10 Best Civil Engineering universities in Germany [Rankings]

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 14.9K citations received by 745 academic papers made by 10 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Civil Engineering

#34 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Civil Engineering

#51 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

3. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#77 in Europe

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

4. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

5. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Civil Engineering

#121 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Civil Engineering

#133 in Europe

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

7. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Civil Engineering

#134 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

8. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#145 in Europe

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

9. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#150 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

10. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Civil Engineering

#175 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 14,493
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

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