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 109M citations received by 4.71M academic publications made by 369 universities from Germany, the popularity of 11,288 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

2. University of Munich

#11 in Europe
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

3. Technical University of Munich

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

5. Free University of Berlin

#35 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

6. University of Bonn

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

7. University of Tubingen

#41 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

12. University of Cologne

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#62 in Europe
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

14. University of Munster

#63 in Europe
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

16. University of Leipzig

#65 in Europe
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

20. University of Wurzburg

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

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#122 in Europe
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

29. University of Giessen

#139 in Europe
#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

30. Saarland University

#144 in Europe
#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

36. University of Bielefeld

#170 in Europe
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

39. University of Konstanz

#188 in Europe
#454 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
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

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

44. University of Bayreuth

#213 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

45. Hannover Medical School

#235 in Europe
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

51. University of Hohenheim

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

52. University of Kassel

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

54. University of Trier

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

55. University of Augsburg

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

57. University of Paderborn

#313 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

#444 in Europe
#1197 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

68. University of Bamberg

#448 in Europe
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

69. Witten/Herdecke University

#461 in Europe
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

73. University of Passau

#484 in Europe
#1312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

81. University of Erfurt

#579 in Europe
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

88. European University Viadrina

#688 in Europe
#2051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

98. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#765 in Europe
#2391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

100. Berlin University of the Arts

#788 in Europe
#2524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,146
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 $734 + $119-848 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).