53 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 155K citations received by 6.1K academic papers made by 53 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. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For UX/UI Desgin

#6 in Europe

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For UX/UI Desgin

#7 in Europe

#26 in the World

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

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For UX/UI Desgin

#18 in Europe

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For UX/UI Desgin

#19 in Europe

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For UX/UI Desgin

#23 in Europe

#71 in the World

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

6. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For UX/UI Desgin

#32 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in Europe

#105 in the World

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

8. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For UX/UI Desgin

#42 in Europe

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

9. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For UX/UI Desgin

#45 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For UX/UI Desgin

#54 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

11. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For UX/UI Desgin

#61 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For UX/UI Desgin

#69 in Europe

#175 in the World

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

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For UX/UI Desgin

#84 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

14. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For UX/UI Desgin

#85 in Europe

#208 in the World

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

15. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For UX/UI Desgin

#91 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For UX/UI Desgin

#103 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For UX/UI Desgin

#111 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For UX/UI Desgin

#113 in Europe

#269 in the World

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

19. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For UX/UI Desgin

#114 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For UX/UI Desgin

#117 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For UX/UI Desgin

#118 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

22. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For UX/UI Desgin

#122 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

23. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For UX/UI Desgin

#128 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

24. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For UX/UI Desgin

#129 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

25. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For UX/UI Desgin

#132 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

26. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For UX/UI Desgin

#134 in Europe

#303 in the World

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

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For UX/UI Desgin

#143 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

28. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For UX/UI Desgin

#146 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

29. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For UX/UI Desgin

#148 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

30. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For UX/UI Desgin

#159 in Europe

#363 in the World

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

31. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For UX/UI Desgin

#161 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

32. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For UX/UI Desgin

#162 in Europe

#368 in the World

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

33. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For UX/UI Desgin

#163 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For UX/UI Desgin

#164 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For UX/UI Desgin

#175 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For UX/UI Desgin

#177 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

37. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For UX/UI Desgin

#196 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

38. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For UX/UI Desgin

#197 in Europe

#459 in the World

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

39. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For UX/UI Desgin

#207 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

40. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For UX/UI Desgin

#215 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For UX/UI Desgin

#227 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

42. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For UX/UI Desgin

#230 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

43. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For UX/UI Desgin

#232 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

44. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For UX/UI Desgin

#238 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

45. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For UX/UI Desgin

#244 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

46. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For UX/UI Desgin

#246 in Europe

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

47. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For UX/UI Desgin

#248 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

48. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For UX/UI Desgin

#256 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

49. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For UX/UI Desgin

#258 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

50. University of Kassel

For UX/UI Desgin

#260 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

51. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For UX/UI Desgin

#263 in Europe

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

52. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For UX/UI Desgin

#264 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For UX/UI Desgin

#277 in Europe

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

The best cities to study UX/UI Desgin in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Darmstadt, Munich, Hamburg, and Berlin.