61 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 486K citations received by 19.5K academic papers made by 61 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.

University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Geography and Cartography

#1 in Germany

#25 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in Germany

#69 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munchen

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in Germany

#73 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#4 in Germany

#74 in Europe

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 35,587
Founded: 1809

University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#5 in Germany

#86 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Geography and Cartography

#6 in Germany

#95 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Geography and Cartography

#7 in Germany

#97 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

University of Munich

Bavaria | Munchen

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Germany

#106 in Europe

#320 in the World

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

Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Geography and Cartography

#9 in Germany

#110 in Europe

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Founded: 1386

Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Germany

#112 in Europe

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1948

University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Germany

#115 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#12 in Germany

#129 in Europe

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,577
Founded: 1946

University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Koln

For Geography and Cartography

#13 in Germany

#135 in Europe

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Geography and Cartography

#14 in Germany

#136 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hannover

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in Germany

#155 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Geography and Cartography

#16 in Germany

#159 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt am Main

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Germany

#167 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geography and Cartography

#18 in Germany

#169 in Europe

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geography and Cartography

#19 in Germany

#174 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Geography and Cartography

#20 in Germany

#180 in Europe

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in Germany

#192 in Europe

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geography and Cartography

#22 in Germany

#197 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Geography and Cartography

#23 in Germany

#206 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geography and Cartography

#24 in Germany

#207 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in Germany

#215 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Geography and Cartography

#26 in Germany

#230 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Geography and Cartography

#27 in Germany

#238 in Europe

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Geography and Cartography

#28 in Germany

#241 in Europe

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Geography and Cartography

#29 in Germany

#263 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Geography and Cartography

#30 in Germany

#265 in Europe

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

University of Kassel

For Geography and Cartography

#31 in Germany

#278 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Geography and Cartography

#32 in Germany

#283 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Germany

#293 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Geography and Cartography

#34 in Germany

#298 in Europe

#842 in the World

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

University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Geography and Cartography

#35 in Germany

#310 in Europe

#896 in the World

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

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Geography and Cartography

#36 in Germany

#311 in Europe

#905 in the World

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

RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geography and Cartography

#37 in Germany

#316 in Europe

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Germany

#317 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 11,268
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Geography and Cartography

#39 in Germany

#328 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in Germany

#332 in Europe

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Geography and Cartography

#41 in Germany

#340 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geography and Cartography

#42 in Germany

#345 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Geography and Cartography

#43 in Germany

#353 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Geography and Cartography

#44 in Germany

#357 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Geography and Cartography

#45 in Germany

#358 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Geography and Cartography

#46 in Germany

#362 in Europe

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Geography and Cartography

#47 in Germany

#366 in Europe

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geography and Cartography

#48 in Germany

#374 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Geography and Cartography

#49 in Germany

#393 in Europe

#1239 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Geography and Cartography

#50 in Germany

#406 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Geography and Cartography

#51 in Germany

#407 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Geography and Cartography

#52 in Germany

#412 in Europe

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Geography and Cartography

#53 in Germany

#438 in Europe

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geography and Cartography

#54 in Germany

#472 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1710

University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Geography and Cartography

#55 in Germany

#475 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Geography and Cartography

#56 in Germany

#488 in Europe

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1972

Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Geography and Cartography

#57 in Germany

#512 in Europe

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,680
Founded: 1948

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Geography and Cartography

#58 in Germany

#558 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 14,493
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in Germany

#562 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Geography and Cartography

#60 in Germany

#572 in Europe

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geography and Cartography

#61 in Germany

#603 in Europe

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Geography and Cartography in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Gottingen, Bonn, Munchen, and Berlin.

Environmental Science subfields in Germany

Agricultural Science42

Earth science and Geophysics38

Environmental Chemistry54

Environmental Engineering28

Environmental Management62

Geotechnical Engineering26

Hydrology and Water resources management43

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science46

Mining Engineering29

Petrology and Geochemistry40

Urban and Regional planning44

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation24