44 Best universities for Industrial Engineering in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 103K citations received by 6K academic papers made by 44 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

#3 in Europe

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Industrial Engineering

#12 in Europe

#36 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Industrial Engineering

#19 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Industrial Engineering

#22 in Europe

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Industrial Engineering

#25 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Industrial Engineering

#26 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Industrial Engineering

#30 in Europe

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

8. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Industrial Engineering

#33 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Industrial Engineering

#34 in Europe

#92 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

#39 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

11. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Industrial Engineering

#43 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

12. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Industrial Engineering

#48 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#54 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Industrial Engineering

#55 in Europe

#136 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

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Industrial Engineering

#82 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Industrial Engineering

#100 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

18. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Industrial Engineering

#105 in Europe

#275 in the World

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

19. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Industrial Engineering

#106 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Industrial Engineering

#113 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Industrial Engineering

#117 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

22. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Industrial Engineering

#128 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Industrial Engineering

#150 in Europe

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

24. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Industrial Engineering

#151 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

25. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#155 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

26. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Industrial Engineering

#161 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Industrial Engineering

#165 in Europe

#411 in the World

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

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Industrial Engineering

#175 in Europe

#440 in the World

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

29. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Industrial Engineering

#178 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

30. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Industrial Engineering

#187 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

31. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Industrial Engineering

#191 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

32. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Industrial Engineering

#195 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

33. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Industrial Engineering

#204 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

34. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Industrial Engineering

#206 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

35. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Industrial Engineering

#239 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

36. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Industrial Engineering

#245 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

37. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Industrial Engineering

#259 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

38. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Industrial Engineering

#267 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

39. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Industrial Engineering

#273 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

40. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Industrial Engineering

#275 in Europe

#665 in the World

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

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Industrial Engineering

#286 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Industrial Engineering

#312 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

43. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Industrial Engineering

#326 in Europe

#792 in the World

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

44. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Industrial Engineering

#340 in Europe

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

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