62 Best universities for Nanotechnology in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 1.68M citations received by 27.4K academic papers made by 62 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 Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Europe

#71 in the World

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

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Europe

#92 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

5. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Nanotechnology

#29 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

8. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nanotechnology

#35 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

9. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Nanotechnology

#39 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

10. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nanotechnology

#53 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

11. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Nanotechnology

#56 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nanotechnology

#57 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nanotechnology

#58 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

14. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Nanotechnology

#59 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Nanotechnology

#63 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

16. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Nanotechnology

#67 in Europe

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

17. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Nanotechnology

#71 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

18. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Nanotechnology

#74 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

19. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Nanotechnology

#75 in Europe

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

20. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nanotechnology

#79 in Europe

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

21. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nanotechnology

#82 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

22. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Nanotechnology

#84 in Europe

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

23. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Nanotechnology

#85 in Europe

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

24. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nanotechnology

#88 in Europe

#285 in the World

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

25. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nanotechnology

#93 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

26. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Nanotechnology

#94 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

27. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Nanotechnology

#107 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

28. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Nanotechnology

#113 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

29. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Nanotechnology

#116 in Europe

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nanotechnology

#121 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

31. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nanotechnology

#130 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

32. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Nanotechnology

#140 in Europe

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Nanotechnology

#141 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

34. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Nanotechnology

#142 in Europe

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

35. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nanotechnology

#146 in Europe

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

36. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Nanotechnology

#151 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Nanotechnology

#153 in Europe

#461 in the World

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

38. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Nanotechnology

#158 in Europe

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

39. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Nanotechnology

#159 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

40. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Nanotechnology

#161 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Nanotechnology

#169 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

42. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Nanotechnology

#183 in Europe

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

43. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nanotechnology

#199 in Europe

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Nanotechnology

#209 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

45. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Nanotechnology

#221 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

46. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Nanotechnology

#223 in Europe

#648 in the World

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

47. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Nanotechnology

#225 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

48. University of Kassel

For Nanotechnology

#240 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Nanotechnology

#246 in Europe

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

50. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Nanotechnology

#248 in Europe

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

51. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Nanotechnology

#252 in Europe

#752 in the World

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

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Nanotechnology

#268 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

53. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nanotechnology

#273 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

54. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Nanotechnology

#277 in Europe

#842 in the World

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

55. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nanotechnology

#279 in Europe

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

56. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Nanotechnology

#291 in Europe

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

57. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Nanotechnology

#292 in Europe

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

58. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nanotechnology

#297 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

59. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Nanotechnology

#298 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

60. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Nanotechnology

#327 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

61. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nanotechnology

#338 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

62. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Nanotechnology

#410 in Europe

#1371 in the World

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

The best cities to study Nanotechnology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Erlangen, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Dresden.

Engineering subfields in Germany

Acoustical Engineering47

Aerospace Engineering47

Agricultural Engineering25

Applied/Engineering Physics60

Architectural Engineering23

Automation and Control engineering54

Automotive Engineering28

Biochemical Engineering53

Biomedical Engineering49

Biotechnology43

Chemical Engineering62

Civil Engineering19

Computer Engineering45

Computer Networking43

Construction Management40

Electrical Engineering39

Electronic Engineering45

Engineering Management32

Environmental Engineering28

Firefighting and Fire Science31

Geotechnical Engineering26

Human-Computer Interaction61

Industrial Engineering51

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Materials Science100

Mechanical Engineering33

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Mining Engineering29

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Operations Research50

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Petroleum Engineering32

Polymer science and Plastics engineering66

Product and Industrial Design49

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