100 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering 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 Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 3.57M citations received by 167K academic papers made by 126 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

#15 in Europe

#88 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

#17 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#32 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Acoustical Engineering

#33 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Acoustical Engineering

#36 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Acoustical Engineering

#43 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

7. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#46 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Acoustical Engineering

#47 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

9. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#59 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

11. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Acoustical Engineering

#61 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#63 in Europe

#214 in the World

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

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Acoustical Engineering

#64 in Europe

#219 in the World

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

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Acoustical Engineering

#65 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Acoustical Engineering

#69 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#75 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Acoustical Engineering

#79 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#84 in Europe

#269 in the World

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

19. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Acoustical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Acoustical Engineering

#94 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

21. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Acoustical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

22. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Acoustical Engineering

#121 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

25. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Acoustical Engineering

#125 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

26. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

27. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Acoustical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

29. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Acoustical Engineering

#142 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

30. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#150 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Acoustical Engineering

#151 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Acoustical Engineering

#155 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Acoustical Engineering

#168 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Acoustical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

35. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Acoustical Engineering

#176 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

36. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Acoustical Engineering

#181 in Europe

#469 in the World

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

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Acoustical Engineering

#182 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

38. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Acoustical Engineering

#184 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

39. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Acoustical Engineering

#186 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

40. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Acoustical Engineering

#189 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#197 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Acoustical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

43. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Acoustical Engineering

#206 in Europe

#534 in the World

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

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Acoustical Engineering

#207 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

45. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#208 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Acoustical Engineering

#237 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

47. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Acoustical Engineering

#240 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

48. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Acoustical Engineering

#252 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

49. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Acoustical Engineering

#253 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#258 in Europe

#679 in the World

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

51. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Acoustical Engineering

#270 in Europe

#707 in the World

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

52. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Acoustical Engineering

#271 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

53. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Acoustical Engineering

#278 in Europe

#727 in the World

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

54. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#293 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

55. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#299 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

56. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Acoustical Engineering

#303 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Acoustical Engineering

#307 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Acoustical Engineering

#316 in Europe

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

59. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Acoustical Engineering

#341 in Europe

#904 in the World

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

60. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Acoustical Engineering

#345 in Europe

#918 in the World

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

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Acoustical Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

62. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Acoustical Engineering

#402 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1144 in the World

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

64. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

65. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1277 in the World

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

66. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Acoustical Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

67. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Acoustical Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

68. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Acoustical Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

69. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Acoustical Engineering

#486 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

70. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#496 in Europe

#1463 in the World

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

71. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Acoustical Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1468 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Acoustical Engineering

#537 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

74. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Acoustical Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

75. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#592 in Europe

#1852 in the World

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

76. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Acoustical Engineering

#602 in Europe

#1912 in the World

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

77. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Acoustical Engineering

#606 in Europe

#1939 in the World

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

78. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#608 in Europe

#1949 in the World

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

79. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Acoustical Engineering

#619 in Europe

#1981 in the World

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

80. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Acoustical Engineering

#655 in Europe

#2194 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

81. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Acoustical Engineering

#666 in Europe

#2251 in the World

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

82. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Acoustical Engineering

#688 in Europe

#2349 in the World

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

83. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#701 in Europe

#2424 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

84. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#738 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Acoustical Engineering

#764 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Acoustical Engineering

#771 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Acoustical Engineering

#788 in Europe

#2805 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

88. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#811 in Europe

#2917 in the World

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

89. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Acoustical Engineering

#816 in Europe

#2938 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

90. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3058 in the World

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

91. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Acoustical Engineering

#851 in Europe

#3096 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

92. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Acoustical Engineering

#878 in Europe

#3241 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

93. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Acoustical Engineering

#880 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

94. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Acoustical Engineering

#881 in Europe

#3248 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

95. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Acoustical Engineering

#882 in Europe

#3253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

96. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Acoustical Engineering

#889 in Europe

#3274 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

97. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Acoustical Engineering

#903 in Europe

#3321 in the World

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

98. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Acoustical Engineering

#910 in Europe

#3346 in the World

Enrollment: 7,600
Founded: 2009

99. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Acoustical Engineering

#915 in Europe

#3373 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

100. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Acoustical Engineering

#919 in Europe

#3413 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

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