56 Best universities for Web Design and Development in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Web Design and Development. A graph of 120K citations received by 7.11K academic papers made by 56 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Web Design and Development

#5 in Europe

#12 in the World

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

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Web Design and Development

#17 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

3. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Web Design and Development

#24 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Web Design and Development

#31 in Europe

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Web Design and Development

#32 in Europe

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Web Design and Development

#36 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Web Design and Development

#38 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

8. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Web Design and Development

#49 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Web Design and Development

#55 in Europe

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Web Design and Development

#57 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

11. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Web Design and Development

#62 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Web Design and Development

#63 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Web Design and Development

#68 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

14. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Web Design and Development

#69 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

15. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Web Design and Development

#76 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Web Design and Development

#78 in Europe

#201 in the World

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

17. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Web Design and Development

#80 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

18. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Web Design and Development

#98 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

19. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Web Design and Development

#107 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

20. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Web Design and Development

#121 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

21. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Web Design and Development

#127 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Web Design and Development

#131 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Web Design and Development

#133 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

24. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Web Design and Development

#134 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

25. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Web Design and Development

#144 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

26. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Web Design and Development

#146 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

27. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Web Design and Development

#147 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

28. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Web Design and Development

#155 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

29. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Web Design and Development

#157 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

30. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Web Design and Development

#158 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

31. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Web Design and Development

#159 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Web Design and Development

#168 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

33. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Web Design and Development

#169 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

34. University of Kassel

For Web Design and Development

#171 in Europe

#433 in the World

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

35. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Web Design and Development

#183 in Europe

#461 in the World

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

36. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Web Design and Development

#184 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Web Design and Development

#186 in Europe

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

38. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Web Design and Development

#199 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

39. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Web Design and Development

#203 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

40. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Web Design and Development

#205 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Web Design and Development

#207 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Web Design and Development

#226 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

43. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Web Design and Development

#238 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

44. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Web Design and Development

#246 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

45. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Web Design and Development

#247 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

46. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Web Design and Development

#254 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Web Design and Development

#272 in Europe

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Web Design and Development

#282 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

49. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Web Design and Development

#288 in Europe

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

50. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Web Design and Development

#291 in Europe

#775 in the World

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

51. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Web Design and Development

#301 in Europe

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

52. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Web Design and Development

#307 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

53. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Web Design and Development

#309 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Web Design and Development

#320 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

55. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Web Design and Development

#335 in Europe

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

56. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Web Design and Development

#343 in Europe

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

The best cities to study Web Design and Development in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Karlsruhe, Berlin, Stuttgart, and Darmstadt.