100 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 3.6M citations received by 160K academic papers made by 118 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 Structural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Structural Engineering

#18 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Structural Engineering

#20 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Structural Engineering

#35 in Europe

#145 in the World

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

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Structural Engineering

#39 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Structural Engineering

#41 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

7. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Structural Engineering

#45 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Structural Engineering

#46 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

9. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Structural Engineering

#52 in Europe

#202 in the World

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

10. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Structural Engineering

#53 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#54 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#63 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Structural Engineering

#66 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Structural Engineering

#69 in Europe

#245 in the World

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

15. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Structural Engineering

#76 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Structural Engineering

#96 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Structural Engineering

#108 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

18. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Structural Engineering

#111 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

19. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#123 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Structural Engineering

#125 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

21. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#143 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Structural Engineering

#150 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Structural Engineering

#156 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Structural Engineering

#158 in Europe

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

25. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Structural Engineering

#162 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Structural Engineering

#164 in Europe

#467 in the World

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

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Structural Engineering

#173 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

28. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Structural Engineering

#178 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

29. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Structural Engineering

#182 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

30. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Structural Engineering

#190 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Structural Engineering

#191 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Structural Engineering

#193 in Europe

#517 in the World

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

33. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Structural Engineering

#195 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Structural Engineering

#209 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

35. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#214 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

36. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Structural Engineering

#216 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

37. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Structural Engineering

#217 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

38. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Structural Engineering

#223 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Structural Engineering

#224 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Structural Engineering

#226 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

41. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Structural Engineering

#230 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

42. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Structural Engineering

#243 in Europe

#658 in the World

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

43. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Structural Engineering

#257 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Structural Engineering

#265 in Europe

#724 in the World

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

45. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Structural Engineering

#266 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Structural Engineering

#268 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

47. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#270 in Europe

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

48. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Structural Engineering

#277 in Europe

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

49. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Structural Engineering

#281 in Europe

#773 in the World

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

50. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Structural Engineering

#282 in Europe

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

51. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Structural Engineering

#287 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

52. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Structural Engineering

#294 in Europe

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Structural Engineering

#297 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Structural Engineering

#298 in Europe

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Structural Engineering

#307 in Europe

#870 in the World

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

56. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Structural Engineering

#309 in Europe

#876 in the World

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

57. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Structural Engineering

#313 in Europe

#897 in the World

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

58. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Structural Engineering

#339 in Europe

#969 in the World

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

59. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Structural Engineering

#347 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Structural Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

61. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Structural Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1039 in the World

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

62. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Structural Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

63. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Structural Engineering

#378 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

64. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

65. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Structural Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

66. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Structural Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

67. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Structural Engineering

#488 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

68. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Structural Engineering

#489 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

69. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Structural Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

70. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Structural Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Structural Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1681 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

72. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Structural Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

73. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Structural Engineering

#560 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

74. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Structural Engineering

#564 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

75. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Structural Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

76. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Structural Engineering

#588 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

77. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Structural Engineering

#591 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

78. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

79. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Structural Engineering

#636 in Europe

#2065 in the World

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

80. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Structural Engineering

#651 in Europe

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

81. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Structural Engineering

#678 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

82. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Structural Engineering

#686 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

83. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2505 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

84. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Structural Engineering

#728 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

85. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Structural Engineering

#731 in Europe

#2572 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

86. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

For Structural Engineering

#734 in Europe

#2588 in the World

Enrollment: 5,938
Founded: 1971

87. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#739 in Europe

#2593 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

88. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Structural Engineering

#746 in Europe

#2618 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

89. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Structural Engineering

#766 in Europe

#2712 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

90. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Structural Engineering

#775 in Europe

#2741 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

91. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Structural Engineering

#784 in Europe

#2770 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

92. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Structural Engineering

#788 in Europe

#2799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

93. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Structural Engineering

#790 in Europe

#2817 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

94. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Structural Engineering

#793 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

95. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Structural Engineering

#795 in Europe

#2843 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

96. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Structural Engineering

#831 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,760
Founded: 1994

97. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Structural Engineering

#836 in Europe

#3049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

98. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Structural Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3086 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

99. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Structural Engineering

#845 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

100. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Structural Engineering

#861 in Europe

#3176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

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