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 155M citations received by 5.52M academic publications made by 369 universities from Germany, the popularity of 12,280 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

2. University of Munich

#12 in Europe
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

3. Technical University of Munich

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

5. University of Tubingen

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

6. Free University of Berlin

#36 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

7. University of Bonn

#42 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#64 in Europe
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

16. University of Munster

#70 in Europe
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

17. University of Leipzig

#73 in Europe
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

20. University of Wurzburg

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

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#127 in Europe
#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

28. University of Giessen

#129 in Europe
#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

29. Saarland University

#140 in Europe
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,250
Founded
1948

34. University of Bielefeld

#164 in Europe
#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
23,342
Founded
1969

39. University of Konstanz

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

40. University of Rostock

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

41. TU Dortmund University

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

44. University of Bayreuth

#220 in Europe
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

45. Hannover Medical School

#247 in Europe
#612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

50. University of Hohenheim

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

52. University of Kassel

#298 in Europe
#723 in the World
Enrollment
21,352
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

53. University of Augsburg

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

57. University of Trier

#318 in Europe
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

58. University of Paderborn

#321 in Europe
#778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

63. University of Bamberg

#426 in Europe
#1101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1972

68. Witten/Herdecke University

#457 in Europe
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

72. University of Passau

#488 in Europe
#1258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

82. University of Erfurt

#602 in Europe
#1640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

88. European University Viadrina

#672 in Europe
#1896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

97. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#764 in Europe
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

100. Berlin University of the Arts

#779 in Europe
#2375 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 Tubingen.

Average cost of living for students in Germany is $849 + $130-928 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).