31 Best universities for Marine Engineering in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 171K citations received by 8.55K academic papers made by 31 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

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Marine Engineering

#20 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

3. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Marine Engineering

#25 in Europe

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Marine Engineering

#28 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Marine Engineering

#30 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Marine Engineering

#52 in Europe

#150 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

#55 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Marine Engineering

#74 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Marine Engineering

#77 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

10. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Marine Engineering

#80 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

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

#90 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

#318 in the World

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

14. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Marine Engineering

#114 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Marine Engineering

#125 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

16. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Marine Engineering

#139 in Europe

#405 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

#161 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Marine Engineering

#169 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Marine Engineering

#171 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

20. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Marine Engineering

#177 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

21. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Marine Engineering

#208 in Europe

#625 in the World

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

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Marine Engineering

#239 in Europe

#697 in the World

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

23. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Marine Engineering

#241 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

24. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Marine Engineering

#242 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

25. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Marine Engineering

#255 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

26. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Marine Engineering

#264 in Europe

#781 in the World

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

27. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Marine Engineering

#290 in Europe

#869 in the World

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

28. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Marine Engineering

#291 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

29. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Marine Engineering

#296 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

30. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Marine Engineering

#316 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Marine Engineering

#329 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

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 Engineering127

Aerospace Engineering132

Agricultural Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics66

Architectural Engineering58

Automation and Control engineering65

Automotive Engineering74

Biochemical Engineering57

Biomedical Engineering69

Biotechnology78

Chemical Engineering119

Civil Engineering102

Computer Engineering77

Computer Networking140

Construction Management44

Electrical Engineering146

Electronic Engineering110

Engineering Management51

Environmental Engineering75

Firefighting and Fire Science20

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction118

Industrial Engineering49

Landscape Architecture26

Materials Science161

Mechanical Engineering155

Metallurgical Engineering127

Mining Engineering32

Nanotechnology112

Nuclear Engineering45

Operations Research76

Optical Engineering147

Petroleum Engineering49

Polymer science and Plastics engineering60

Product and Industrial Design40

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Remote Sensing83

Renewable Energy Engineering68

Structural Engineering118

Systems Engineering125

Technical Drawing43

Telecommunications138

Transportation Engineering68