List of 64 best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia
Top 64 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 16.8M citations received by 513K academic publications made by 64 universities from North Rhine-Westphalia, the popularity of 1,731 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hesse | 22 | 26 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 18 | 18 |
| Lower Saxony | 26 | 5 |
| Bremen | 6 | 34 |
| Saarland | 4 | 30 |
| Thuringia | 12 | 24 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 9 | 31 |
| Hamburg | 18 | 6 |
| Baden-Wurttemberg | 62 | 2 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 12 | 21 |
| Brandenburg | 46 | 8 |
| Saxony | 19 | 16 |
| Bavaria | 45 | 1 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 6 | 38 |