4 Best Universities in Bielefeld [2025 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 1.29M citations received by 55.1K academic publications made by 4 universities from Bielefeld, the popularity of 33 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Bielefeld

#8 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#36 in Germany

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

2. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

#22 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#118 in Germany

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

3. Diakonie University of Applied Sciences

#35 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#212 in Germany

Enrollment: 559
Founded: 2006

4. University of Applied Sciences for Medium-Sized Companies

#46 in North Rhine-Westphalia

#277 in Germany

Enrollment: 1,584
Founded: 2000

Universities near Bielefeld

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	College of Church Music Herford-Witten	363	Herford
25	Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences	125	Lemgo
25	Detmold Academy of Music	243	Detmold
35	University of Applied Sciences	241	Paderborn
38	University of Paderborn	58	Paderborn
44	Osnabruck University	60	Osnabruck
46	Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences	197	Osnabruck
57	Weserbergland University of Applied Sciences	325	Hamelin
60	Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences	302	Hamm
61	University of Philosophy and Theology in Munster	350	Munster