45 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 135K citations received by 7.59K academic papers made by 45 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. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Urban and Regional planning

#42 in Europe

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

2. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Urban and Regional planning

#60 in Europe

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Urban and Regional planning

#83 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Urban and Regional planning

#92 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Urban and Regional planning

#97 in Europe

#197 in the World

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

6. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Urban and Regional planning

#122 in Europe

#246 in the World

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

7. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Urban and Regional planning

#129 in Europe

#259 in the World

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

8. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Urban and Regional planning

#136 in Europe

#276 in the World

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

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Urban and Regional planning

#137 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

10. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Urban and Regional planning

#154 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

11. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Urban and Regional planning

#168 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Urban and Regional planning

#169 in Europe

#345 in the World

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

13. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Urban and Regional planning

#184 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

14. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Urban and Regional planning

#188 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Urban and Regional planning

#197 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Urban and Regional planning

#198 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Urban and Regional planning

#215 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

18. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Urban and Regional planning

#219 in Europe

#454 in the World

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

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Urban and Regional planning

#221 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Urban and Regional planning

#233 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Urban and Regional planning

#251 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Urban and Regional planning

#254 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

23. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Urban and Regional planning

#258 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

24. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Urban and Regional planning

#265 in Europe

#560 in the World

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

25. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Urban and Regional planning

#282 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Urban and Regional planning

#307 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Urban and Regional planning

#316 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

28. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Urban and Regional planning

#320 in Europe

#683 in the World

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

29. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Urban and Regional planning

#322 in Europe

#689 in the World

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

30. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Urban and Regional planning

#335 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

31. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Urban and Regional planning

#337 in Europe

#720 in the World

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

32. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Urban and Regional planning

#353 in Europe

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Urban and Regional planning

#360 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

34. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Urban and Regional planning

#362 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

35. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Urban and Regional planning

#364 in Europe

#775 in the World

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

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Urban and Regional planning

#366 in Europe

#778 in the World

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

37. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Urban and Regional planning

#380 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

38. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Urban and Regional planning

#383 in Europe

#816 in the World

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

39. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Urban and Regional planning

#385 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Urban and Regional planning

#398 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

41. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Urban and Regional planning

#462 in Europe

#987 in the World

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

42. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Urban and Regional planning

#468 in Europe

#1006 in the World

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

43. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Urban and Regional planning

#499 in Europe

#1074 in the World

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

44. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Urban and Regional planning

#514 in Europe

#1112 in the World

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

45. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Urban and Regional planning

#551 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

The best cities to study Urban and Regional planning in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Bonn.