100 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 21.4M citations received by 607K academic papers made by 161 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 Ecology

#28 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Ecology

#30 in Europe

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ecology

#46 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Ecology

#59 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Ecology

#63 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Ecology

#66 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Ecology

#71 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

8. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Ecology

#72 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Ecology

#80 in Europe

#246 in the World

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

10. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Ecology

#81 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#83 in Europe

#251 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#91 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Ecology

#98 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

14. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Ecology

#100 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Ecology

#112 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

16. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Ecology

#115 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Ecology

#116 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#117 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Ecology

#122 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

20. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Ecology

#128 in Europe

#359 in the World

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

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Ecology

#136 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Ecology

#137 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Ecology

#138 in Europe

#382 in the World

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

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Ecology

#141 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Ecology

#142 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

26. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Ecology

#152 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

27. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Ecology

#156 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

28. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Ecology

#162 in Europe

#429 in the World

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

29. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Ecology

#166 in Europe

#438 in the World

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

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Ecology

#173 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Ecology

#179 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Ecology

#189 in Europe

#504 in the World

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

33. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Ecology

#196 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

34. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Ecology

#203 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Ecology

#205 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Ecology

#206 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

37. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ecology

#209 in Europe

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Ecology

#213 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

39. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Ecology

#215 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

40. University of Kassel

For Ecology

#216 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Ecology

#228 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Ecology

#229 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

43. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Ecology

#233 in Europe

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Ecology

#234 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

45. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#265 in Europe

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Ecology

#271 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Ecology

#280 in Europe

#782 in the World

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

48. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Ecology

#283 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

49. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Ecology

#288 in Europe

#801 in the World

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

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Ecology

#338 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Ecology

#339 in Europe

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

52. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Ecology

#357 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

53. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ecology

#362 in Europe

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

54. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ecology

#364 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

55. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ecology

#382 in Europe

#1095 in the World

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

56. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Ecology

#403 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

57. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Ecology

#414 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Ecology

#420 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Ecology

#427 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Ecology

#433 in Europe

#1272 in the World

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

61. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Ecology

#438 in Europe

#1306 in the World

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

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Ecology

#443 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

63. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Ecology

#446 in Europe

#1335 in the World

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

64. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Ecology

#455 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

65. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Ecology

#463 in Europe

#1413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

66. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Ecology

#493 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

67. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Ecology

#500 in Europe

#1560 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

68. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Ecology

#515 in Europe

#1642 in the World

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

69. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Ecology

#527 in Europe

#1692 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

70. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Ecology

#528 in Europe

#1695 in the World

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

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Ecology

#554 in Europe

#1872 in the World

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

72. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ecology

#586 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

73. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Ecology

#609 in Europe

#2123 in the World

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

74. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Ecology

#627 in Europe

#2218 in the World

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

75. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Ecology

#680 in Europe

#2481 in the World

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

76. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Ecology

#689 in Europe

#2537 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

77. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Ecology

#696 in Europe

#2561 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ecology

#709 in Europe

#2619 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Ecology

#715 in Europe

#2670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

80. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Ecology

#720 in Europe

#2688 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

81. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Ecology

#733 in Europe

#2751 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

82. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Ecology

#789 in Europe

#3101 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

83. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Ecology

#794 in Europe

#3126 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

84. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Ecology

#799 in Europe

#3183 in the World

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

85. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Ecology

#816 in Europe

#3258 in the World

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

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Ecology

#818 in Europe

#3272 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Ecology

#822 in Europe

#3292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

88. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#823 in Europe

#3295 in the World

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

89. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Ecology

#829 in Europe

#3336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

90. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Ecology

#833 in Europe

#3353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

91. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Ecology

#837 in Europe

#3365 in the World

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

92. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Ecology

#847 in Europe

#3416 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

93. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#849 in Europe

#3429 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

94. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Ecology

#858 in Europe

#3460 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

95. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Ecology

#868 in Europe

#3496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

96. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Ecology

#870 in Europe

#3509 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

97. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#874 in Europe

#3523 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

98. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Ecology

#887 in Europe

#3587 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

99. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Ecology

#890 in Europe

#3605 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

100. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ecology

#895 in Europe

#3645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

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

Environmental Science subfields in Germany

Agricultural Science94

Earth science and Geophysics93

Environmental Chemistry96

Environmental Engineering75

Environmental Management117

Geography and Cartography166

Geotechnical Engineering87

Hydrology and Water resources management30

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science123

Mining Engineering32

Oceanography127

Paleontology158

Petrology and Geochemistry84

Urban and Regional planning53

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation75