76 Best universities for Environmental Engineering in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Engineering. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 31K academic papers made by 76 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 Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#21 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Engineering

#31 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#50 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#65 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Environmental Engineering

#94 in Europe

#312 in the World

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

8. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Environmental Engineering

#106 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

9. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#111 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Environmental Engineering

#122 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Environmental Engineering

#128 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

12. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#140 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Environmental Engineering

#141 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

14. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Environmental Engineering

#143 in Europe

#438 in the World

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

15. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#150 in Europe

#453 in the World

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

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Environmental Engineering

#152 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Environmental Engineering

#161 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

18. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#162 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Environmental Engineering

#169 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Environmental Engineering

#176 in Europe

#515 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Environmental Engineering

#177 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Environmental Engineering

#178 in Europe

#523 in the World

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

23. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Environmental Engineering

#187 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

24. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Environmental Engineering

#189 in Europe

#562 in the World

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

25. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Environmental Engineering

#197 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

26. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Engineering

#198 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

27. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#209 in Europe

#633 in the World

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

28. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Environmental Engineering

#213 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Environmental Engineering

#215 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Environmental Engineering

#227 in Europe

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

31. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#233 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#239 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

33. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Environmental Engineering

#245 in Europe

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Environmental Engineering

#247 in Europe

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#269 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

36. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Environmental Engineering

#277 in Europe

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

37. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Environmental Engineering

#280 in Europe

#853 in the World

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

38. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Environmental Engineering

#285 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

39. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Environmental Engineering

#288 in Europe

#890 in the World

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

40. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Environmental Engineering

#294 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

41. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Environmental Engineering

#305 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Environmental Engineering

#313 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

43. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Environmental Engineering

#318 in Europe

#999 in the World

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

44. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#323 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Environmental Engineering

#325 in Europe

#1036 in the World

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

46. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Environmental Engineering

#326 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

47. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#328 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

48. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Environmental Engineering

#358 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

49. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Environmental Engineering

#374 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

50. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Environmental Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1214 in the World

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

51. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Environmental Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1264 in the World

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

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Environmental Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1267 in the World

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

53. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

54. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Environmental Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

55. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Environmental Engineering

#404 in Europe

#1328 in the World

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

56. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Environmental Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Environmental Engineering

#429 in Europe

#1450 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Environmental Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Environmental Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

60. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

61. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1603 in the World

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

62. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1781 in the World

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

63. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#519 in Europe

#1858 in the World

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

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Environmental Engineering

#535 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Environmental Engineering

#538 in Europe

#1957 in the World

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

66. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1987 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

67. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#571 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

68. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#576 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

69. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Environmental Engineering

#581 in Europe

#2211 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Environmental Engineering

#582 in Europe

#2219 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Environmental Engineering

#587 in Europe

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

72. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Environmental Engineering

#601 in Europe

#2365 in the World

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

73. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#602 in Europe

#2372 in the World

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

74. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#603 in Europe

#2381 in the World

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

75. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Environmental Engineering

#639 in Europe

#2586 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

76. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Engineering

#660 in Europe

#2689 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

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