100 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 11.4M citations received by 434K academic papers made by 146 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 Electrical Engineering

#14 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#92 in the World

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

3. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

4. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Electrical Engineering

#27 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in Europe

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Electrical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Electrical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electrical Engineering

#60 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Electrical Engineering

#64 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Electrical Engineering

#65 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Electrical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Electrical Engineering

#79 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electrical Engineering

#91 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Electrical Engineering

#92 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

18. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#97 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

19. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Electrical Engineering

#106 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Electrical Engineering

#123 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Electrical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Electrical Engineering

#129 in Europe

#393 in the World

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

23. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Electrical Engineering

#132 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

24. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#138 in Europe

#413 in the World

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

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Electrical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Electrical Engineering

#142 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Electrical Engineering

#143 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#144 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

29. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Electrical Engineering

#148 in Europe

#431 in the World

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

30. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Electrical Engineering

#153 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

31. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Electrical Engineering

#156 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Electrical Engineering

#159 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

33. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Electrical Engineering

#169 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

34. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Electrical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

35. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Electrical Engineering

#174 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

36. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#175 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

37. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Electrical Engineering

#182 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

38. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Electrical Engineering

#196 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

39. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Electrical Engineering

#198 in Europe

#562 in the World

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

40. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Electrical Engineering

#199 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

41. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electrical Engineering

#207 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Electrical Engineering

#209 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

43. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Electrical Engineering

#211 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

44. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Electrical Engineering

#220 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

45. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Electrical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

46. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Electrical Engineering

#225 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

47. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Electrical Engineering

#233 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Electrical Engineering

#237 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

49. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Electrical Engineering

#239 in Europe

#685 in the World

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

50. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Electrical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#688 in the World

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

51. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Electrical Engineering

#243 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

52. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Electrical Engineering

#250 in Europe

#714 in the World

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

53. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Electrical Engineering

#261 in Europe

#755 in the World

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

54. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Electrical Engineering

#265 in Europe

#759 in the World

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

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Electrical Engineering

#279 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

56. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Electrical Engineering

#326 in Europe

#947 in the World

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

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Electrical Engineering

#333 in Europe

#963 in the World

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

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Electrical Engineering

#360 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

60. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Electrical Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Electrical Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1136 in the World

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

62. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Electrical Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1241 in the World

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

63. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Electrical Engineering

#416 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

64. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Electrical Engineering

#428 in Europe

#1291 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

65. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Electrical Engineering

#434 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

66. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electrical Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

67. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Electrical Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1512 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

68. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electrical Engineering

#487 in Europe

#1514 in the World

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

69. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Electrical Engineering

#495 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

70. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Electrical Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

71. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electrical Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1559 in the World

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

72. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Electrical Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1841 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

73. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Electrical Engineering

#584 in Europe

#1989 in the World

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

74. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Electrical Engineering

#596 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

75. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Electrical Engineering

#631 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

76. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Electrical Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2231 in the World

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

77. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Electrical Engineering

#638 in Europe

#2256 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Electrical Engineering

#654 in Europe

#2337 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#657 in Europe

#2345 in the World

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

80. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Electrical Engineering

#659 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

81. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electrical Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

82. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electrical Engineering

#683 in Europe

#2473 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

83. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Electrical Engineering

#688 in Europe

#2488 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

84. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Electrical Engineering

#692 in Europe

#2525 in the World

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

85. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Electrical Engineering

#703 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

86. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Electrical Engineering

#704 in Europe

#2570 in the World

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

87. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#706 in Europe

#2573 in the World

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

88. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Electrical Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

89. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electrical Engineering

#713 in Europe

#2605 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Electrical Engineering

#724 in Europe

#2629 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

91. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Electrical Engineering

#725 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

92. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Electrical Engineering

#735 in Europe

#2671 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

93. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electrical Engineering

#746 in Europe

#2702 in the World

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

94. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Electrical Engineering

#749 in Europe

#2729 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

95. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Electrical Engineering

#773 in Europe

#2869 in the World

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

96. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#780 in Europe

#2914 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

97. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Electrical Engineering

#786 in Europe

#2960 in the World

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

98. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Electrical Engineering

#790 in Europe

#2980 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

99. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Electrical Engineering

#797 in Europe

#3008 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

100. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Electrical Engineering

#799 in Europe

#3011 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Electrical Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Karlsruhe, Aachen, and Erlangen.