7 Best Universities in Hanover, Lower Saxony [2025 Rankings]

Top 7 universities in Hanover ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 3.93M citations received by 155K academic publications made by 7 universities from Hanover, the popularity of 105 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Leibniz University of Hanover

#2 in Lower Saxony

#34 in Germany

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

2. Hannover Medical School

#4 in Lower Saxony

#45 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

3. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

#9 in Lower Saxony

#75 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

4. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

#12 in Lower Saxony

#111 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

5. College of Music, Drama and Media Hannover

#15 in Lower Saxony

#159 in Germany

Enrollment: 1,447
Founded: 1950

6. Leibniz University of Applied Sciences

#22 in Lower Saxony

#305 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 607
Founded: 2011

7. University of Applied Sciences for Economics in Hanover

#26 in Lower Saxony

#340 in Germany

Enrollment: 473
Founded: 1996

Universities near Hanover

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
29	HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts	218	Hildesheim
31	University of Hildesheim	85	Hildesheim
40	Weserbergland University of Applied Sciences	325	Hamelin
53	Braunschweig University of Art	238	Braunschweig
55	Braunschweig University of Technology	43	Braunschweig
59	Ostfalia - Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences	152	Wolfenbuttel
69	Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences	125	Lemgo
75	Clausthal University of Technology	72	Clausthal-Zellerfeld
77	Detmold Academy of Music	243	Detmold
78	College of Church Music Herford-Witten	363	Herford