34 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 211K citations received by 6.25K academic papers made by 34 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

#14 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

3. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#42 in Europe

#119 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#47 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#56 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

6. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#61 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#67 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#72 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

9. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#94 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

10. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#104 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

11. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#110 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

12. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#121 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

13. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#123 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

14. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#128 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#139 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#148 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1948

18. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#160 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#163 in Europe

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#169 in Europe

#508 in the World

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

21. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#183 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

22. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#187 in Europe

#577 in the World

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

23. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#197 in Europe

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 35,587
Founded: 1809

24. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#212 in Europe

#664 in the World

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

25. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#223 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

26. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#224 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

27. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#228 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

28. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#237 in Europe

#735 in the World

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

29. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#241 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

30. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#243 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#249 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#257 in Europe

#809 in the World

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

33. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#259 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

34. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#291 in Europe

#951 in the World

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

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