100 Best universities for Environmental Science in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 168 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

For Environmental Science

#25 in Europe
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. University of Gottingen

For Environmental Science

#35 in Europe
#129 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#51 in Europe
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

4. University of Bonn

For Environmental Science

#56 in Europe
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

5. Free University of Berlin

For Environmental Science

#62 in Europe
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

6. University of Tubingen

For Environmental Science

#64 in Europe
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

7. RWTH Aachen University

For Environmental Science

#67 in Europe
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

8. University of Munich

For Environmental Science

#69 in Europe
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

9. University of Freiburg

For Environmental Science

#70 in Europe
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Environmental Science

#82 in Europe
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

11. Kiel University

For Environmental Science

#83 in Europe
#258 in the World
Enrollment
25,277
Founded
1665

12. Technical University of Berlin

For Environmental Science

#91 in Europe
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

13. University of Stuttgart

For Environmental Science

#94 in Europe
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

14. University of Munster

For Environmental Science

#95 in Europe
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

15. University of Cologne

For Environmental Science

#100 in Europe
#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

16. Ruhr University Bochum

For Environmental Science

#103 in Europe
#304 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Environmental Science

#105 in Europe
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

18. University of Hamburg

For Environmental Science

#108 in Europe
#313 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

19. University of Bayreuth

For Environmental Science

#117 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

20. University of Wurzburg

For Environmental Science

#118 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

21. University of Bremen

For Environmental Science

#120 in Europe
#349 in the World
Enrollment
19,234
Founded
1971

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Environmental Science

#123 in Europe
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

23. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Environmental Science

#124 in Europe
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

24. Dresden University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#126 in Europe
#357 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

25. University of Giessen

For Environmental Science

#142 in Europe
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
27,727
Founded
1607

26. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#148 in Europe
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

27. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Environmental Science

#149 in Europe
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

28. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Environmental Science

#158 in Europe
#430 in the World
Enrollment
23,900
Founded
1831

29. University of Hohenheim

For Environmental Science

#160 in Europe
#432 in the World
Enrollment
9,283
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

30. University of Marburg

For Environmental Science

#165 in Europe
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Environmental Science

#172 in Europe
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
18,219
Founded
1558

32. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Environmental Science

#179 in Europe
#493 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

33. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#180 in Europe
#495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
20,037
Founded
1745

34. University of Ulm

For Environmental Science

#184 in Europe
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
10,747
Founded
1967

35. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Environmental Science

#185 in Europe
#509 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

36. University of Leipzig

For Environmental Science

#186 in Europe
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

37. University of Konstanz

For Environmental Science

#189 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

38. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Environmental Science

#193 in Europe
#526 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

39. University of Bielefeld

For Environmental Science

#194 in Europe
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
25,015
Founded
1969

40. University of Regensburg

For Environmental Science

#198 in Europe
#540 in the World
Enrollment
21,558
Founded
1962

41. University of Potsdam

For Environmental Science

#203 in Europe
#554 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

42. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Environmental Science

#211 in Europe
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

43. Saarland University

For Environmental Science

#214 in Europe
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,749
Founded
1948

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Environmental Science

#228 in Europe
#628 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

45. University of Rostock

For Environmental Science

#231 in Europe
#637 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

46. TU Dortmund University

For Environmental Science

#248 in Europe
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

47. Hannover Medical School

For Environmental Science

#254 in Europe
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,256
Founded
1965

48. University of Kassel

For Environmental Science

#260 in Europe
#716 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Environmental Science

#264 in Europe
#732 in the World
Enrollment
14,594
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

50. University of Greifswald

For Environmental Science

#301 in Europe
#839 in the World
Enrollment
11,736
Founded
1456

51. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Environmental Science

#324 in Europe
#904 in the World
Enrollment
14,427
Founded
1993

52. Hamburg University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#326 in Europe
#916 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

53. Freiberg University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#334 in Europe
#933 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

54. Osnabruck University

For Environmental Science

#336 in Europe
#938 in the World
Enrollment
14,106
Founded
1974

55. University of Mannheim

For Environmental Science

#353 in Europe
#998 in the World
Enrollment
11,800
Founded
1907

56. University of Wuppertal

For Environmental Science

#360 in Europe
#1020 in the World
Enrollment
21,949
Founded
1972

57. University of Paderborn

For Environmental Science

#378 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,316
Founded
1972

58. University of Augsburg

For Environmental Science

#382 in Europe
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Enrollment
20,467
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

59. Jacobs University Bremen

For Environmental Science

#385 in Europe
#1099 in the World
Enrollment
1,253
Founded
2001

60. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Environmental Science

#400 in Europe
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
9,076
Founded
1946

61. Clausthal University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#419 in Europe
#1224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
4,963
Founded
1775

62. University of Lubeck

For Environmental Science

#423 in Europe
#1232 in the World
Enrollment
3,345
Founded
1964

63. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#429 in Europe
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

64. University of Siegen

For Environmental Science

#439 in Europe
#1289 in the World
Enrollment
19,785
Founded
1972

65. University of Trier

For Environmental Science

#444 in Europe
#1312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
15,260
Founded
1970

66. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Environmental Science

#448 in Europe
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,459
Founded
1778

67. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#464 in Europe
#1379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
10,040
Founded
1971

68. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#478 in Europe
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Environmental Science

#479 in Europe
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1973

70. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#484 in Europe
#1456 in the World
Enrollment
6,612
Founded
1953

71. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Environmental Science

#485 in Europe
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Environmental Science

#512 in Europe
#1594 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

73. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#531 in Europe
#1683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

74. Witten/Herdecke University

For Environmental Science

#594 in Europe
#2031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
2,326
Founded
1982

75. University of Passau

For Environmental Science

#595 in Europe
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,581
Founded
1973

76. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Environmental Science

#618 in Europe
#2129 in the World
Enrollment
4,072
Founded
1860

78. University of Hagen

For Environmental Science

#632 in Europe
#2176 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

79. University of Bamberg

For Environmental Science

#638 in Europe
#2213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

80. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Environmental Science

#652 in Europe
#2290 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

81. German Sport University Cologne

For Environmental Science

#681 in Europe
#2449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

83. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#740 in Europe
#2759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
17,125
Founded
1970

84. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Environmental Science

#746 in Europe
#2794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

85. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#753 in Europe
#2815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

87. University of Erfurt

For Environmental Science

#767 in Europe
#2867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,785
Founded
1994

88. European University Viadrina

For Environmental Science

#775 in Europe
#2909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,716
Founded
1991

89. University of Hildesheim

For Environmental Science

#789 in Europe
#3034 in the World
Enrollment
6,048
Founded
1978

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#792 in Europe
#3046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

91. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#798 in Europe
#3081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

94. University of Vechta

For Environmental Science

#851 in Europe
#3383 in the World
Enrollment
5,286
Founded
1830

95. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#854 in Europe
#3409 in the World
Enrollment
5,473
Founded
1996

96. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#867 in Europe
#3534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
8,917
Founded
1982

97. Hertie School of Governance

For Environmental Science

#872 in Europe
#3554 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

98. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Environmental Science

#884 in Europe
#3633 in the World
Enrollment
11,828
Founded
1971

100. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#891 in Europe
#3685 in the World
Enrollment
13,494
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1971

The best cities to study Environmental Science in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Gottingen, Karlsruhe, and Bonn.