List of 100 best universities in Germany

Top 100 universities in Germany ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 77.5M citations received by 2.43M academic publications made by 369 universities from Germany, the popularity of 10,790 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Munich

#6 in Europe
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

#13 in Europe
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

3. Technical University of Munich

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

4. University of Bonn

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

7. University of Tubingen

#40 in Europe
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

8. Free University of Berlin

#45 in Europe
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

9. Humboldt University of Berlin

#47 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

11. RWTH Aachen University

#49 in Europe
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#61 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

14. University of Cologne

#62 in Europe
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

15. University of Munster

#63 in Europe
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

16. University of Leipzig

#68 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

19. Technical University of Berlin

#82 in Europe
#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

20. University of Wurzburg

#83 in Europe
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

23. University of Stuttgart

#104 in Europe
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

24. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#111 in Europe
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
18,219
Founded
1558

26. University of Marburg

#118 in Europe
#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

27. Darmstadt University of Technology

#128 in Europe
#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

28. University of Giessen

#129 in Europe
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
27,727
Founded
1607

30. Saarland University

#146 in Europe
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,749
Founded
1948

35. University of Ulm

#165 in Europe
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
10,747
Founded
1967

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#176 in Europe
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

38. University of Rostock

#178 in Europe
#437 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

39. University of Konstanz

#179 in Europe
#439 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

40. University of Bielefeld

#181 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
25,015
Founded
1969

42. TU Dortmund University

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

43. University of Bayreuth

#215 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

49. Hannover Medical School

#272 in Europe
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,256
Founded
1965

50. University of Kassel

#283 in Europe
#714 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

51. University of Hohenheim

#285 in Europe
#723 in the World
Enrollment
9,283
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

52. University of Trier

#293 in Europe
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
15,260
Founded
1970

54. University of Paderborn

#309 in Europe
#781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,316
Founded
1972

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

#310 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

60. University of Augsburg

#356 in Europe
#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Enrollment
20,467
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

65. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

#432 in Europe
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

66. University of Passau

#439 in Europe
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,581
Founded
1973

68. University of Bamberg

#452 in Europe
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

71. Munich University of Applied Sciences

#469 in Europe
#1338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

75. Witten/Herdecke University

#501 in Europe
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
2,326
Founded
1982

81. University of Erfurt

#565 in Europe
#1695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,785
Founded
1994

84. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

#618 in Europe
#1911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
14,326
Founded
1994

86. European University Viadrina

#642 in Europe
#1991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,716
Founded
1991

90. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#719 in Europe
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

96. Berlin University of the Arts

#804 in Europe
#2723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,146
Founded
1975

97. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

#811 in Europe
#2754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
6,514
Founded
1974

100. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

#827 in Europe
#2823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

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

Average cost of living for students in Germany is $664 + $109-777 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).