17 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 558K citations received by 21.4K academic papers made by 17 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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. RWTH Aachen University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Germany
#42 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

2. Ruhr University Bochum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Germany
#58 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

3. University of Munster

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Germany
#79 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

4. University of Bonn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Germany
#99 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

5. University of Cologne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Germany
#107 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

6. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in Germany
#194 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

7. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in Germany
#275 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

8. TU Dortmund University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in Germany
#291 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

9. University of Bielefeld

For Earth science and Geophysics

#59 in Germany
#389 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

10. University of Paderborn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in Germany
#410 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. University of Wuppertal

For Earth science and Geophysics

#64 in Germany
#422 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

12. University of Siegen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in Germany
#429 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in Germany
#454 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

14. University of Hagen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#77 in Germany
#679 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

15. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#78 in Germany
#700 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

16. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in Germany
#702 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

17. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#88 in Germany
#787 in Europe
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1971

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 6 14
Rhineland-Palatinate 5 16
Lower Saxony 10 1
Thuringia 3 30
Hamburg 4 7
Baden-Wurttemberg 11 2
Brandenburg 8 10
Saxony 4 26
Bavaria 13 9