69 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 39.7K academic papers made by 69 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

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

2. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

3. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in Europe

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Europe

#71 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

#23 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Biomedical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#123 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

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

14. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in Europe

#201 in the World

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

15. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

16. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#218 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#76 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

20. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biomedical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#246 in the World

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

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Biomedical Engineering

#91 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

24. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biomedical Engineering

#98 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#106 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biomedical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

30. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biomedical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

31. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#113 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

32. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biomedical Engineering

#117 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

33. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biomedical Engineering

#152 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

34. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biomedical Engineering

#155 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#162 in Europe

#452 in the World

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

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biomedical Engineering

#168 in Europe

#476 in the World

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

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biomedical Engineering

#197 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

38. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biomedical Engineering

#202 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

39. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#218 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biomedical Engineering

#234 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biomedical Engineering

#246 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

43. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biomedical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#685 in the World

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

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biomedical Engineering

#273 in Europe

#753 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

#777 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#287 in Europe

#799 in the World

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

47. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biomedical Engineering

#294 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

48. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biomedical Engineering

#343 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

49. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biomedical Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

50. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biomedical Engineering

#351 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

51. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biomedical Engineering

#354 in Europe

#1039 in the World

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

52. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biomedical Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

53. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biomedical Engineering

#370 in Europe

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biomedical Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biomedical Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

56. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1275 in the World

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

57. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biomedical Engineering

#442 in Europe

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

58. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

59. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biomedical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1472 in the World

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

60. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#478 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

61. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#486 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

62. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1559 in the World

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

63. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#493 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

64. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#496 in Europe

#1573 in the World

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

65. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Biomedical Engineering

#505 in Europe

#1596 in the World

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

66. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1647 in the World

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

68. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#519 in Europe

#1652 in the World

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

69. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Biomedical Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
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.