4 Best Universities in Bielefeld [2026 Rankings]

Top 4 universities in Bielefeld ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.35M citations received by 56.4K academic publications made by 4 universities from Bielefeld, the popularity of 34 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Bielefeld

#8 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#34 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

2. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

#23 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#122 in Germany

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

3. Diakonie University of Applied Sciences

#41 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#249 in Germany

Enrollment: 559
Founded: 2006

4. University of Applied Sciences for Medium-Sized Companies

#48 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#281 in Germany

Enrollment: 1,584
Founded: 2000

Universities near Bielefeld

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	College of Church Music Herford-Witten	343	Herford
25	Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences	130	Lemgo
25	Detmold Academy of Music	242	Detmold
35	University of Applied Sciences	256	Paderborn
38	University of Paderborn	58	Paderborn
44	Osnabruck University	60	Osnabruck
46	Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences	162	Osnabruck
57	Weserbergland University of Applied Sciences	298	Hamelin
60	Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences	300	Hamm
61	University of Philosophy and Theology in Munster	354	Munster