76 Best universities for Operations Research in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 363K citations received by 19.3K academic papers made by 76 universities in Germany 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Operations Research

#30 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Operations Research

#39 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Operations Research

#45 in Europe

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

4. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Operations Research

#56 in Europe

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Operations Research

#61 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Operations Research

#62 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Operations Research

#72 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

8. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Operations Research

#74 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

9. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Operations Research

#102 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

10. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Operations Research

#104 in Europe

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Operations Research

#113 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

12. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Operations Research

#121 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

13. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Operations Research

#125 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

14. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Operations Research

#128 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

15. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Operations Research

#131 in Europe

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

16. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Operations Research

#144 in Europe

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

17. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Operations Research

#145 in Europe

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

18. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Operations Research

#149 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

19. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Operations Research

#151 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

20. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Operations Research

#152 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

21. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Operations Research

#158 in Europe

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

22. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Operations Research

#159 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

23. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Operations Research

#167 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

24. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Operations Research

#172 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

25. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Operations Research

#173 in Europe

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Operations Research

#176 in Europe

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

27. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Operations Research

#189 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Operations Research

#194 in Europe

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Operations Research

#196 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

30. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Operations Research

#225 in Europe

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Operations Research

#227 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Operations Research

#230 in Europe

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Operations Research

#232 in Europe

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

34. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Operations Research

#236 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

35. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Operations Research

#241 in Europe

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

36. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Operations Research

#242 in Europe

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Operations Research

#248 in Europe

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

38. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Operations Research

#261 in Europe

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

39. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Operations Research

#270 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

40. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Operations Research

#272 in Europe

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

41. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Operations Research

#281 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

42. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Operations Research

#294 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

43. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Operations Research

#297 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

44. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Operations Research

#300 in Europe

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Operations Research

#320 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Operations Research

#321 in Europe

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

47. University of Kassel

For Operations Research

#337 in Europe

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

48. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Operations Research

#345 in Europe

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

49. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Operations Research

#347 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

50. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Operations Research

#350 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Operations Research

#352 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Operations Research

#364 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Operations Research

#366 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

54. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Operations Research

#370 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

55. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Operations Research

#377 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

56. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Operations Research

#381 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

57. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Operations Research

#384 in Europe

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

58. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Operations Research

#385 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

59. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Operations Research

#388 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

60. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Operations Research

#389 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

61. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Operations Research

#400 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

62. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Operations Research

#411 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

63. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Operations Research

#437 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

64. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Operations Research

#444 in Europe

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

65. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Operations Research

#447 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

66. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Operations Research

#452 in Europe

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

67. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Operations Research

#453 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

68. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Operations Research

#466 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

69. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Operations Research

#468 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

70. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Operations Research

#471 in Europe

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Operations Research

#476 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

72. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Operations Research

#478 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

73. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Operations Research

#483 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

74. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Operations Research

#502 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

75. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Operations Research

#544 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

76. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Operations Research

#556 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

The best cities to study Operations Research in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Karlsruhe, Aachen, Munich, and Augsburg.

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