33 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 130K citations received by 9.24K academic papers made by 33 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Europe

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

2. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Europe

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

4. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

5. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Europe

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in Europe

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

8. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in Europe

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#39 in Europe

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

10. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

11. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Mechanical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

12. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

13. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Mechanical Engineering

#76 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

14. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

15. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 14,493
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Mechanical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

17. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

18. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Mechanical Engineering

#108 in Europe

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

19. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,680
Founded: 1948

20. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

21. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#168 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

22. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Mechanical Engineering

#181 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

23. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Mechanical Engineering

#192 in Europe

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

24. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Mechanical Engineering

#195 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

25. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#217 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

26. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Mechanical Engineering

#227 in Europe

#692 in the World

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

27. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Mechanical Engineering

#230 in Europe

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

28. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#233 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

29. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#242 in Europe

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

30. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Mechanical Engineering

#248 in Europe

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

31. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Mechanical Engineering

#261 in Europe

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

32. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#271 in Europe

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

33. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Mechanical Engineering

#282 in Europe

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

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