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

64. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#407 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

65. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Software Engineering

#408 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

66. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#414 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

67. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Software Engineering

#420 in Europe

#997 in the World

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

68. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Software Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1002 in the World

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

69. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Software Engineering

#424 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

70. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Software Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

71. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Software Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

72. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

73. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Software Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1234 in the World

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

74. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Software Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

75. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#530 in Europe

#1332 in the World

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

76. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1335 in the World

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

77. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#541 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

78. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#542 in Europe

#1377 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

79. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Software Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

80. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Software Engineering

#571 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

81. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#584 in Europe

#1593 in the World

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

82. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#597 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

83. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#607 in Europe

#1685 in the World

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

84. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

85. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Software Engineering

#623 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

86. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Software Engineering

#632 in Europe

#1831 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

87. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Software Engineering

#642 in Europe

#1870 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

#651 in Europe

#1912 in the World

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

89. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Software Engineering

#664 in Europe

#1980 in the World

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

90. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Software Engineering

#668 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

91. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#669 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 6,431
Founded: 1992

92. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Software Engineering

#673 in Europe

#2015 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

93. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2027 in the World

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

94. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#683 in Europe

#2049 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

95. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Software Engineering

#699 in Europe

#2105 in the World

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

96. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Software Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

97. Constance University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#705 in Europe

#2132 in the World

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

98. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Software Engineering

#719 in Europe

#2228 in the World

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

99. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#732 in Europe

#2314 in the World

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

100. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Software Engineering

#737 in Europe

#2331 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

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