58 Best universities for Architectural Engineering 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 228K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 58 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 Architectural Engineering

#35 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Architectural Engineering

#41 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#45 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Architectural Engineering

#55 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Architectural Engineering

#81 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Architectural Engineering

#86 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#102 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#109 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Architectural Engineering

#131 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

10. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#157 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

11. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#163 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#179 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#180 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Architectural Engineering

#201 in Europe

#527 in the World

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

15. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Architectural Engineering

#214 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

16. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Architectural Engineering

#221 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

17. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Architectural Engineering

#234 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Architectural Engineering

#238 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Architectural Engineering

#240 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

20. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Architectural Engineering

#246 in Europe

#647 in the World

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

21. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Architectural Engineering

#247 in Europe

#648 in the World

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

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Architectural Engineering

#253 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#254 in Europe

#665 in the World

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

24. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Architectural Engineering

#255 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

25. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Architectural Engineering

#259 in Europe

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Architectural Engineering

#268 in Europe

#698 in the World

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

27. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Architectural Engineering

#281 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Architectural Engineering

#286 in Europe

#744 in the World

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

29. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Architectural Engineering

#296 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

30. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#299 in Europe

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Architectural Engineering

#303 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Architectural Engineering

#313 in Europe

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Architectural Engineering

#320 in Europe

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Architectural Engineering

#334 in Europe

#875 in the World

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

35. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Architectural Engineering

#336 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

36. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#337 in Europe

#888 in the World

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

37. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Architectural Engineering

#338 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

38. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Architectural Engineering

#342 in Europe

#905 in the World

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

39. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Architectural Engineering

#356 in Europe

#942 in the World

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

40. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#360 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

41. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Architectural Engineering

#364 in Europe

#956 in the World

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

42. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Architectural Engineering

#369 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

43. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Architectural Engineering

#380 in Europe

#1006 in the World

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

44. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Architectural Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

45. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Architectural Engineering

#386 in Europe

#1027 in the World

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

46. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Architectural Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Architectural Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1066 in the World

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

48. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Architectural Engineering

#428 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

49. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Architectural Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Architectural Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1262 in the World

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

51. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Architectural Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1281 in the World

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

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Architectural Engineering

#482 in Europe

#1367 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1393 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

54. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

55. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Architectural Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1445 in the World

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

56. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Architectural Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

57. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Architectural Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

58. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Architectural Engineering

#527 in Europe

#1542 in the World

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

The best cities to study Architectural Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Stuttgart, and Karlsruhe.