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

#8 in Europe
#60 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
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

5. Free University of Berlin

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

6. University of Bonn

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

8. University of Tubingen

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

12. University of Cologne

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

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

15. University of Munster

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

16. University of Leipzig

#69 in Europe
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

20. University of Wurzburg

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

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

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

28. University of Giessen

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

29. Saarland University

#151 in Europe
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,300
Founded
1948

36. University of Bielefeld

#176 in Europe
#430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

39. University of Konstanz

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

40. University of Rostock

#190 in Europe
#470 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

41. TU Dortmund University

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

44. University of Bayreuth

#219 in Europe
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

45. Hannover Medical School

#240 in Europe
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

50. University of Kassel

#280 in Europe
#700 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

52. University of Hohenheim

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

53. University of Trier

#298 in Europe
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

56. University of Augsburg

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

58. University of Paderborn

#316 in Europe
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

64. University of Bamberg

#430 in Europe
#1151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1972

69. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

#466 in Europe
#1274 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

71. Witten/Herdecke University

#475 in Europe
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

72. University of Passau

#481 in Europe
#1314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

81. University of Erfurt

#596 in Europe
#1721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

88. European University Viadrina

#695 in Europe
#2109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

96. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#771 in Europe
#2462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

98. Berlin University of the Arts

#785 in Europe
#2526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,201
Founded
1975

100. Reutlingen University

#799 in Europe
#2578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,700
Founded
1855

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 $842 + $131-937 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).