63 Best universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 257K citations received by 15.2K academic papers made by 63 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

2. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in Europe

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

3. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in Europe

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

4. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Transportation Engineering

#35 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Transportation Engineering

#36 in Europe

#126 in the World

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

7. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Transportation Engineering

#60 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Transportation Engineering

#78 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Transportation Engineering

#85 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Transportation Engineering

#89 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

12. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Transportation Engineering

#90 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Transportation Engineering

#116 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Transportation Engineering

#125 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

15. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Transportation Engineering

#135 in Europe

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Transportation Engineering

#141 in Europe

#392 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Transportation Engineering

#146 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Transportation Engineering

#152 in Europe

#415 in the World

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

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Transportation Engineering

#153 in Europe

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Transportation Engineering

#154 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

21. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Transportation Engineering

#156 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

22. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Transportation Engineering

#159 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

23. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Transportation Engineering

#163 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

24. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Transportation Engineering

#168 in Europe

#458 in the World

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

25. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Transportation Engineering

#181 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

26. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Transportation Engineering

#189 in Europe

#507 in the World

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

27. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Transportation Engineering

#190 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

28. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Transportation Engineering

#194 in Europe

#521 in the World

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

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Transportation Engineering

#199 in Europe

#538 in the World

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

30. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Transportation Engineering

#206 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Transportation Engineering

#210 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

32. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Transportation Engineering

#226 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

33. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Transportation Engineering

#230 in Europe

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

34. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Transportation Engineering

#253 in Europe

#654 in the World

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

35. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Transportation Engineering

#259 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

36. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Transportation Engineering

#262 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

37. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Transportation Engineering

#277 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

38. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Transportation Engineering

#288 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

39. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Transportation Engineering

#290 in Europe

#745 in the World

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

40. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Transportation Engineering

#298 in Europe

#763 in the World

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

41. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Transportation Engineering

#301 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Transportation Engineering

#310 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

43. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Transportation Engineering

#313 in Europe

#805 in the World

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

44. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Transportation Engineering

#342 in Europe

#880 in the World

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

45. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Transportation Engineering

#349 in Europe

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

46. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Transportation Engineering

#363 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

47. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Transportation Engineering

#369 in Europe

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Transportation Engineering

#370 in Europe

#975 in the World

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

49. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Transportation Engineering

#373 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Transportation Engineering

#377 in Europe

#998 in the World

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

51. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Transportation Engineering

#381 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

52. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Transportation Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Transportation Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Transportation Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

55. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Transportation Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1154 in the World

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

56. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Transportation Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1156 in the World

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

57. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Transportation Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1187 in the World

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

58. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Transportation Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1202 in the World

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

59. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Transportation Engineering

#444 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

60. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Transportation Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1282 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Transportation Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Transportation Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

63. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Transportation Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1581 in the World

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

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