List of 12 best universities in Thuringia

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EduRank

Top 12 universities in Thuringia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.51M citations received by 96.3K academic publications made by 12 universities from Thuringia, the popularity of 539 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#26 in Germany
#127 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

4. University of Erfurt

#81 in Germany
#596 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

5. Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

#164 in Germany
#1239 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
1,889
Founded
1997

6. Liszt School of Music Weimar

#187 in Germany
#1485 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
738
Founded
1872

8. Erfurt University of Applied Sciences

#214 in Germany
#1673 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,218
Founded
1991

10. Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

#266 in Germany
#1833 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
2,434
Male:Female
67:33
Founded
1991

Closest to Thuringia states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Saxony-Anhalt 9 32
Saxony 19 16
Hesse 22 25
Brandenburg 46 5
Lower Saxony 26 7
North Rhine-Westphalia 64 6
Bavaria 45 2
Rhineland-Palatinate 18 18
Hamburg 18 4
Baden-Wurttemberg 62 1
Bremen 6 35
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 6 40
Saarland 4 29
Schleswig-Holstein 12 23