68 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 34.5K academic papers made by 68 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

#8 in Europe

#42 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

#16 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

#70 in the World

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

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Forestry

#21 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

6. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Forestry

#43 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Forestry

#56 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Forestry

#64 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Forestry

#65 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Forestry

#75 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Forestry

#76 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Forestry

#85 in Europe

#252 in the World

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

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#86 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#94 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Forestry

#109 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

16. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Forestry

#110 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

17. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Forestry

#115 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

18. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#121 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

19. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Forestry

#127 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Forestry

#131 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

21. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Forestry

#133 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

22. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Forestry

#140 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

23. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#153 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

24. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Forestry

#154 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

25. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Forestry

#166 in Europe

#453 in the World

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

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Forestry

#174 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

27. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Forestry

#183 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

28. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#190 in Europe

#535 in the World

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

29. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Forestry

#192 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

30. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Forestry

#195 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

31. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Forestry

#200 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Forestry

#205 in Europe

#592 in the World

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

33. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Forestry

#208 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

34. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Forestry

#216 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

35. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Forestry

#223 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Forestry

#224 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

37. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Forestry

#227 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

38. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Forestry

#237 in Europe

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Forestry

#240 in Europe

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Forestry

#241 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

41. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Forestry

#254 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Forestry

#275 in Europe

#835 in the World

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

43. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Forestry

#281 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

44. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Forestry

#289 in Europe

#896 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Forestry

#293 in Europe

#918 in the World

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

46. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Forestry

#297 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

47. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Forestry

#301 in Europe

#938 in the World

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

48. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Forestry

#305 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

49. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Forestry

#319 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

50. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Forestry

#324 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Forestry

#332 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Forestry

#352 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

53. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Forestry

#355 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

54. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Forestry

#360 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Forestry

#378 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Forestry

#404 in Europe

#1323 in the World

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

57. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Forestry

#407 in Europe

#1328 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

58. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Forestry

#415 in Europe

#1377 in the World

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

59. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Forestry

#452 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

60. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Forestry

#478 in Europe

#1699 in the World

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

61. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Forestry

#492 in Europe

#1751 in the World

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

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Forestry

#498 in Europe

#1781 in the World

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

63. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Forestry

#502 in Europe

#1814 in the World

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

64. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Forestry

#519 in Europe

#1913 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

65. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Forestry

#567 in Europe

#2179 in the World

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

66. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Forestry

#573 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Forestry

#580 in Europe

#2259 in the World

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

68. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Forestry

#591 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

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