100 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 2.35M citations received by 107K academic papers made by 110 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 Electronic Engineering

#21 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Electronic Engineering

#24 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

3. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Electronic Engineering

#26 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Electronic Engineering

#27 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Electronic Engineering

#35 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#39 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electronic Engineering

#42 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Electronic Engineering

#59 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Electronic Engineering

#71 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

10. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Electronic Engineering

#75 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

11. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Electronic Engineering

#76 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

12. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Electronic Engineering

#81 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

13. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electronic Engineering

#88 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

14. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Electronic Engineering

#98 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electronic Engineering

#101 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Electronic Engineering

#102 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

17. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Electronic Engineering

#103 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

18. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Electronic Engineering

#111 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Electronic Engineering

#127 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

20. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Electronic Engineering

#128 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

21. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Electronic Engineering

#129 in Europe

#389 in the World

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

22. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Electronic Engineering

#132 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Electronic Engineering

#137 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Electronic Engineering

#141 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

25. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Electronic Engineering

#142 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

26. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Electronic Engineering

#144 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

27. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Electronic Engineering

#161 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

28. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Electronic Engineering

#180 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

29. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Electronic Engineering

#184 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

30. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electronic Engineering

#185 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Electronic Engineering

#189 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Electronic Engineering

#199 in Europe

#592 in the World

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

33. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#201 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

34. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Electronic Engineering

#212 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

35. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#217 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

36. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Electronic Engineering

#236 in Europe

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

37. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Electronic Engineering

#238 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

38. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Electronic Engineering

#245 in Europe

#735 in the World

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

39. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Electronic Engineering

#247 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

40. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Electronic Engineering

#251 in Europe

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

41. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Electronic Engineering

#254 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

42. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Electronic Engineering

#265 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

43. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Electronic Engineering

#267 in Europe

#803 in the World

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

44. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Electronic Engineering

#272 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

45. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Electronic Engineering

#275 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

46. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Electronic Engineering

#276 in Europe

#820 in the World

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

47. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Electronic Engineering

#290 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

48. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Electronic Engineering

#291 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Electronic Engineering

#295 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Electronic Engineering

#301 in Europe

#888 in the World

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

51. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Electronic Engineering

#304 in Europe

#891 in the World

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

52. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#310 in Europe

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Electronic Engineering

#314 in Europe

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Electronic Engineering

#318 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

55. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Electronic Engineering

#327 in Europe

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

56. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Electronic Engineering

#330 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

57. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Electronic Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

58. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Electronic Engineering

#350 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

59. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Electronic Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1081 in the World

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

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Electronic Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1083 in the World

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

61. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Electronic Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1099 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

62. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Electronic Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1124 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Electronic Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

64. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Electronic Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

65. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electronic Engineering

#419 in Europe

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

66. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Electronic Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1310 in the World

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

67. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Electronic Engineering

#442 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

68. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electronic Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1482 in the World

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

69. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Electronic Engineering

#476 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

70. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electronic Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1576 in the World

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

71. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Electronic Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1643 in the World

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

72. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Electronic Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1751 in the World

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

73. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Electronic Engineering

#542 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

74. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Electronic Engineering

#559 in Europe

#1926 in the World

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

75. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Electronic Engineering

#584 in Europe

#2004 in the World

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

76. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Electronic Engineering

#591 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

77. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Electronic Engineering

#603 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

78. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Electronic Engineering

#604 in Europe

#2076 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Electronic Engineering

#605 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Electronic Engineering

#614 in Europe

#2134 in the World

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

81. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Electronic Engineering

#617 in Europe

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

82. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Electronic Engineering

#629 in Europe

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

83. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Electronic Engineering

#656 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

84. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Electronic Engineering

#658 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Electronic Engineering

#674 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Electronic Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

87. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Electronic Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

88. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Electronic Engineering

#682 in Europe

#2496 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

89. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Electronic Engineering

#688 in Europe

#2550 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

90. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#705 in Europe

#2614 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

91. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Electronic Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2645 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

92. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Electronic Engineering

#721 in Europe

#2677 in the World

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

93. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Electronic Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2739 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

94. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Electronic Engineering

#746 in Europe

#2762 in the World

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

95. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Electronic Engineering

#750 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

96. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Electronic Engineering

#765 in Europe

#2860 in the World

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

97. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Electronic Engineering

#768 in Europe

#2875 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

98. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Electronic Engineering

#775 in Europe

#2920 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

99. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Electronic Engineering

#785 in Europe

#2974 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

100. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Electronic Engineering

#786 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

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