70 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 701K citations received by 20.9K academic papers made by 70 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 Renewable Energy Engineering

#16 in Europe

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#24 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#30 in Europe

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#48 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#56 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#70 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#94 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#97 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

9. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#113 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#119 in Europe

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

11. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#123 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#130 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

13. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#133 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#147 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#148 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#159 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#164 in Europe

#521 in the World

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

18. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#175 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#183 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#185 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#206 in Europe

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#225 in Europe

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

23. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#236 in Europe

#751 in the World

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

24. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#246 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

25. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#250 in Europe

#788 in the World

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

26. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#253 in Europe

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

27. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#259 in Europe

#810 in the World

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

28. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#270 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

29. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#275 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

30. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#284 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#287 in Europe

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#298 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

33. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#304 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

34. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#306 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#316 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

36. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#323 in Europe

#1022 in the World

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

37. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#327 in Europe

#1034 in the World

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

38. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#328 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

39. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#333 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

40. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#334 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

41. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#338 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

42. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#344 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

43. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#349 in Europe

#1117 in the World

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

44. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

45. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#367 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

46. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

47. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#378 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

48. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#382 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

49. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#386 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

50. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1295 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1299 in the World

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

52. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

53. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

54. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1348 in the World

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

55. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#421 in Europe

#1349 in the World

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

56. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#425 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

57. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1393 in the World

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

58. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#437 in Europe

#1400 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

61. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

62. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

63. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

64. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#521 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

65. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#524 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

66. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

67. Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,570
Founded: 1969

68. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1974 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

69. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#574 in Europe

#2040 in the World

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

70. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#608 in Europe

#2213 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Renewable Energy Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Karlsruhe, Berlin, and Munich.