59 Best universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 244K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 59 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

#36 in Europe

#105 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

#39 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#46 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Architectural Engineering

#56 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Architectural Engineering

#86 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Architectural Engineering

#87 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#103 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#109 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Architectural Engineering

#128 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

10. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#156 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

11. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#165 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#178 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#185 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Architectural Engineering

#201 in Europe

#523 in the World

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

15. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Architectural Engineering

#213 in Europe

#556 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

#234 in Europe

#620 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

#238 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Architectural Engineering

#243 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Architectural Engineering

#245 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Architectural Engineering

#253 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Architectural Engineering

#259 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Architectural Engineering

#260 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Architectural Engineering

#262 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

24. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#267 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

25. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Architectural Engineering

#269 in Europe

#692 in the World

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

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Architectural Engineering

#274 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Architectural Engineering

#294 in Europe

#763 in the World

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

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Architectural Engineering

#298 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

29. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Architectural Engineering

#304 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Architectural Engineering

#308 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#311 in Europe

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

32. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Architectural Engineering

#326 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

33. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#330 in Europe

#860 in the World

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

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Architectural Engineering

#333 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Architectural Engineering

#338 in Europe

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

36. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Architectural Engineering

#342 in Europe

#901 in the World

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

37. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Architectural Engineering

#344 in Europe

#905 in the World

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

38. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Architectural Engineering

#353 in Europe

#940 in the World

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

39. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#356 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

40. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Architectural Engineering

#362 in Europe

#965 in the World

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

41. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Architectural Engineering

#365 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

42. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Architectural Engineering

#366 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

43. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Architectural Engineering

#372 in Europe

#994 in the World

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

44. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Architectural Engineering

#381 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

45. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Architectural Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1047 in the World

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

46. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Architectural Engineering

#393 in Europe

#1053 in the World

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

47. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Architectural Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

48. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Architectural Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

49. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Architectural Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Architectural Engineering

#468 in Europe

#1305 in the World

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

51. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Architectural Engineering

#471 in Europe

#1322 in the World

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

52. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Architectural Engineering

#495 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

55. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Architectural Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1480 in the World

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

56. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Architectural Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

57. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Architectural Engineering

#530 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

58. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Architectural Engineering

#533 in Europe

#1572 in the World

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

59. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Architectural Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

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