100 Best universities for Geology in Germany

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 158 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 Geology

#22 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Geology

#41 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geology

#43 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Geology

#47 in Europe

#156 in the World

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

5. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geology

#52 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Geology

#55 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

7. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geology

#57 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Geology

#60 in Europe

#198 in the World

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

9. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Geology

#61 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

10. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Geology

#62 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

11. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Geology

#73 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

12. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geology

#76 in Europe

#243 in the World

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Geology

#77 in Europe

#244 in the World

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

14. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Geology

#78 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geology

#86 in Europe

#266 in the World

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

16. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geology

#92 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

17. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Geology

#94 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Geology

#97 in Europe

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

19. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Geology

#98 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

20. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geology

#102 in Europe

#303 in the World

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

21. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geology

#105 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

22. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Geology

#114 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

23. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geology

#123 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

24. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Geology

#127 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

25. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geology

#129 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

26. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geology

#137 in Europe

#370 in the World

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

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geology

#139 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

28. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Geology

#140 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Geology

#150 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Geology

#155 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

31. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Geology

#160 in Europe

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

32. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geology

#169 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

33. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Geology

#171 in Europe

#460 in the World

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

34. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Geology

#173 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geology

#178 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Geology

#181 in Europe

#482 in the World

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

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geology

#182 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Geology

#188 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

39. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Geology

#189 in Europe

#505 in the World

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

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Geology

#191 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

41. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geology

#193 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Geology

#195 in Europe

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

43. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Geology

#203 in Europe

#554 in the World

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

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Geology

#218 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

45. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geology

#220 in Europe

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

46. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Geology

#225 in Europe

#620 in the World

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

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Geology

#241 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

48. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Geology

#243 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

49. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Geology

#247 in Europe

#676 in the World

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

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Geology

#257 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

51. University of Kassel

For Geology

#271 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

52. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geology

#293 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

53. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Geology

#300 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Geology

#302 in Europe

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geology

#315 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

56. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Geology

#322 in Europe

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

57. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Geology

#363 in Europe

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

58. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Geology

#376 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

59. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Geology

#386 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

60. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Geology

#389 in Europe

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

61. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geology

#394 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

62. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Geology

#413 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,459
Founded: 1778

63. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Geology

#414 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Geology

#417 in Europe

#1219 in the World

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

65. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Geology

#424 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

66. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Geology

#436 in Europe

#1280 in the World

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

67. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Geology

#450 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

68. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Geology

#455 in Europe

#1356 in the World

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

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Geology

#464 in Europe

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

70. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Geology

#478 in Europe

#1452 in the World

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

71. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Geology

#489 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Geology

#498 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

73. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Geology

#543 in Europe

#1789 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Geology

#561 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

75. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Geology

#568 in Europe

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

76. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geology

#570 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

77. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Geology

#594 in Europe

#2014 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

78. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Geology

#602 in Europe

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

79. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Geology

#646 in Europe

#2250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

80. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Geology

#663 in Europe

#2354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

81. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Geology

#683 in Europe

#2459 in the World

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

82. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geology

#691 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

83. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Geology

#715 in Europe

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

84. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Geology

#719 in Europe

#2630 in the World

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

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Geology

#745 in Europe

#2759 in the World

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

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Geology

#757 in Europe

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Geology

#791 in Europe

#3039 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

88. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Geology

#801 in Europe

#3126 in the World

Enrollment: 5,473
Founded: 1996

89. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Geology

#804 in Europe

#3141 in the World

Enrollment: 8,532
Founded: 1971

90. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Geology

#809 in Europe

#3199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

91. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Geology

#821 in Europe

#3246 in the World

Enrollment: 5,286
Founded: 1830

92. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Geology

#822 in Europe

#3256 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

93. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Geology

#835 in Europe

#3358 in the World

Enrollment: 3,738
Founded: 1832

94. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Geology

#839 in Europe

#3374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,716
Founded: 1991

95. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Geology

#862 in Europe

#3484 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

96. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Geology

#867 in Europe

#3510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

97. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Geology

#871 in Europe

#3532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,917
Founded: 1982

98. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Geology

#884 in Europe

#3596 in the World

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

99. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Geology

#892 in Europe

#3639 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

100. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Geology

#900 in Europe

#3668 in the World

Enrollment: 2,596
Founded: 1897

The best cities to study Geology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Gottingen, Karlsruhe, and Tubingen.

Environmental Science subfields in Germany

Agricultural Science84

Earth science and Geophysics90

Environmental Chemistry88

Environmental Engineering73

Environmental Management106

Geography and Cartography163

Geotechnical Engineering81

Hydrology and Water resources management34

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science112

Mining Engineering33

Oceanography112

Paleontology153

Petrology and Geochemistry75

Urban and Regional planning42

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation72