List of 12 best universities in Thuringia

Top 12 universities in Thuringia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.73M citations received by 53.9K academic publications made by 12 universities from Thuringia, the popularity of 488 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#24 in Germany
#111 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
18,219
Founded
1558

4. University of Erfurt

#81 in Germany
#565 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,785
Founded
1994

5. Liszt School of Music Weimar

#177 in Germany
#1338 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
828
Founded
1872

6. Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

#190 in Germany
#1446 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
2,212
Founded
1997

7. Erfurt University of Applied Sciences

#214 in Germany
#1661 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,589
Founded
1991

8. Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

#243 in Germany
#1747 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
2,836
Male:Female
67:33
Founded
1991

9. IU International University of Applied Sciences

#251 in Germany
#1789 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
70,000

Closest to Thuringia states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Saxony-Anhalt 9 31
Saxony 19 16
Hesse 22 26
Brandenburg 46 8
Lower Saxony 26 5
North Rhine-Westphalia 64 4
Bavaria 45 1
Rhineland-Palatinate 18 18
Hamburg 18 6
Baden-Wurttemberg 62 2
Bremen 6 34
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 6 38
Saarland 4 30
Schleswig-Holstein 12 21