100 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 4.88M citations received by 192K academic papers made by 128 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 Acoustical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Acoustical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Acoustical Engineering

#27 in Europe

#131 in the World

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

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Acoustical Engineering

#36 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#44 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Acoustical Engineering

#47 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Acoustical Engineering

#49 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

9. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

10. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Acoustical Engineering

#61 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#63 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Acoustical Engineering

#64 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Acoustical Engineering

#65 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#220 in the World

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

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Acoustical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#73 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Acoustical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Acoustical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Acoustical Engineering

#93 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Acoustical Engineering

#95 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

21. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

22. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#115 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

23. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#120 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

24. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Acoustical Engineering

#129 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

25. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Acoustical Engineering

#130 in Europe

#359 in the World

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

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#132 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Acoustical Engineering

#134 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Acoustical Engineering

#141 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

29. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#143 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Acoustical Engineering

#148 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#157 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Acoustical Engineering

#164 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Acoustical Engineering

#165 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Acoustical Engineering

#171 in Europe

#438 in the World

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

35. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Acoustical Engineering

#183 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

36. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Acoustical Engineering

#185 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Acoustical Engineering

#187 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Acoustical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

39. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#195 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

40. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Acoustical Engineering

#198 in Europe

#509 in the World

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

41. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Acoustical Engineering

#200 in Europe

#517 in the World

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

42. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#201 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

43. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Acoustical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

44. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Acoustical Engineering

#214 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

45. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Acoustical Engineering

#219 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

46. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Acoustical Engineering

#240 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

47. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Acoustical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Acoustical Engineering

#246 in Europe

#665 in the World

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

49. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Acoustical Engineering

#249 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Acoustical Engineering

#255 in Europe

#680 in the World

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

51. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Acoustical Engineering

#266 in Europe

#702 in the World

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

52. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#285 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

53. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#290 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

54. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#294 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

55. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Acoustical Engineering

#306 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

56. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Acoustical Engineering

#310 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

57. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Acoustical Engineering

#311 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Acoustical Engineering

#324 in Europe

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Acoustical Engineering

#351 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

60. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Acoustical Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1066 in the World

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

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Acoustical Engineering

#384 in Europe

#1071 in the World

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

62. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Acoustical Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1170 in the World

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

64. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

65. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1313 in the World

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

66. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1339 in the World

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

67. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Acoustical Engineering

#481 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

68. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Acoustical Engineering

#493 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

69. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Acoustical Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1461 in the World

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

70. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Acoustical Engineering

#510 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

71. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Acoustical Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1556 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#520 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Acoustical Engineering

#534 in Europe

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

74. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Acoustical Engineering

#587 in Europe

#1865 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

75. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Acoustical Engineering

#603 in Europe

#1941 in the World

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

76. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#611 in Europe

#1961 in the World

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

77. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#626 in Europe

#2028 in the World

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

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Acoustical Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2082 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Acoustical Engineering

#664 in Europe

#2250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

80. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Acoustical Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2323 in the World

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

81. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2387 in the World

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

82. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#698 in Europe

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

83. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Acoustical Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2507 in the World

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

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#730 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#751 in Europe

#2651 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#784 in Europe

#2764 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Acoustical Engineering

#810 in Europe

#2886 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

88. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Acoustical Engineering

#852 in Europe

#3124 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

89. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#861 in Europe

#3164 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

90. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Acoustical Engineering

#866 in Europe

#3194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

91. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#867 in Europe

#3195 in the World

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

92. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

Saxony | Mittweida

For Acoustical Engineering

#871 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,849
Founded: 1867

93. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#884 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

94. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#897 in Europe

#3364 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

95. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Acoustical Engineering

#900 in Europe

#3374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

96. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Acoustical Engineering

#907 in Europe

#3396 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

97. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Acoustical Engineering

#912 in Europe

#3427 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

98. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Acoustical Engineering

#913 in Europe

#3430 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

99. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Acoustical Engineering

#916 in Europe

#3448 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

100. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Acoustical Engineering

#918 in Europe

#3459 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

The best cities to study Acoustical Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Gottingen, Heidelberg, and Aachen.