Geography and Cartography in Germany: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 21.9M citations received by 777K academic papers made by 166 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 Geography and Cartography

#23 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geography and Cartography

#30 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Geography and Cartography

#41 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

4. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Geography and Cartography

#42 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Geography and Cartography

#51 in Europe

#156 in the World

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

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#52 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Geography and Cartography

#63 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

8. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geography and Cartography

#65 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Geography and Cartography

#66 in Europe

#199 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#82 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#90 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#98 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Geography and Cartography

#99 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#107 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Geography and Cartography

#110 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Geography and Cartography

#116 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

17. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#118 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

18. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geography and Cartography

#120 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#128 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

21. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#129 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Geography and Cartography

#131 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Geography and Cartography

#134 in Europe

#369 in the World

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

24. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geography and Cartography

#135 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#157 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

26. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Geography and Cartography

#179 in Europe

#493 in the World

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

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Geography and Cartography

#184 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

28. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Geography and Cartography

#185 in Europe

#506 in the World

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

29. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Geography and Cartography

#191 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Geography and Cartography

#197 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geography and Cartography

#201 in Europe

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Geography and Cartography

#202 in Europe

#543 in the World

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

33. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Geography and Cartography

#207 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Geography and Cartography

#208 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

35. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#209 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

36. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Geography and Cartography

#210 in Europe

#557 in the World

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

37. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Geography and Cartography

#214 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

38. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geography and Cartography

#224 in Europe

#588 in the World

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

39. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Geography and Cartography

#246 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

40. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#247 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

41. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Geography and Cartography

#256 in Europe

#676 in the World

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

42. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Geography and Cartography

#263 in Europe

#693 in the World

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

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Geography and Cartography

#268 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

44. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Geography and Cartography

#274 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

45. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Geography and Cartography

#279 in Europe

#725 in the World

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

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Geography and Cartography

#288 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Geography and Cartography

#299 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

48. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Geography and Cartography

#303 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

49. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Geography and Cartography

#311 in Europe

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

50. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Geography and Cartography

#324 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

51. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Geography and Cartography

#349 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

52. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#359 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

53. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Geography and Cartography

#371 in Europe

#993 in the World

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

54. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Geography and Cartography

#372 in Europe

#998 in the World

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

55. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Geography and Cartography

#378 in Europe

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

56. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Geography and Cartography

#380 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

57. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#387 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Geography and Cartography

#391 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Geography and Cartography

#406 in Europe

#1110 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

60. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Geography and Cartography

#407 in Europe

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

61. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Geography and Cartography

#413 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Geography and Cartography

#415 in Europe

#1146 in the World

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

63. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Geography and Cartography

#416 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

64. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Geography and Cartography

#424 in Europe

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Geography and Cartography

#458 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Geography and Cartography

#480 in Europe

#1350 in the World

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

67. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#490 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

68. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Geography and Cartography

#495 in Europe

#1413 in the World

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

69. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geography and Cartography

#547 in Europe

#1629 in the World

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

70. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Geography and Cartography

#558 in Europe

#1672 in the World

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

71. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#566 in Europe

#1703 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Geography and Cartography

#567 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

73. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Geography and Cartography

#572 in Europe

#1746 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

74. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Geography and Cartography

#575 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

75. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Geography and Cartography

#579 in Europe

#1767 in the World

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

76. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Geography and Cartography

#632 in Europe

#2018 in the World

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

77. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geography and Cartography

#649 in Europe

#2114 in the World

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

78. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#656 in Europe

#2158 in the World

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

79. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#658 in Europe

#2178 in the World

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

80. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#663 in Europe

#2226 in the World

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

81. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Geography and Cartography

#674 in Europe

#2267 in the World

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

82. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geography and Cartography

#710 in Europe

#2439 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

83. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#723 in Europe

#2505 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

84. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Geography and Cartography

#754 in Europe

#2655 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

85. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#760 in Europe

#2709 in the World

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

86. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Geography and Cartography

#761 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

87. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Geography and Cartography

#776 in Europe

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

88. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#784 in Europe

#2833 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

89. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geography and Cartography

#808 in Europe

#2976 in the World

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

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geography and Cartography

#812 in Europe

#2985 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

91. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#818 in Europe

#3010 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

92. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Geography and Cartography

#819 in Europe

#3013 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

93. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#839 in Europe

#3106 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

94. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#840 in Europe

#3115 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

95. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Geography and Cartography

#890 in Europe

#3435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

96. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Geography and Cartography

#891 in Europe

#3436 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

97. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Geography and Cartography

#893 in Europe

#3448 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

98. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#902 in Europe

#3486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

99. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Geography and Cartography

#919 in Europe

#3559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

100. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#930 in Europe

#3584 in the World

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

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