33 Best Forestry schools in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 170K citations received by 4.69K 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 Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Forestry

#3 in Europe

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

3. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Forestry

#20 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

4. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Forestry

#24 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Forestry

#31 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

6. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Forestry

#37 in Europe

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

7. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#41 in Europe

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#45 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Forestry

#54 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#55 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

11. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Forestry

#61 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

12. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Forestry

#64 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Forestry

#68 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Forestry

#113 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

15. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Forestry

#117 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

16. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Forestry

#130 in Europe

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

17. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Forestry

#132 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Forestry

#136 in Europe

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Forestry

#137 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

20. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Forestry

#146 in Europe

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

21. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Forestry

#147 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

22. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Forestry

#160 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

23. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Forestry

#162 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

24. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Forestry

#163 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

25. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Forestry

#170 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

26. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Forestry

#179 in Europe

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

27. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#183 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

28. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Forestry

#185 in Europe

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

29. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Forestry

#186 in Europe

#584 in the World

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

30. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Forestry

#189 in Europe

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

31. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Forestry

#194 in Europe

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

32. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#200 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Forestry

#203 in Europe

#633 in the World

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

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