Germany's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 3.33M citations received by 121K academic papers made by 90 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

3. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in Europe

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

4. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#47 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#51 in Europe

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#58 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

9. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

10. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#73 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

11. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#74 in Europe

#221 in the World

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

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#78 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#90 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#92 in Europe

#268 in the World

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

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#94 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#98 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#99 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

21. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Earth science and Geophysics

#104 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

22. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#107 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

23. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#117 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

24. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Earth science and Geophysics

#122 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Earth science and Geophysics

#123 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

26. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Earth science and Geophysics

#133 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

27. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#135 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#171 in Europe

#458 in the World

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

29. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Earth science and Geophysics

#176 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#190 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#194 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#211 in Europe

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

33. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#213 in Europe

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

34. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Earth science and Geophysics

#216 in Europe

#587 in the World

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

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#221 in Europe

#597 in the World

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

36. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#225 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

37. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Earth science and Geophysics

#231 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

38. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Earth science and Geophysics

#243 in Europe

#684 in the World

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

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#256 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

40. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Earth science and Geophysics

#275 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

41. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#276 in Europe

#779 in the World

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

42. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Earth science and Geophysics

#279 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

43. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#282 in Europe

#792 in the World

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

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Earth science and Geophysics

#291 in Europe

#822 in the World

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

45. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Earth science and Geophysics

#292 in Europe

#827 in the World

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

46. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#295 in Europe

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#303 in Europe

#877 in the World

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

48. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Earth science and Geophysics

#304 in Europe

#879 in the World

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

49. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#306 in Europe

#888 in the World

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

50. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Earth science and Geophysics

#315 in Europe

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#323 in Europe

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Earth science and Geophysics

#336 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

53. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#337 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

54. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#343 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

55. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#349 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

56. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#362 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

57. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#386 in Europe

#1154 in the World

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

58. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#388 in Europe

#1159 in the World

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

59. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Earth science and Geophysics

#389 in Europe

#1160 in the World

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

60. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#399 in Europe

#1198 in the World

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

61. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Earth science and Geophysics

#409 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#410 in Europe

#1248 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#413 in Europe

#1261 in the World

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

64. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Earth science and Geophysics

#422 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

65. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#429 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

66. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#454 in Europe

#1434 in the World

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

67. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Earth science and Geophysics

#455 in Europe

#1435 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

68. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#479 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Earth science and Geophysics

#552 in Europe

#1904 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

70. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#560 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

71. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#580 in Europe

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

72. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#599 in Europe

#2100 in the World

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

73. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Earth science and Geophysics

#607 in Europe

#2145 in the World

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

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#641 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

75. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#651 in Europe

#2336 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

76. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#658 in Europe

#2372 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

77. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#679 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

78. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#700 in Europe

#2638 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

79. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#702 in Europe

#2663 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

80. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#707 in Europe

#2706 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

81. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Earth science and Geophysics

#737 in Europe

#2869 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

82. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Earth science and Geophysics

#740 in Europe

#2875 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

83. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Earth science and Geophysics

#747 in Europe

#2906 in the World

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

84. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#749 in Europe

#2910 in the World

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

85. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Earth science and Geophysics

#755 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

86. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#774 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

87. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#781 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

88. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Earth science and Geophysics

#787 in Europe

#3136 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

89. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Earth science and Geophysics

#812 in Europe

#3285 in the World

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

90. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#821 in Europe

#3350 in the World

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

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