73 Best universities for Environmental Engineering in Germany

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 73 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

#9 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

3. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Engineering

#42 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#60 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Environmental Engineering

#83 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

7. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#97 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

8. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Environmental Engineering

#109 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Environmental Engineering

#111 in Europe

#359 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Environmental Engineering

#114 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#119 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Environmental Engineering

#133 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Environmental Engineering

#137 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Environmental Engineering

#142 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#143 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

16. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Environmental Engineering

#146 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Environmental Engineering

#151 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

18. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Environmental Engineering

#153 in Europe

#464 in the World

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

19. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Environmental Engineering

#163 in Europe

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Environmental Engineering

#167 in Europe

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

21. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Environmental Engineering

#168 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

22. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Environmental Engineering

#174 in Europe

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

23. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Environmental Engineering

#176 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

24. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Environmental Engineering

#182 in Europe

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Environmental Engineering

#183 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#189 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

27. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Environmental Engineering

#200 in Europe

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Environmental Engineering

#211 in Europe

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

29. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Environmental Engineering

#212 in Europe

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#236 in Europe

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

31. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Environmental Engineering

#240 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

32. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#246 in Europe

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Environmental Engineering

#255 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

34. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Environmental Engineering

#258 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

35. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#260 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

36. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Environmental Engineering

#264 in Europe

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

37. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Environmental Engineering

#267 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

38. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Environmental Engineering

#277 in Europe

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Environmental Engineering

#279 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Environmental Engineering

#281 in Europe

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

41. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Environmental Engineering

#285 in Europe

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Environmental Engineering

#292 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

43. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Environmental Engineering

#293 in Europe

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Environmental Engineering

#303 in Europe

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

45. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Environmental Engineering

#318 in Europe

#968 in the World

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

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Environmental Engineering

#323 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

47. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Environmental Engineering

#327 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

48. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Environmental Engineering

#330 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

49. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Environmental Engineering

#338 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

50. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Environmental Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1084 in the World

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

51. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Environmental Engineering

#351 in Europe

#1098 in the World

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

52. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Environmental Engineering

#352 in Europe

#1099 in the World

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

53. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Environmental Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

54. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Environmental Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

55. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

56. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Environmental Engineering

#380 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

57. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Environmental Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1311 in the World

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

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Environmental Engineering

#402 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Environmental Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1367 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

60. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Environmental Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

61. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Environmental Engineering

#419 in Europe

#1397 in the World

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

62. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Environmental Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Environmental Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Environmental Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

65. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Environmental Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

66. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Environmental Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

67. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Environmental Engineering

#520 in Europe

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

68. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Environmental Engineering

#539 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

69. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Environmental Engineering

#545 in Europe

#2027 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

70. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Environmental Engineering

#559 in Europe

#2133 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

71. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Environmental Engineering

#566 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,459
Founded: 1778

72. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Environmental Engineering

#573 in Europe

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

73. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Environmental Engineering

#598 in Europe

#2388 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

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