28 Best universities for Mathematics in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 3.21M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 28 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. RWTH Aachen University

For Mathematics

#3 in Germany
#39 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

2. University of Bonn

For Mathematics

#8 in Germany
#74 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

3. Ruhr University Bochum

For Mathematics

#13 in Germany
#98 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

4. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Mathematics

#19 in Germany
#124 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

5. University of Cologne

For Mathematics

#20 in Germany
#127 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

6. TU Dortmund University

For Mathematics

#21 in Germany
#128 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Mathematics

#25 in Germany
#147 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

8. University of Munster

For Mathematics

#28 in Germany
#153 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

9. University of Bielefeld

For Mathematics

#29 in Germany
#166 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

10. University of Paderborn

For Mathematics

#40 in Germany
#224 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. University of Wuppertal

For Mathematics

#51 in Germany
#301 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

12. University of Siegen

For Mathematics

#58 in Germany
#382 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. University of Hagen

For Mathematics

#67 in Germany
#467 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

14. Witten/Herdecke University

For Mathematics

#70 in Germany
#487 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

15. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Mathematics

#71 in Germany
#494 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

16. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Mathematics

#83 in Germany
#667 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

17. German Sport University Cologne

For Mathematics

#84 in Germany
#671 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

18. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Mathematics

#86 in Germany
#727 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

20. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Mathematics

#109 in Germany
#929 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

21. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Mathematics

#114 in Germany
#962 in Europe
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

23. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Mathematics

#121 in Germany
#992 in Europe
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1971

25. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Mathematics

#133 in Germany
#1044 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
14,741
Founded
1971

26. Cologne Business School

For Mathematics

#145 in Germany
#1168 in Europe
Enrollment
1,123
Founded
1993

27. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Mathematics

#155 in Germany
#1262 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
6,723
Founded
2009

28. University of Applied Sciences Europe

For Mathematics

#163 in Germany
#1380 in Europe
Enrollment
2,906
Founded
2000

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Mathematics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 12 10
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 22
Lower Saxony 14 23
Bremen 3 34
Thuringia 5 37
Saxony-Anhalt 4 41
Hamburg 7 5
Baden-Wurttemberg 23 2
Schleswig-Holstein 4 26
Brandenburg 18 11
Saxony 7 16
Bavaria 21 1
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 49