44 Best universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 167K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 44 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 Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Europe

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

5. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Petroleum Engineering

#27 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Petroleum Engineering

#31 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

8. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Petroleum Engineering

#63 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Petroleum Engineering

#64 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Petroleum Engineering

#65 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Petroleum Engineering

#71 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Petroleum Engineering

#75 in Europe

#282 in the World

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

13. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Petroleum Engineering

#77 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

14. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Petroleum Engineering

#82 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

15. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Petroleum Engineering

#84 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

16. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Petroleum Engineering

#91 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Petroleum Engineering

#97 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

18. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Petroleum Engineering

#99 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Petroleum Engineering

#105 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Petroleum Engineering

#122 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Petroleum Engineering

#147 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Petroleum Engineering

#150 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

23. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Petroleum Engineering

#156 in Europe

#491 in the World

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

24. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Petroleum Engineering

#158 in Europe

#496 in the World

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

25. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Petroleum Engineering

#164 in Europe

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Petroleum Engineering

#172 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

27. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Petroleum Engineering

#176 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

28. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Petroleum Engineering

#184 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

29. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Petroleum Engineering

#195 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

30. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Petroleum Engineering

#197 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Petroleum Engineering

#205 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Petroleum Engineering

#218 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

33. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Petroleum Engineering

#219 in Europe

#680 in the World

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

34. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Petroleum Engineering

#225 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

35. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Petroleum Engineering

#228 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Petroleum Engineering

#229 in Europe

#711 in the World

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

37. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Petroleum Engineering

#251 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

38. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#257 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

39. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Petroleum Engineering

#260 in Europe

#782 in the World

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

40. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Petroleum Engineering

#275 in Europe

#833 in the World

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

41. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Petroleum Engineering

#279 in Europe

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

42. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#314 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

43. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Petroleum Engineering

#322 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

44. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Petroleum Engineering

#337 in Europe

#1062 in the World

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

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