100 Best universities for Software Engineering in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 938K citations received by 55.8K academic papers made by 102 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

For Software Engineering

#3 in Europe
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. RWTH Aachen University

For Software Engineering

#11 in Europe
#35 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#17 in Europe
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

4. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#24 in Europe
#66 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

5. University of Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#28 in Europe
#77 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

6. Technical University of Berlin

For Software Engineering

#38 in Europe
#104 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

7. University of Bremen

For Software Engineering

#46 in Europe
#123 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

8. Saarland University

For Software Engineering

#51 in Europe
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

9. University of Hamburg

For Software Engineering

#52 in Europe
#138 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

10. University of Paderborn

For Software Engineering

#55 in Europe
#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. Dresden University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#59 in Europe
#149 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

12. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Software Engineering

#62 in Europe
#154 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

13. TU Dortmund University

For Software Engineering

#66 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

14. University of Munich

For Software Engineering

#73 in Europe
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Software Engineering

#74 in Europe
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

16. University of Gottingen

For Software Engineering

#75 in Europe
#174 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

17. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Software Engineering

#78 in Europe
#181 in the World
Enrollment
13,607
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#101 in Europe
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

19. University of Ulm

For Software Engineering

#102 in Europe
#232 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

20. University of Potsdam

For Software Engineering

#111 in Europe
#244 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

21. University of Freiburg

For Software Engineering

#130 in Europe
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

22. University of Mannheim

For Software Engineering

#136 in Europe
#286 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

23. University of Passau

For Software Engineering

#137 in Europe
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

24. Ruhr University Bochum

For Software Engineering

#143 in Europe
#306 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

25. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Software Engineering

#155 in Europe
#336 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

26. University of Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#160 in Europe
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

27. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Software Engineering

#161 in Europe
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

28. University of Wurzburg

For Software Engineering

#165 in Europe
#364 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

29. University of Tubingen

For Software Engineering

#166 in Europe
#365 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

30. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Software Engineering

#175 in Europe
#384 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

31. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Software Engineering

#189 in Europe
#419 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

32. University of Munster

For Software Engineering

#198 in Europe
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

33. Free University of Berlin

For Software Engineering

#201 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

34. University of Augsburg

For Software Engineering

#203 in Europe
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

35. Kiel University

For Software Engineering

#205 in Europe
#462 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

36. University of Bonn

For Software Engineering

#214 in Europe
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

37. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Software Engineering

#215 in Europe
#481 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

38. University of Hagen

For Software Engineering

#217 in Europe
#484 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

39. University of Rostock

For Software Engineering

#218 in Europe
#485 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

40. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Software Engineering

#223 in Europe
#501 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

41. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#227 in Europe
#507 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

42. University of Kassel

For Software Engineering

#251 in Europe
#556 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

43. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Software Engineering

#252 in Europe
#557 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

44. University of Marburg

For Software Engineering

#266 in Europe
#598 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

45. University of Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#267 in Europe
#603 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

46. University of Bayreuth

For Software Engineering

#271 in Europe
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

47. University of Bielefeld

For Software Engineering

#272 in Europe
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

48. University of Siegen

For Software Engineering

#276 in Europe
#621 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

49. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#279 in Europe
#625 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

50. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#289 in Europe
#646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#303 in Europe
#677 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

52. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Software Engineering

#306 in Europe
#680 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

53. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Software Engineering

#314 in Europe
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

54. University of Hildesheim

For Software Engineering

#332 in Europe
#742 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

55. University of Cologne

For Software Engineering

#339 in Europe
#760 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

56. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Software Engineering

#341 in Europe
#765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

57. University of Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#347 in Europe
#785 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

58. University of Lubeck

For Software Engineering

#350 in Europe
#791 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

59. Hamburg University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#351 in Europe
#792 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

60. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Software Engineering

#357 in Europe
#807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

61. University of Trier

For Software Engineering

#360 in Europe
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

62. Osnabruck University

For Software Engineering

#364 in Europe
#824 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

63. Clausthal University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#370 in Europe
#837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

64. Jacobs University Bremen

For Software Engineering

#386 in Europe
#875 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

65. University of Wuppertal

For Software Engineering

#401 in Europe
#922 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

66. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Software Engineering

#408 in Europe
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

68. University of Bamberg

For Software Engineering

#432 in Europe
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

69. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Software Engineering

#436 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Software Engineering

#462 in Europe
#1096 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

71. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Software Engineering

#476 in Europe
#1136 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

72. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#497 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

73. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#508 in Europe
#1249 in the World
Enrollment
17,125
Founded
1970

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Software Engineering

#509 in Europe
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

75. German Sport University Cologne

For Software Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

77. University of Giessen

For Software Engineering

#535 in Europe
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

78. Reutlingen University

For Software Engineering

#540 in Europe
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,700
Founded
1855

80. Hannover Medical School

For Software Engineering

#579 in Europe
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

82. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#583 in Europe
#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

83. University of Hohenheim

For Software Engineering

#588 in Europe
#1582 in the World
Enrollment
8,392
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

84. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#610 in Europe
#1688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,586
Founded
1971

85. Constance University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#620 in Europe
#1737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,670
Founded
1906

87. University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#626 in Europe
#1756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,145
Founded
1996

88. Freiberg University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#630 in Europe
#1774 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

89. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#631 in Europe
#1780 in the World
Enrollment
6,111
Founded
1992

90. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Software Engineering

#648 in Europe
#1869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
14,741
Founded
1971

91. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#651 in Europe
#1885 in the World
Enrollment
14,326
Founded
1994

93. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#671 in Europe
#1936 in the World
Enrollment
13,494
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1971

94. RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#673 in Europe
#1955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
10,322
Founded
1971

96. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Software Engineering

#696 in Europe
#2072 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

97. Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#707 in Europe
#2149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
3,269
Founded
1991

98. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Software Engineering

#712 in Europe
#2161 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

99. Pforzheim University

For Software Engineering

#721 in Europe
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,753
Founded
1877

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Karlsruhe, and Darmstadt.