96 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.7M citations received by 71.6K academic papers made by 96 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

#16 in Europe

#76 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

#24 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Europe

#103 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

#38 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Civil Engineering

#41 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#47 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Civil Engineering

#55 in Europe

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Civil Engineering

#58 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

10. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Civil Engineering

#67 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Civil Engineering

#81 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#83 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

13. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Civil Engineering

#84 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

14. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Civil Engineering

#94 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

15. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#102 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

17. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Civil Engineering

#104 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Civil Engineering

#116 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

19. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Civil Engineering

#124 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

20. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#125 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

21. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Civil Engineering

#127 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

22. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#135 in Europe

#382 in the World

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

23. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#148 in Europe

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

24. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

25. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Civil Engineering

#177 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

26. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Civil Engineering

#178 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

27. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#181 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

28. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Civil Engineering

#183 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

29. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Civil Engineering

#186 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

30. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#190 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

31. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Civil Engineering

#192 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

32. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Civil Engineering

#201 in Europe

#567 in the World

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

33. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Civil Engineering

#206 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

34. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Civil Engineering

#223 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

35. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Civil Engineering

#224 in Europe

#621 in the World

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

36. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Civil Engineering

#237 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Civil Engineering

#241 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

38. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Civil Engineering

#255 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

39. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Civil Engineering

#263 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Civil Engineering

#265 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

41. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Civil Engineering

#279 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

42. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Civil Engineering

#289 in Europe

#805 in the World

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

43. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Civil Engineering

#291 in Europe

#807 in the World

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

44. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#305 in Europe

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

45. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Civil Engineering

#308 in Europe

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

46. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Civil Engineering

#325 in Europe

#898 in the World

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

47. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Civil Engineering

#341 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

48. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Civil Engineering

#347 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

49. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Civil Engineering

#349 in Europe

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

50. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#355 in Europe

#991 in the World

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

51. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Civil Engineering

#359 in Europe

#1004 in the World

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

52. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Civil Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1019 in the World

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

53. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Civil Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1021 in the World

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

54. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Civil Engineering

#370 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Civil Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Civil Engineering

#380 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

57. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Civil Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

58. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#399 in Europe

#1134 in the World

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

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Civil Engineering

#425 in Europe

#1218 in the World

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

60. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Civil Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

61. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Civil Engineering

#444 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Civil Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1272 in the World

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

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Civil Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1274 in the World

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

64. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Civil Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1275 in the World

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

65. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Civil Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

66. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Civil Engineering

#465 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

67. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Civil Engineering

#468 in Europe

#1341 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

68. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Civil Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1397 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

69. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Civil Engineering

#495 in Europe

#1473 in the World

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

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Civil Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Civil Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1595 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

72. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Civil Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1685 in the World

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

73. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Civil Engineering

#565 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

74. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#579 in Europe

#1798 in the World

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

75. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Civil Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1949 in the World

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

76. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Civil Engineering

#632 in Europe

#2078 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

77. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Civil Engineering

#637 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

78. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#639 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Civil Engineering

#640 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Civil Engineering

#704 in Europe

#2452 in the World

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

81. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#733 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

82. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Civil Engineering

#737 in Europe

#2641 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

83. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Civil Engineering

#743 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

84. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Civil Engineering

#746 in Europe

#2671 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

85. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Civil Engineering

#749 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

86. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Civil Engineering

#751 in Europe

#2684 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

87. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Civil Engineering

#761 in Europe

#2740 in the World

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

88. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Civil Engineering

#764 in Europe

#2751 in the World

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

89. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Civil Engineering

#774 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

90. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Civil Engineering

#784 in Europe

#2841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

91. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Civil Engineering

#809 in Europe

#2941 in the World

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

92. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Civil Engineering

#816 in Europe

#2989 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

93. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Civil Engineering

#831 in Europe

#3042 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

94. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Civil Engineering

#862 in Europe

#3173 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

95. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Civil Engineering

#866 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

96. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Civil Engineering

#886 in Europe

#3266 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

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