16 Best universities for Agricultural 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 Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 73.9K citations received by 2.47K academic papers made by 16 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. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Europe

#38 in the World

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

2. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Agricultural Engineering

#40 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

4. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Agricultural Engineering

#42 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Agricultural Engineering

#55 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

6. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Agricultural Engineering

#62 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

7. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Agricultural Engineering

#84 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

8. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Agricultural Engineering

#96 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

9. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Agricultural Engineering

#108 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

10. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Agricultural Engineering

#115 in Europe

#399 in the World

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

11. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Agricultural Engineering

#120 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

12. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Agricultural Engineering

#125 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Agricultural Engineering

#138 in Europe

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Agricultural Engineering

#173 in Europe

#616 in the World

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

15. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Agricultural Engineering

#189 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

16. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Agricultural Engineering

#191 in Europe

#709 in the World

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

The best cities to study Agricultural Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stuttgart, Bonn, Berlin, and Gottingen.