List of 100 best universities in Germany

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Germany ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 147M citations received by 5.38M academic publications made by 369 universities from Germany, the popularity of 11,777 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Heidelberg University - Germany

#7 in Europe
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

2. University of Munich

#9 in Europe
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

3. Technical University of Munich

#15 in Europe
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

5. Free University of Berlin

#33 in Europe
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

6. University of Bonn

#39 in Europe
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

7. University of Tubingen

#43 in Europe
#147 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

12. University of Cologne

#59 in Europe
#178 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#62 in Europe
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

15. University of Munster

#64 in Europe
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

16. University of Leipzig

#66 in Europe
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

20. University of Wurzburg

#84 in Europe
#237 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#125 in Europe
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

29. University of Giessen

#141 in Europe
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

30. Saarland University

#148 in Europe
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,300
Founded
1948

36. University of Bielefeld

#174 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

39. University of Konstanz

#189 in Europe
#464 in the World
Enrollment
10,939
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

40. University of Rostock

#191 in Europe
#471 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

41. TU Dortmund University

#192 in Europe
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

44. University of Bayreuth

#216 in Europe
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

45. Hannover Medical School

#238 in Europe
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

51. University of Hohenheim

#291 in Europe
#729 in the World
Enrollment
8,392
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

52. University of Kassel

#292 in Europe
#737 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

53. University of Trier

#296 in Europe
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

57. University of Augsburg

#310 in Europe
#779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

58. University of Paderborn

#314 in Europe
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

66. University of Bamberg

#441 in Europe
#1187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1972

68. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

#461 in Europe
#1253 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

70. Witten/Herdecke University

#467 in Europe
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

71. University of Passau

#474 in Europe
#1293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

80. University of Erfurt

#573 in Europe
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

88. European University Viadrina

#680 in Europe
#2052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

96. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#761 in Europe
#2404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

98. Berlin University of the Arts

#778 in Europe
#2480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,201
Founded
1975

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

Average cost of living for students in Germany is $786 + $124-885 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).