100 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 9.4M citations received by 368K 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

#13 in Europe

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#130 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

#33 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#44 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in Europe

#163 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

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Mechanical Engineering

#56 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in Europe

#199 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

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Mechanical Engineering

#84 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Mechanical Engineering

#92 in Europe

#284 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

#305 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

#334 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#122 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

25. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Mechanical Engineering

#131 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

26. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#137 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#142 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#144 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#167 in Europe

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

31. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Mechanical Engineering

#170 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Mechanical Engineering

#181 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Mechanical Engineering

#186 in Europe

#507 in the World

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

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Mechanical Engineering

#187 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Mechanical Engineering

#191 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#193 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#201 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Mechanical Engineering

#206 in Europe

#552 in the World

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

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#209 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Mechanical Engineering

#215 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Mechanical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

42. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#222 in Europe

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

43. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Mechanical Engineering

#224 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

44. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#228 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

45. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#231 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

46. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

47. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Mechanical Engineering

#245 in Europe

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#256 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Mechanical Engineering

#266 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#267 in Europe

#715 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

#722 in the World

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

52. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Mechanical Engineering

#294 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#296 in Europe

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Mechanical Engineering

#305 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#317 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Mechanical Engineering

#325 in Europe

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

57. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#327 in Europe

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

58. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#338 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#350 in Europe

#937 in the World

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

60. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Mechanical Engineering

#352 in Europe

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

61. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#362 in Europe

#986 in the World

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

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Mechanical Engineering

#372 in Europe

#1020 in the World

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

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

64. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1182 in the World

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

65. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#432 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

66. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Mechanical Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#470 in Europe

#1349 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#483 in Europe

#1381 in the World

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

69. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1444 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Mechanical Engineering

#535 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#561 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

72. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Mechanical Engineering

#565 in Europe

#1689 in the World

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

73. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Mechanical Engineering

#574 in Europe

#1720 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

74. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Mechanical Engineering

#606 in Europe

#1878 in the World

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

75. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#613 in Europe

#1931 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

76. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#628 in Europe

#2008 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

77. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#643 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

78. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#657 in Europe

#2101 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

79. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#678 in Europe

#2190 in the World

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

80. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2204 in the World

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

81. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2260 in the World

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

82. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Mechanical Engineering

#695 in Europe

#2270 in the World

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

83. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#700 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2292 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Mechanical Engineering

#728 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

86. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Mechanical Engineering

#733 in Europe

#2480 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

87. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Mechanical Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2505 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

88. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#752 in Europe

#2597 in the World

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

89. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#756 in Europe

#2618 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

90. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#785 in Europe

#2758 in the World

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

91. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Mechanical Engineering

#793 in Europe

#2794 in the World

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

92. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#805 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

93. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#817 in Europe

#2888 in the World

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

94. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#821 in Europe

#2913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1994

95. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Mechanical Engineering

#824 in Europe

#2923 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

96. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#845 in Europe

#3004 in the World

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

97. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#846 in Europe

#3006 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

98. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#847 in Europe

#3007 in the World

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

99. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#848 in Europe

#3014 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

100. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#853 in Europe

#3026 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

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