List of 19 best universities in Saxony

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EduRank

Top 19 universities in Saxony ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 4.12M citations received by 220K academic publications made by 19 universities from Saxony, the popularity of 1,422 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Leipzig

#16 in Germany
#65 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

6. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

#119 in Germany
#870 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,849
Founded
1867

8. Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig

#169 in Germany
#1311 in Europe
Enrollment
547
Founded
1764

10. Dresden Academy of Fine Arts

#180 in Germany
#1410 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
549
Founded
1764

13. Carl Maria von Weber College of Music

#250 in Germany
#1727 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
742
Founded
1856

14. Zittau/Gorlitz University of Applied Sciences

#272 in Germany
#1827 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,008
Founded
1992

Closest to Saxony states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Brandenburg 46 5
Thuringia 12 26
Saxony-Anhalt 9 31
Bavaria 45 2
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 6 40
Lower Saxony 26 10
Hesse 22 25
Hamburg 18 4
North Rhine-Westphalia 64 6
Bremen 6 35
Baden-Wurttemberg 62 1
Rhineland-Palatinate 18 18
Schleswig-Holstein 12 23
Saarland 4 30