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 1.79M citations received by 85.4K academic publications made by 12 universities from Thuringia, the popularity of 515 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

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

4. University of Erfurt

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

5. Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

#164 in Germany
#1224 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
2,035
Founded
1997

6. Liszt School of Music Weimar

#184 in Germany
#1449 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
738
Founded
1872

7. Erfurt University of Applied Sciences

#212 in Germany
#1647 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,218
Founded
1991

10. Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

#260 in Germany
#1774 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 31
Saxony 19 16
Hesse 22 25
Brandenburg 46 5
Lower Saxony 26 10
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 30
Schleswig-Holstein 12 23