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 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

Bavaria | 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

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Software Engineering

#11 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

#51 in the World

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

4. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Software Engineering

#24 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#28 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#38 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

7. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#46 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

8. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Software Engineering

#51 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

9. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#52 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Software Engineering

#55 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Software Engineering

#59 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Software Engineering

#62 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

13. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

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

Bavaria | Munich

For Software Engineering

#73 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Software Engineering

#74 in Europe

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

16. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Software Engineering

#75 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | 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

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Software Engineering

#101 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

19. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Software Engineering

#102 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

20. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Software Engineering

#111 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

21. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Software Engineering

#130 in Europe

#276 in the World

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

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Software Engineering

#136 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Software Engineering

#137 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Software Engineering

#143 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Software Engineering

#155 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#160 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

27. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

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

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Software Engineering

#165 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

29. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | 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

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#175 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

31. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Software Engineering

#189 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

32. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Software Engineering

#198 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

33. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#201 in Europe

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

34. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | 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

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Software Engineering

#205 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

36. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Software Engineering

#214 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

37. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#215 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

38. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Software Engineering

#217 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 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

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#223 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

41. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Software Engineering

#227 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

42. University of Kassel

Hesse | 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

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Software Engineering

#252 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

44. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Software Engineering

#266 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

45. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#267 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Software Engineering

#271 in Europe

#611 in the World

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

47. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Software Engineering

#272 in Europe

#613 in the World

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

48. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Software Engineering

#276 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

49. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

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

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Software Engineering

#289 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Software Engineering

#303 in Europe

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | 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

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Software Engineering

#314 in Europe

#693 in the World

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

54. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Software Engineering

#332 in Europe

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

55. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | 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

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Software Engineering

#341 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

57. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#347 in Europe

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

58. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Software Engineering

#350 in Europe

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

59. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#351 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

60. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Software Engineering

#357 in Europe

#807 in the World

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

61. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Software Engineering

#360 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

62. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Software Engineering

#364 in Europe

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

63. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Software Engineering

#370 in Europe

#837 in the World

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

64. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Software Engineering

#386 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

65. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Software Engineering

#401 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

66. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Software Engineering

#408 in Europe

#947 in the World

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

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#417 in Europe

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | 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

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Software Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Software Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

71. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#476 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

72. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Software Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1214 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

73. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Software Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Software Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1254 in the World

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

75. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#524 in Europe

#1297 in the World

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

76. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Software Engineering

#533 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

77. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Software Engineering

#535 in Europe

#1342 in the World

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

78. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Software Engineering

#540 in Europe

#1356 in the World

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

79. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Software Engineering

#567 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

80. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Software Engineering

#579 in Europe

#1532 in the World

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

81. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Software Engineering

#580 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

82. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Software Engineering

#583 in Europe

#1567 in the World

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

83. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

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

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Software Engineering

#610 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

85. Constance University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Software Engineering

#620 in Europe

#1737 in the World

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

86. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Software Engineering

#625 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

87. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Software Engineering

#626 in Europe

#1756 in the World

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

88. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Software Engineering

#630 in Europe

#1774 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

89. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Software Engineering

#631 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

90. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Software Engineering

#648 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,741
Founded: 1971

91. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Software Engineering

#651 in Europe

#1885 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

92. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Software Engineering

#660 in Europe

#1912 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

93. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

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

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Software Engineering

#673 in Europe

#1955 in the World

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

95. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Software Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2009 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

96. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Software Engineering

#696 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

97. Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Wernigerode

For Software Engineering

#707 in Europe

#2149 in the World

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

98. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Software Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

99. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Software Engineering

#721 in Europe

#2239 in the World

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

100. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Software Engineering

#728 in Europe

#2258 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

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