75 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 1.02M citations received by 30.5K academic papers made by 75 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

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#20 in Europe

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#21 in Europe

#94 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

#130 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#47 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#63 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Environmental Engineering

#95 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

8. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Environmental Engineering

#105 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

9. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#107 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Environmental Engineering

#122 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Environmental Engineering

#124 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

12. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#135 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Environmental Engineering

#138 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Environmental Engineering

#139 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

15. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#146 in Europe

#433 in the World

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

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Environmental Engineering

#155 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#159 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Environmental Engineering

#161 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Environmental Engineering

#166 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Environmental Engineering

#174 in Europe

#505 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

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Environmental Engineering

#178 in Europe

#512 in the World

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

23. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Environmental Engineering

#183 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

24. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Environmental Engineering

#186 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

25. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Engineering

#197 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

26. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Environmental Engineering

#199 in Europe

#587 in the World

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

27. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#206 in Europe

#609 in the World

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

28. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Environmental Engineering

#210 in Europe

#625 in the World

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

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Environmental Engineering

#214 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Environmental Engineering

#224 in Europe

#680 in the World

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

31. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#229 in Europe

#688 in the World

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

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#237 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

33. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Environmental Engineering

#238 in Europe

#720 in the World

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

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Environmental Engineering

#240 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#270 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

36. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Environmental Engineering

#271 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

37. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Environmental Engineering

#278 in Europe

#830 in the World

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

38. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Environmental Engineering

#279 in Europe

#837 in the World

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

39. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Environmental Engineering

#287 in Europe

#865 in the World

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

40. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Environmental Engineering

#292 in Europe

#877 in the World

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

41. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Environmental Engineering

#303 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Environmental Engineering

#309 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

43. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Environmental Engineering

#313 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

44. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Environmental Engineering

#318 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

45. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#320 in Europe

#1001 in the World

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

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Environmental Engineering

#325 in Europe

#1014 in the World

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

47. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#328 in Europe

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

48. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Environmental Engineering

#357 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

49. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Environmental Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

50. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Environmental Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

51. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Environmental Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1234 in the World

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

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Environmental Engineering

#387 in Europe

#1256 in the World

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

53. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

54. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Environmental Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

55. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Environmental Engineering

#401 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

56. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Environmental Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1331 in the World

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

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Environmental Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Environmental Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1461 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Environmental Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1499 in the World

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

60. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

61. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1558 in the World

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

62. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Engineering

#496 in Europe

#1758 in the World

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

63. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#512 in Europe

#1817 in the World

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

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Environmental Engineering

#533 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Environmental Engineering

#538 in Europe

#1932 in the World

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

66. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1982 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

67. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#565 in Europe

#2092 in the World

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

68. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#569 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

69. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Environmental Engineering

#573 in Europe

#2156 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Environmental Engineering

#577 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Environmental Engineering

#585 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

72. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#596 in Europe

#2307 in the World

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

73. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Environmental Engineering

#602 in Europe

#2343 in the World

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

74. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#605 in Europe

#2382 in the World

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

75. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Environmental Engineering

#641 in Europe

#2576 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

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