7 Best Universities in Hanover, Lower Saxony [2026 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 4.16M citations received by 159K academic publications made by 7 universities from Hanover, the popularity of 115 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Leibniz University of Hanover

#2 in Lower Saxony

#30 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

#74 in Germany

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

4. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

#11 in Lower Saxony

#107 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: 1,427
Founded: 1950

6. Leibniz University of Applied Sciences

#22 in Lower Saxony

#301 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 607
Founded: 2011

7. University of Applied Sciences for Economics in Hanover

#26 in Lower Saxony

#328 in Germany

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1996

Universities near Hanover

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
29	HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts	220	Hildesheim
31	University of Hildesheim	83	Hildesheim
40	Weserbergland University of Applied Sciences	298	Hamelin
53	Braunschweig University of Art	235	Braunschweig
55	Braunschweig University of Technology	43	Braunschweig
59	Ostfalia - Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences	149	Wolfenbuttel
69	Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences	130	Lemgo
75	Clausthal University of Technology	70	Clausthal-Zellerfeld
77	Detmold Academy of Music	242	Detmold
78	College of Church Music Herford-Witten	343	Herford