22 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 68.1K citations received by 2.95K academic papers made by 22 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

2. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

3. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

5. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Geotechnical Engineering

#59 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

6. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geotechnical Engineering

#62 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

7. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

8. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Geotechnical Engineering

#88 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#92 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

11. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#114 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

13. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geotechnical Engineering

#122 in Europe

#445 in the World

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

14. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

15. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#144 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

16. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#145 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#153 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#171 in Europe

#611 in the World

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

19. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#174 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Geotechnical Engineering

#182 in Europe

#677 in the World

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

21. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geotechnical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#695 in the World

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

22. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Geotechnical Engineering

#196 in Europe

#719 in the World

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

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Karlsruhe, Bochum, Stuttgart, and Aachen.