100 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 140 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

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Europe
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Optical Engineering

#15 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
18,219
Founded
1558

3. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Optical Engineering

#16 in Europe
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Europe
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

5. University of Gottingen

For Optical Engineering

#22 in Europe
#116 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

6. University of Munich

For Optical Engineering

#24 in Europe
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

7. University of Stuttgart

For Optical Engineering

#25 in Europe
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

8. Technical University of Berlin

For Optical Engineering

#36 in Europe
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

9. RWTH Aachen University

For Optical Engineering

#39 in Europe
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

10. University of Munster

For Optical Engineering

#40 in Europe
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

11. University of Wurzburg

For Optical Engineering

#44 in Europe
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Optical Engineering

#49 in Europe
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

13. Ruhr University Bochum

For Optical Engineering

#54 in Europe
#194 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

14. University of Bonn

For Optical Engineering

#57 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

15. University of Freiburg

For Optical Engineering

#61 in Europe
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

16. Dresden University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#62 in Europe
#213 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

17. University of Hamburg

For Optical Engineering

#63 in Europe
#214 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

18. University of Tubingen

For Optical Engineering

#64 in Europe
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Optical Engineering

#78 in Europe
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

20. Free University of Berlin

For Optical Engineering

#79 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

21. University of Regensburg

For Optical Engineering

#82 in Europe
#242 in the World
Enrollment
21,558
Founded
1962

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Optical Engineering

#88 in Europe
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#91 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

24. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Optical Engineering

#92 in Europe
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

25. University of Ulm

For Optical Engineering

#97 in Europe
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
10,747
Founded
1967

26. University of Marburg

For Optical Engineering

#98 in Europe
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

27. University of Cologne

For Optical Engineering

#102 in Europe
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

28. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Optical Engineering

#111 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
23,900
Founded
1831

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Optical Engineering

#112 in Europe
#315 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

30. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Optical Engineering

#122 in Europe
#339 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

31. Kiel University

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Europe
#350 in the World
Enrollment
25,277
Founded
1665

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Optical Engineering

#133 in Europe
#367 in the World
Enrollment
14,594
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Optical Engineering

#143 in Europe
#379 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

34. TU Dortmund University

For Optical Engineering

#146 in Europe
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

35. University of Konstanz

For Optical Engineering

#147 in Europe
#384 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

36. Saarland University

For Optical Engineering

#148 in Europe
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,749
Founded
1948

37. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#159 in Europe
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
20,037
Founded
1745

38. University of Leipzig

For Optical Engineering

#160 in Europe
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

39. University of Bremen

For Optical Engineering

#163 in Europe
#414 in the World
Enrollment
19,234
Founded
1971

40. University of Bayreuth

For Optical Engineering

#165 in Europe
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

41. University of Bielefeld

For Optical Engineering

#170 in Europe
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
25,015
Founded
1969

42. University of Giessen

For Optical Engineering

#177 in Europe
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
27,727
Founded
1607

43. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Optical Engineering

#192 in Europe
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

44. University of Paderborn

For Optical Engineering

#193 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,316
Founded
1972

45. University of Rostock

For Optical Engineering

#210 in Europe
#560 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

46. University of Potsdam

For Optical Engineering

#215 in Europe
#576 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

47. University of Wuppertal

For Optical Engineering

#244 in Europe
#631 in the World
Enrollment
21,949
Founded
1972

49. Osnabruck University

For Optical Engineering

#256 in Europe
#684 in the World
Enrollment
14,106
Founded
1974

50. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#259 in Europe
#692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

51. University of Siegen

For Optical Engineering

#267 in Europe
#709 in the World
Enrollment
19,785
Founded
1972

53. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#277 in Europe
#735 in the World
Enrollment
6,612
Founded
1953

54. University of Augsburg

For Optical Engineering

#278 in Europe
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Enrollment
20,467
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

55. University of Kassel

For Optical Engineering

#281 in Europe
#747 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

56. Hamburg University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#290 in Europe
#774 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#300 in Europe
#796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

58. Hannover Medical School

For Optical Engineering

#306 in Europe
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,256
Founded
1965

59. Clausthal University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#308 in Europe
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
4,963
Founded
1775

60. University of Lubeck

For Optical Engineering

#317 in Europe
#840 in the World
Enrollment
3,345
Founded
1964

61. Freiberg University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#340 in Europe
#909 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

62. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Optical Engineering

#370 in Europe
#1024 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#386 in Europe
#1097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

64. Jacobs University Bremen

For Optical Engineering

#392 in Europe
#1119 in the World
Enrollment
1,253
Founded
2001

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Optical Engineering

#403 in Europe
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1973

66. University of Hohenheim

For Optical Engineering

#425 in Europe
#1236 in the World
Enrollment
9,283
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

67. University of Greifswald

For Optical Engineering

#426 in Europe
#1237 in the World
Enrollment
11,736
Founded
1456

68. University of Mannheim

For Optical Engineering

#428 in Europe
#1241 in the World
Enrollment
11,800
Founded
1907

69. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Optical Engineering

#467 in Europe
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

70. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#472 in Europe
#1465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
10,040
Founded
1971

71. University of Hagen

For Optical Engineering

#489 in Europe
#1549 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

72. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#504 in Europe
#1622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

73. University of Trier

For Optical Engineering

#567 in Europe
#1874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
15,260
Founded
1970

74. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#581 in Europe
#1941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

77. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Optical Engineering

#599 in Europe
#2023 in the World
Enrollment
4,072
Founded
1860

78. Witten/Herdecke University

For Optical Engineering

#628 in Europe
#2143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
2,326
Founded
1982

79. University of Passau

For Optical Engineering

#636 in Europe
#2163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,581
Founded
1973

80. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Optical Engineering

#656 in Europe
#2264 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

81. German Sport University Cologne

For Optical Engineering

#686 in Europe
#2419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

82. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#704 in Europe
#2518 in the World
Enrollment
13,494
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1971

83. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

For Optical Engineering

#739 in Europe
#2691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
7,057
Founded
1867

85. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Optical Engineering

#749 in Europe
#2741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,459
Founded
1778

86. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#750 in Europe
#2747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,727
Founded
1992

87. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#751 in Europe
#2748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,760
Founded
1994

88. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#752 in Europe
#2749 in the World
Enrollment
5,473
Founded
1996

89. University of Hildesheim

For Optical Engineering

#756 in Europe
#2762 in the World
Enrollment
6,048
Founded
1978

90. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Optical Engineering

#770 in Europe
#2838 in the World
Enrollment
9,076
Founded
1946

91. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#776 in Europe
#2885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

93. University of Bamberg

For Optical Engineering

#787 in Europe
#2933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

94. University of Applied Sciences Wildau

For Optical Engineering

#788 in Europe
#2934 in the World
Enrollment
4,152
Founded
1991

95. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#790 in Europe
#2940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
17,125
Founded
1970

96. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#811 in Europe
#3076 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1971

97. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#812 in Europe
#3091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
8,917
Founded
1982

100. University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Optical Engineering

#836 in Europe
#3188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,145
Founded
1996

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