List of 45 best universities in Bavaria

Top 45 universities in Bavaria ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 15M citations received by 570K academic publications made by 45 universities from Bavaria, the popularity of 2,082 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Technical University of Munich

#1 in Germany
#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. University of Munich

#2 in Germany
#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

3. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#12 in Germany
#58 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

4. University of Wurzburg

#19 in Germany
#78 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

6. University of Bayreuth

#44 in Germany
#206 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

7. University of Augsburg

#54 in Germany
#296 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
74%
Enrollment
20,467
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

8. Munich University of Applied Sciences

#62 in Germany
#404 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

9. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

#68 in Germany
#434 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1973

10. University of Bamberg

#70 in Germany
#449 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

11. University of Passau

#72 in Germany
#467 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,581
Founded
1973

12. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

#86 in Germany
#630 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

14. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

#100 in Germany
#777 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1971

16. Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

#124 in Germany
#894 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
5,895
Founded
1971

17. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

#135 in Germany
#952 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,179
Founded
1971

18. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

#139 in Germany
#1008 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,760
Founded
1994

21. Munich Business School

#164 in Germany
#1184 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
637
Founded
1991

22. College of Applied Management

#184 in Germany
#1425 in Europe
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
2004

23. Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

#186 in Germany
#1437 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
676
Founded
1808

24. Hof University of Applied Sciences

#188 in Germany
#1458 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
3,041
Founded
1994

26. Academy of Music in Wurzburg

#191 in Germany
#1480 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
632
Founded
1798

27. Neu-Ulm University

#195 in Germany
#1563 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,825
Founded
1994

28. Lutheran University of Applied Sciences in Nuernberg

#199 in Germany
#1603 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
1,484
Founded
1971

30. Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences

#215 in Germany
#1674 in Europe
Enrollment
5,900
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1971

31. Nuremberg Institute of Technology

#217 in Germany
#1680 in Europe
Enrollment
12,234
Founded
1823

33. Macromedia University of Applied Sciences

#223 in Germany
#1692 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
2,008
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2006

35. Catholic University of Applied Sciences, Munich

#248 in Germany
#1773 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
2,166
Founded
1971

40. University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg

#278 in Germany
#1905 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,867
Founded
1995

41. College of Music Nuremberg

#285 in Germany
#1938 in Europe
Enrollment
388
Founded
1998

43. Academy of Catholic Church Music and Music Education

#323 in Germany
#2182 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
90
Founded
2001

44. Wilhelm Lohe University of Applied Sciences

#350 in Germany
#2385 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
193
Founded
2012

Closest to Bavaria states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Baden-Wurttemberg 62 3
Thuringia 12 26
Saxony 19 16
Hesse 22 25
Rhineland-Palatinate 18 20
Saarland 4 29
Saxony-Anhalt 9 32
North Rhine-Westphalia 64 5
Brandenburg 46 4
Lower Saxony 26 6
Hamburg 18 15
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 6 40
Bremen 6 35
Schleswig-Holstein 12 22