100 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 8.96M citations received by 362K academic papers made by 155 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Europe

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in Europe

#75 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in Europe

#131 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Mechanical Engineering

#44 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#61 in Europe

#198 in the World

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

13. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#74 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Mechanical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

17. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#98 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Mechanical Engineering

#101 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

19. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#316 in the World

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

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Mechanical Engineering

#116 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#122 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Mechanical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#127 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

25. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Mechanical Engineering

#130 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

26. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#144 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#150 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

31. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Mechanical Engineering

#169 in Europe

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Mechanical Engineering

#178 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Mechanical Engineering

#184 in Europe

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Mechanical Engineering

#186 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

35. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Mechanical Engineering

#187 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#194 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#200 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Mechanical Engineering

#202 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Mechanical Engineering

#207 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Mechanical Engineering

#219 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

42. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#220 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

43. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Mechanical Engineering

#224 in Europe

#589 in the World

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

44. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#229 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

45. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#232 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

46. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Mechanical Engineering

#242 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

47. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Mechanical Engineering

#247 in Europe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#253 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Mechanical Engineering

#260 in Europe

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#264 in Europe

#700 in the World

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

51. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#269 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

52. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Mechanical Engineering

#290 in Europe

#766 in the World

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

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#295 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Mechanical Engineering

#298 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#316 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Mechanical Engineering

#323 in Europe

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

57. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#328 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

58. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#337 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#346 in Europe

#924 in the World

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

60. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Mechanical Engineering

#350 in Europe

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

61. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#356 in Europe

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Mechanical Engineering

#364 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

64. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#425 in Europe

#1177 in the World

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

65. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#428 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

66. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Mechanical Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1338 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#474 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

69. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Mechanical Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Mechanical Engineering

#534 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

71. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Mechanical Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

72. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#560 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

73. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Mechanical Engineering

#574 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

74. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Mechanical Engineering

#594 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

75. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#614 in Europe

#1930 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#632 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#636 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

78. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#640 in Europe

#2042 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

79. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

80. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

81. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#694 in Europe

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

82. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#695 in Europe

#2262 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

83. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Mechanical Engineering

#698 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#700 in Europe

#2292 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Mechanical Engineering

#731 in Europe

#2470 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

86. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Mechanical Engineering

#732 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

87. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Mechanical Engineering

#733 in Europe

#2480 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

88. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#749 in Europe

#2573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

89. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#755 in Europe

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

90. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#784 in Europe

#2741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

91. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Mechanical Engineering

#789 in Europe

#2766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

92. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#799 in Europe

#2805 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

93. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#806 in Europe

#2840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,760
Founded: 1994

94. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#815 in Europe

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

95. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Mechanical Engineering

#824 in Europe

#2906 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

96. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#839 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

97. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#841 in Europe

#2975 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

98. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#848 in Europe

#3000 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

99. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Mechanical Engineering

#854 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

100. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#856 in Europe

#3041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

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