72 Best Forestry schools in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 1.58M citations received by 40.8K academic papers made by 72 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 Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Forestry

#3 in Europe

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

#45 in the World

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

3. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Forestry

#15 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

4. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

5. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Forestry

#21 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

6. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Forestry

#49 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Forestry

#54 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Forestry

#63 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Forestry

#66 in Europe

#222 in the World

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

10. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#72 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

11. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Forestry

#79 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#80 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

13. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Forestry

#83 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#93 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Forestry

#104 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

16. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Forestry

#113 in Europe

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

17. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Forestry

#123 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

18. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Forestry

#138 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

19. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Forestry

#139 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

20. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#141 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

21. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Forestry

#144 in Europe

#431 in the World

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

22. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#162 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Forestry

#165 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

24. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Forestry

#173 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

25. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Forestry

#178 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Forestry

#184 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

27. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Forestry

#192 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Forestry

#202 in Europe

#615 in the World

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

29. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#203 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

30. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Forestry

#212 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

31. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Forestry

#213 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

32. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Forestry

#217 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

33. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Forestry

#218 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Forestry

#221 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Forestry

#227 in Europe

#714 in the World

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

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Forestry

#230 in Europe

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Forestry

#231 in Europe

#727 in the World

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

38. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Forestry

#244 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

39. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Forestry

#253 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

40. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Forestry

#254 in Europe

#814 in the World

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

41. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Forestry

#269 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

42. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Forestry

#295 in Europe

#967 in the World

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

43. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Forestry

#298 in Europe

#977 in the World

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

44. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Forestry

#302 in Europe

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Forestry

#307 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

46. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Forestry

#332 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

47. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Forestry

#333 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Forestry

#334 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

49. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Forestry

#336 in Europe

#1118 in the World

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

50. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Forestry

#346 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Forestry

#351 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Forestry

#373 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

53. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Forestry

#381 in Europe

#1298 in the World

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

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Forestry

#384 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Forestry

#402 in Europe

#1382 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

56. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Forestry

#410 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

57. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Forestry

#413 in Europe

#1424 in the World

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

58. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Forestry

#421 in Europe

#1453 in the World

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

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Forestry

#478 in Europe

#1728 in the World

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

60. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Forestry

#491 in Europe

#1796 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

61. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Forestry

#507 in Europe

#1861 in the World

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

62. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#516 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Forestry

#549 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

64. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#585 in Europe

#2241 in the World

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

65. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Forestry

#597 in Europe

#2326 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

66. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Forestry

#598 in Europe

#2328 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

67. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Forestry

#599 in Europe

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,723
Founded: 2009

68. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#608 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

69. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Forestry

#618 in Europe

#2451 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Forestry

#627 in Europe

#2493 in the World

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

71. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Forestry

#630 in Europe

#2509 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

72. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Forestry

#635 in Europe

#2532 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Forestry in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Gottingen, Munich, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Bonn.