52 Best universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 152K citations received by 9.26K academic papers made by 52 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

#39 in Europe

#117 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

#46 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Architectural Engineering

#52 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#56 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Architectural Engineering

#76 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Architectural Engineering

#90 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#105 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#107 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Architectural Engineering

#138 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#168 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#187 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Architectural Engineering

#199 in Europe

#537 in the World

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

13. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Architectural Engineering

#203 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

14. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#204 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Architectural Engineering

#206 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Architectural Engineering

#218 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

17. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Architectural Engineering

#220 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Architectural Engineering

#222 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

19. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Architectural Engineering

#223 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

20. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Architectural Engineering

#229 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

21. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Architectural Engineering

#230 in Europe

#611 in the World

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

22. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#246 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

23. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Architectural Engineering

#248 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

24. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Architectural Engineering

#250 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Architectural Engineering

#251 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Architectural Engineering

#253 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

27. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Architectural Engineering

#255 in Europe

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

28. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Architectural Engineering

#266 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

29. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Architectural Engineering

#273 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

30. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Architectural Engineering

#292 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Architectural Engineering

#296 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Architectural Engineering

#300 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

33. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Architectural Engineering

#311 in Europe

#820 in the World

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

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Architectural Engineering

#316 in Europe

#841 in the World

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

35. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#319 in Europe

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

36. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Architectural Engineering

#321 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

37. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Architectural Engineering

#330 in Europe

#872 in the World

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

38. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Architectural Engineering

#338 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

39. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Architectural Engineering

#339 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

40. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Architectural Engineering

#341 in Europe

#906 in the World

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

41. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Architectural Engineering

#353 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

42. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Architectural Engineering

#355 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

43. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Architectural Engineering

#357 in Europe

#941 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

44. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Architectural Engineering

#361 in Europe

#955 in the World

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

45. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Architectural Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

46. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Architectural Engineering

#399 in Europe

#1066 in the World

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

47. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Architectural Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1070 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

48. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Architectural Engineering

#401 in Europe

#1073 in the World

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

49. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Architectural Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1191 in the World

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

50. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Architectural Engineering

#434 in Europe

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

51. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Architectural Engineering

#450 in Europe

#1265 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

52. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Architectural Engineering

#479 in Europe

#1382 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, Karlsruhe, and Stuttgart.