70 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 1.23M citations received by 40.9K academic papers made by 70 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

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

2. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

3. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#63 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

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#74 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

#88 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

#33 in Europe

#126 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

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. 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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in Europe

#177 in the World

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

14. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Biomedical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

15. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

16. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in Europe

#218 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

20. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Biomedical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Biomedical Engineering

#83 in Europe

#255 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

#274 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

#279 in the World

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

24. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Biomedical Engineering

#98 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#101 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#107 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Biomedical Engineering

#109 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

28. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

30. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#114 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

31. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Biomedical Engineering

#117 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

32. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Biomedical Engineering

#119 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

33. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Biomedical Engineering

#153 in Europe

#424 in the World

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

34. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Biomedical Engineering

#155 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#471 in the World

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

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Biomedical Engineering

#170 in Europe

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Biomedical Engineering

#199 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

38. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Biomedical Engineering

#202 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

39. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Biomedical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

40. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#210 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

41. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Biomedical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Biomedical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#663 in the World

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

43. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Biomedical Engineering

#258 in Europe

#702 in the World

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

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Biomedical Engineering

#270 in Europe

#748 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

#279 in Europe

#771 in the World

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

46. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#289 in Europe

#812 in the World

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

47. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Biomedical Engineering

#295 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

48. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Biomedical Engineering

#338 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

49. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Biomedical Engineering

#353 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

50. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Biomedical Engineering

#356 in Europe

#1054 in the World

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

51. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Biomedical Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1069 in the World

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

52. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Biomedical Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Biomedical Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1124 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Biomedical Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Biomedical Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1198 in the World

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

56. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Biomedical Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1332 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

#1361 in the World

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

58. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

59. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

60. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Biomedical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1522 in the World

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

61. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#487 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

62. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Biomedical Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

63. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Biomedical Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1591 in the World

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

64. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1602 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

65. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#510 in Europe

#1626 in the World

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

66. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Biomedical Engineering

#511 in Europe

#1631 in the World

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

67. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Biomedical Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Biomedical Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1702 in the World

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

69. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Biomedical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1707 in the World

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

70. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Biomedical Engineering

#534 in Europe

#1722 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.