100 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 2.37M citations received by 81.3K academic papers made by 102 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 Civil Engineering

#13 in Europe

#74 in the World

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

2. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Europe

#110 in the World

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

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Civil Engineering

#30 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Civil Engineering

#41 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#44 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Civil Engineering

#48 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Civil Engineering

#55 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

10. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Civil Engineering

#60 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Civil Engineering

#73 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#80 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Civil Engineering

#86 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#94 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

15. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Civil Engineering

#95 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

17. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Civil Engineering

#98 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Civil Engineering

#113 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

19. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#120 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#125 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

21. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Civil Engineering

#129 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Civil Engineering

#137 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

23. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#151 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

24. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Civil Engineering

#165 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

25. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#167 in Europe

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

26. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Civil Engineering

#172 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

27. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Civil Engineering

#178 in Europe

#505 in the World

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

28. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Civil Engineering

#188 in Europe

#539 in the World

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

29. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Civil Engineering

#189 in Europe

#543 in the World

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

30. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#190 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

31. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Civil Engineering

#197 in Europe

#567 in the World

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

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Civil Engineering

#201 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

33. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Civil Engineering

#209 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

34. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Civil Engineering

#212 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

35. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Civil Engineering

#217 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

36. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Civil Engineering

#226 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

37. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Civil Engineering

#240 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

38. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Civil Engineering

#261 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

39. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Civil Engineering

#263 in Europe

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

40. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Civil Engineering

#271 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

41. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Civil Engineering

#278 in Europe

#787 in the World

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

42. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Civil Engineering

#295 in Europe

#822 in the World

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

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#309 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

44. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Civil Engineering

#313 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

45. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Civil Engineering

#319 in Europe

#890 in the World

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

46. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Civil Engineering

#322 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

47. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#327 in Europe

#911 in the World

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

48. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Civil Engineering

#337 in Europe

#952 in the World

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

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Civil Engineering

#339 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Civil Engineering

#345 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

51. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Civil Engineering

#348 in Europe

#994 in the World

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

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Civil Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Civil Engineering

#370 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Civil Engineering

#372 in Europe

#1070 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

55. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Civil Engineering

#375 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

56. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Civil Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

57. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Civil Engineering

#401 in Europe

#1160 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

58. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#411 in Europe

#1197 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

59. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Civil Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

60. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Civil Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1276 in the World

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

61. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Civil Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

62. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Civil Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

63. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Civil Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1357 in the World

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

64. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Civil Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Civil Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Civil Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1365 in the World

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

67. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Civil Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

68. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Civil Engineering

#475 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

69. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Civil Engineering

#481 in Europe

#1435 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Civil Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1691 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Civil Engineering

#557 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

72. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Civil Engineering

#568 in Europe

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

73. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#573 in Europe

#1801 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

74. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#592 in Europe

#1900 in the World

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

75. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Civil Engineering

#613 in Europe

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

76. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Civil Engineering

#628 in Europe

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

77. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#630 in Europe

#2123 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

78. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Civil Engineering

#661 in Europe

#2259 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

79. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Civil Engineering

#672 in Europe

#2353 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#706 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

81. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#726 in Europe

#2578 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

82. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Civil Engineering

#748 in Europe

#2688 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

83. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Civil Engineering

#750 in Europe

#2695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,760
Founded: 1994

84. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Civil Engineering

#754 in Europe

#2708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#775 in Europe

#2813 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Civil Engineering

#778 in Europe

#2830 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

87. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Civil Engineering

#779 in Europe

#2833 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

88. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Civil Engineering

#787 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

89. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Civil Engineering

#799 in Europe

#2907 in the World

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

90. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Civil Engineering

#806 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

91. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#807 in Europe

#2945 in the World

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

92. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Civil Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3102 in the World

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

93. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Civil Engineering

#844 in Europe

#3113 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

94. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#880 in Europe

#3279 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

95. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Civil Engineering

#886 in Europe

#3319 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

96. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Civil Engineering

#896 in Europe

#3357 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

97. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Civil Engineering

#931 in Europe

#3503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

98. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Civil Engineering

#937 in Europe

#3526 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

99. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Civil Engineering

#944 in Europe

#3552 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

100. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Civil Engineering

#961 in Europe

#3635 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

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