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 15.1M citations received by 672K 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

#21 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

#29 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

3. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Geography and Cartography

#49 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#55 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Geography and Cartography

#64 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

8. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Geography and Cartography

#68 in Europe

#208 in the World

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

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Geography and Cartography

#71 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#73 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#94 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Europe

#284 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#103 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

14. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

15. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geography and Cartography

#114 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

16. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#115 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Geography and Cartography

#116 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

18. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Geography and Cartography

#125 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

19. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#127 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#129 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Geography and Cartography

#132 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#142 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Geography and Cartography

#143 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

24. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geography and Cartography

#145 in Europe

#382 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#152 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

26. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Geography and Cartography

#168 in Europe

#469 in the World

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

27. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Geography and Cartography

#185 in Europe

#508 in the World

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

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Geography and Cartography

#186 in Europe

#509 in the World

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

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Geography and Cartography

#188 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Geography and Cartography

#189 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

31. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#191 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

32. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Geography and Cartography

#196 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geography and Cartography

#201 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Geography and Cartography

#203 in Europe

#542 in the World

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

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Geography and Cartography

#208 in Europe

#552 in the World

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

36. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Geography and Cartography

#212 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

37. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Geography and Cartography

#214 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

38. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geography and Cartography

#228 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

39. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Geography and Cartography

#232 in Europe

#613 in the World

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

40. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#243 in Europe

#625 in the World

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

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Geography and Cartography

#253 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Geography and Cartography

#259 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

43. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Geography and Cartography

#261 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

44. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Geography and Cartography

#273 in Europe

#701 in the World

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

45. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Geography and Cartography

#282 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

46. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Geography and Cartography

#286 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

47. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Geography and Cartography

#291 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

48. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Geography and Cartography

#298 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

49. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Geography and Cartography

#310 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

50. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Geography and Cartography

#321 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

51. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#336 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Geography and Cartography

#354 in Europe

#926 in the World

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

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Geography and Cartography

#363 in Europe

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Geography and Cartography

#364 in Europe

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Geography and Cartography

#365 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

56. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#374 in Europe

#986 in the World

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

57. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Geography and Cartography

#376 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Geography and Cartography

#392 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Geography and Cartography

#398 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

60. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Geography and Cartography

#409 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

61. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Geography and Cartography

#413 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

62. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Geography and Cartography

#417 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

63. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Geography and Cartography

#421 in Europe

#1125 in the World

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

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Geography and Cartography

#435 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Geography and Cartography

#438 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#466 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

67. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Geography and Cartography

#470 in Europe

#1289 in the World

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

68. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Geography and Cartography

#472 in Europe

#1300 in the World

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

69. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#524 in Europe

#1502 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

70. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geography and Cartography

#535 in Europe

#1546 in the World

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

71. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Geography and Cartography

#553 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

72. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Geography and Cartography

#564 in Europe

#1657 in the World

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

73. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Geography and Cartography

#566 in Europe

#1665 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

74. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Geography and Cartography

#571 in Europe

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

75. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Geography and Cartography

#575 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

76. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geography and Cartography

#600 in Europe

#1835 in the World

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

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Geography and Cartography

#616 in Europe

#1900 in the World

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

78. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geography and Cartography

#646 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

79. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geography and Cartography

#647 in Europe

#2059 in the World

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

80. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#661 in Europe

#2149 in the World

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

81. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Geography and Cartography

#667 in Europe

#2177 in the World

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

82. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#704 in Europe

#2376 in the World

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

83. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Geography and Cartography

#706 in Europe

#2387 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Geography and Cartography

#722 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Geography and Cartography

#729 in Europe

#2522 in the World

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

86. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Geography and Cartography

#750 in Europe

#2617 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

87. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geography and Cartography

#753 in Europe

#2629 in the World

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

88. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Geography and Cartography

#759 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

89. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#764 in Europe

#2700 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

90. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#790 in Europe

#2840 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

91. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geography and Cartography

#795 in Europe

#2867 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

92. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#816 in Europe

#2994 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

93. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geography and Cartography

#823 in Europe

#3059 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

94. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Geography and Cartography

#839 in Europe

#3154 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

95. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Geography and Cartography

#848 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

96. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Geography and Cartography

#855 in Europe

#3223 in the World

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

97. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#874 in Europe

#3321 in the World

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

98. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#888 in Europe

#3393 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

99. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geography and Cartography

#901 in Europe

#3474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

100. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#914 in Europe

#3521 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

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