67 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 941K citations received by 36.8K academic papers made by 67 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. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in Europe

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

2. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#53 in the World

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

3. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in Europe

#60 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#73 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

7. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in Europe

#121 in the World

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

9. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biomedical Engineering

#36 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

13. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biomedical Engineering

#56 in Europe

#176 in the World

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

14. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

15. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biomedical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#208 in the World

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

17. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

20. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biomedical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

21. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biomedical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

22. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biomedical Engineering

#83 in Europe

#245 in the World

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

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

24. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#91 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

25. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biomedical Engineering

#95 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#100 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biomedical Engineering

#101 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

30. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#105 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biomedical Engineering

#108 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

32. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biomedical Engineering

#118 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

33. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biomedical Engineering

#148 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biomedical Engineering

#150 in Europe

#413 in the World

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

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biomedical Engineering

#177 in Europe

#500 in the World

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

37. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#184 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

38. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biomedical Engineering

#199 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

39. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biomedical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#210 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biomedical Engineering

#223 in Europe

#609 in the World

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

42. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biomedical Engineering

#234 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

43. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biomedical Engineering

#245 in Europe

#652 in the World

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

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biomedical Engineering

#263 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

45. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Biomedical Engineering

#278 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#299 in Europe

#839 in the World

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

47. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biomedical Engineering

#300 in Europe

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

48. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biomedical Engineering

#310 in Europe

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

49. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biomedical Engineering

#314 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

50. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biomedical Engineering

#342 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

51. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biomedical Engineering

#349 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

52. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#358 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

53. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biomedical Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1046 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

54. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biomedical Engineering

#363 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

55. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biomedical Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

56. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biomedical Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

57. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1208 in the World

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

58. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

59. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

60. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#468 in Europe

#1438 in the World

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

61. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biomedical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1448 in the World

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

62. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#489 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

63. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

64. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

65. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

66. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Biomedical Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

67. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Biomedical Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1557 in the World

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

The best cities to study Biomedical Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berlin, Erlangen, Hanover, and Aachen.