45 Best universities for Industrial 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 Industrial Engineering. A graph of 152K citations received by 6.68K academic papers made by 45 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 Industrial Engineering

#2 in Europe

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Industrial Engineering

#10 in Europe

#33 in the World

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

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Industrial Engineering

#11 in Europe

#34 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Industrial Engineering

#18 in Europe

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Industrial Engineering

#27 in Europe

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Industrial Engineering

#28 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Industrial Engineering

#32 in Europe

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Industrial Engineering

#34 in Europe

#85 in the World

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

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Industrial Engineering

#39 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

10. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Industrial Engineering

#45 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

11. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Industrial Engineering

#46 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

12. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Industrial Engineering

#47 in Europe

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#51 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Industrial Engineering

#66 in Europe

#177 in the World

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

15. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Industrial Engineering

#68 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

16. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Industrial Engineering

#86 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

17. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Industrial Engineering

#88 in Europe

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

18. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Industrial Engineering

#108 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Industrial Engineering

#109 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Industrial Engineering

#122 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

21. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#129 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

22. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Industrial Engineering

#133 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

23. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Industrial Engineering

#137 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

24. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Industrial Engineering

#140 in Europe

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

25. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Industrial Engineering

#143 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

26. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Industrial Engineering

#155 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

27. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Industrial Engineering

#171 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

28. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Industrial Engineering

#176 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

29. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Industrial Engineering

#183 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

30. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Industrial Engineering

#184 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

31. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Industrial Engineering

#193 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

32. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Industrial Engineering

#214 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

33. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Industrial Engineering

#225 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

34. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Industrial Engineering

#229 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

35. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#236 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

36. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Industrial Engineering

#250 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

37. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Industrial Engineering

#275 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

38. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Industrial Engineering

#290 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

39. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Industrial Engineering

#310 in Europe

#750 in the World

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

40. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Industrial Engineering

#312 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

41. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Industrial Engineering

#314 in Europe

#756 in the World

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

42. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Industrial Engineering

#318 in Europe

#768 in the World

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

43. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Industrial Engineering

#321 in Europe

#783 in the World

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

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Industrial Engineering

#326 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

45. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Industrial Engineering

#333 in Europe

#805 in the World

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

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