29 Best universities for Marine 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 Marine Engineering. A graph of 119K citations received by 7.32K academic papers made by 29 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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Marine Engineering

#20 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

3. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Marine Engineering

#26 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Marine Engineering

#38 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Marine Engineering

#39 in Europe

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Marine Engineering

#53 in Europe

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Marine Engineering

#61 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Marine Engineering

#74 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Marine Engineering

#77 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

10. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Marine Engineering

#79 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

11. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Marine Engineering

#92 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

12. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Marine Engineering

#93 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Marine Engineering

#114 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

14. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Marine Engineering

#124 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Marine Engineering

#133 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

16. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Marine Engineering

#139 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

17. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Marine Engineering

#154 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

18. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Marine Engineering

#168 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Marine Engineering

#170 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Marine Engineering

#187 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

21. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Marine Engineering

#230 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

22. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Marine Engineering

#236 in Europe

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Marine Engineering

#247 in Europe

#720 in the World

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

24. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Marine Engineering

#252 in Europe

#726 in the World

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

25. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Marine Engineering

#254 in Europe

#735 in the World

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

26. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Marine Engineering

#266 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Marine Engineering

#271 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Marine Engineering

#291 in Europe

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

29. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Marine Engineering

#302 in Europe

#876 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, Stuttgart, and Kiel.

Engineering subfields in Germany

Acoustical Engineering126

Aerospace Engineering131

Agricultural Engineering23

Applied/Engineering Physics62

Architectural Engineering52

Automation and Control engineering62

Automotive Engineering70

Biochemical Engineering55

Biomedical Engineering67

Biotechnology73

Chemical Engineering118

Civil Engineering96

Computer Engineering76

Computer Networking136

Construction Management39

Electrical Engineering144

Electronic Engineering108

Engineering Management45

Environmental Engineering74

Firefighting and Fire Science23

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction113

Industrial Engineering47

Landscape Architecture35

Materials Science158

Mechanical Engineering154

Metallurgical Engineering126

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology114

Nuclear Engineering40

Operations Research76

Optical Engineering145

Petroleum Engineering44

Polymer science and Plastics engineering60

Product and Industrial Design41

Reliability and Quality Engineering63

Remote Sensing80

Renewable Energy Engineering69

Structural Engineering113

Systems Engineering120

Technical Drawing32

Telecommunications137

Transportation Engineering63