34 Best universities for Marine 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 Marine Engineering. A graph of 181K citations received by 8.76K academic papers made by 34 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. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Europe

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Marine Engineering

#20 in Europe

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

3. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Marine Engineering

#25 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Marine Engineering

#28 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Marine Engineering

#32 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Marine Engineering

#54 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Marine Engineering

#57 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Marine Engineering

#73 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Marine Engineering

#77 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Marine Engineering

#78 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

11. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Marine Engineering

#87 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

12. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Marine Engineering

#93 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

13. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Marine Engineering

#107 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

14. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Marine Engineering

#115 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Marine Engineering

#124 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

16. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Marine Engineering

#140 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

17. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Marine Engineering

#160 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Marine Engineering

#169 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Marine Engineering

#172 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

20. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Marine Engineering

#176 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

21. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Marine Engineering

#209 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Marine Engineering

#226 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Marine Engineering

#238 in Europe

#697 in the World

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

24. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Marine Engineering

#249 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

25. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Marine Engineering

#252 in Europe

#737 in the World

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

26. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Marine Engineering

#264 in Europe

#792 in the World

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

27. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Marine Engineering

#293 in Europe

#887 in the World

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

28. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Marine Engineering

#294 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

29. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Marine Engineering

#301 in Europe

#906 in the World

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

30. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Marine Engineering

#318 in Europe

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

31. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Marine Engineering

#332 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

32. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Marine Engineering

#334 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

33. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Marine Engineering

#335 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

34. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Marine Engineering

#338 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

The best cities to study Marine Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel, and Stuttgart.

Engineering subfields in Germany

Acoustical Engineering128

Aerospace Engineering132

Agricultural Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics66

Architectural Engineering59

Automation and Control engineering65

Automotive Engineering75

Biochemical Engineering58

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Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering119

Civil Engineering102

Computer Engineering78

Computer Networking140

Construction Management45

Electrical Engineering147

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Engineering Management51

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Geotechnical Engineering88

Human-Computer Interaction120

Industrial Engineering47

Landscape Architecture25

Materials Science161

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Nanotechnology113

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Remote Sensing83

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Structural Engineering119

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Telecommunications138

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