100 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 6.82M citations received by 327K academic papers made by 154 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

#50 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

#14 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

#70 in the World

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

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Europe

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in Europe

#165 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

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#219 in the World

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

13. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#77 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

14. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Mechanical Engineering

#83 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

17. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Mechanical Engineering

#98 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

18. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Europe

#316 in the World

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

20. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Mechanical Engineering

#120 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

23. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Mechanical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

25. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#127 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

26. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Europe

#366 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#134 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#138 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#151 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

31. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Mechanical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Mechanical Engineering

#183 in Europe

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#188 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

35. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Mechanical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

36. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Mechanical Engineering

#193 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Mechanical Engineering

#194 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#196 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Mechanical Engineering

#197 in Europe

#522 in the World

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

40. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Mechanical Engineering

#219 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

41. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

42. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Mechanical Engineering

#226 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

43. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#227 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

44. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#228 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

45. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#229 in Europe

#595 in the World

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

46. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#232 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

47. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Mechanical Engineering

#245 in Europe

#648 in the World

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

49. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#248 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

50. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#256 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

51. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Mechanical Engineering

#266 in Europe

#699 in the World

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

52. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Mechanical Engineering

#280 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#284 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Mechanical Engineering

#287 in Europe

#755 in the World

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

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#307 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Mechanical Engineering

#321 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

57. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#328 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

58. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#329 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#332 in Europe

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

60. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Mechanical Engineering

#337 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

61. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Mechanical Engineering

#346 in Europe

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

62. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#365 in Europe

#969 in the World

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

63. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1002 in the World

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

64. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#418 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

65. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#424 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

66. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Mechanical Engineering

#465 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

67. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Mechanical Engineering

#467 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

68. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1410 in the World

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

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Mechanical Engineering

#527 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

72. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Mechanical Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1640 in the World

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

73. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Mechanical Engineering

#585 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

74. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Mechanical Engineering

#591 in Europe

#1768 in the World

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

75. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#607 in Europe

#1841 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

76. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#613 in Europe

#1883 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

77. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#620 in Europe

#1906 in the World

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

78. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#630 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

79. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#637 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

80. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#663 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

81. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#670 in Europe

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

82. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#673 in Europe

#2144 in the World

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

83. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Mechanical Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2266 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. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Mechanical Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

86. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Mechanical Engineering

#721 in Europe

#2373 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

87. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Mechanical Engineering

#737 in Europe

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

88. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2597 in the World

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

89. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#768 in Europe

#2641 in the World

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

90. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Mechanical Engineering

#769 in Europe

#2643 in the World

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

91. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#773 in Europe

#2653 in the World

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

92. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#778 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

93. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#781 in Europe

#2690 in the World

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

94. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Mechanical Engineering

#785 in Europe

#2709 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

95. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Mechanical Engineering

#787 in Europe

#2723 in the World

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

96. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Mechanical Engineering

#792 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Enrollment: 7,600
Founded: 2009

97. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Mechanical Engineering

#827 in Europe

#2888 in the World

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

98. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Mechanical Engineering

#836 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

99. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#840 in Europe

#2937 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

100. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Mechanical Engineering

#844 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
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.