33 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Germany

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 144K citations received by 8.7K academic papers made by 33 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

#17 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Structural Engineering

#26 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

3. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Structural Engineering

#33 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Structural Engineering

#42 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Structural Engineering

#44 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

6. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Structural Engineering

#51 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Structural Engineering

#68 in Europe

#244 in the World

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

8. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Structural Engineering

#75 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Structural Engineering

#85 in Europe

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

10. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Structural Engineering

#93 in Europe

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Structural Engineering

#104 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

12. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Structural Engineering

#107 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

13. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Structural Engineering

#133 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

14. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#134 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

15. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Structural Engineering

#145 in Europe

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

16. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Structural Engineering

#151 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

17. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Structural Engineering

#157 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

18. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Structural Engineering

#162 in Europe

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

19. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Structural Engineering

#189 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

20. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Structural Engineering

#191 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

21. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Structural Engineering

#212 in Europe

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Structural Engineering

#239 in Europe

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Structural Engineering

#253 in Europe

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

24. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Structural Engineering

#260 in Europe

#876 in the World

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

25. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Structural Engineering

#267 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

26. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Structural Engineering

#269 in Europe

#916 in the World

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

27. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Structural Engineering

#273 in Europe

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

28. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Structural Engineering

#275 in Europe

#940 in the World

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

29. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Structural Engineering

#281 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

30. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Structural Engineering

#286 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

31. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Structural Engineering

#291 in Europe

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Structural Engineering

#295 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

33. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Structural Engineering

#305 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

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