100 Best universities for Statistics in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 20.5M citations received by 604K academic papers made by 162 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Statistics

#19 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Statistics

#21 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Statistics

#28 in Europe

#115 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Statistics

#37 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Statistics

#48 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Statistics

#60 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

7. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Statistics

#65 in Europe

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

8. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#72 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Statistics

#73 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

10. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Statistics

#76 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

11. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#92 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Statistics

#94 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Statistics

#97 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

14. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Statistics

#100 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

15. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#105 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Statistics

#107 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

17. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Statistics

#108 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Statistics

#110 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Statistics

#113 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#115 in Europe

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

21. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Statistics

#119 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

22. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Statistics

#120 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Statistics

#125 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

24. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Statistics

#128 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

25. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Statistics

#137 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

26. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Statistics

#142 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

27. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Statistics

#143 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

28. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Statistics

#149 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

29. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Statistics

#160 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

30. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Statistics

#164 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Statistics

#167 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Statistics

#175 in Europe

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Statistics

#191 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Statistics

#192 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Statistics

#193 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Statistics

#195 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

37. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Statistics

#204 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

38. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Statistics

#205 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

39. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Statistics

#214 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

40. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Statistics

#215 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

41. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Statistics

#223 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Statistics

#228 in Europe

#597 in the World

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

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Statistics

#233 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Statistics

#237 in Europe

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

45. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Statistics

#241 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

46. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Statistics

#254 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

47. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Statistics

#270 in Europe

#721 in the World

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

48. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Statistics

#273 in Europe

#728 in the World

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

49. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Statistics

#285 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Statistics

#299 in Europe

#812 in the World

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

51. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Statistics

#306 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

52. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Statistics

#312 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Statistics

#315 in Europe

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Statistics

#323 in Europe

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Statistics

#344 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

56. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Statistics

#363 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

57. University of Kassel

For Statistics

#364 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Statistics

#370 in Europe

#1010 in the World

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

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Statistics

#376 in Europe

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Statistics

#378 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

61. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Statistics

#379 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

62. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Statistics

#400 in Europe

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

63. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Statistics

#401 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

64. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Statistics

#405 in Europe

#1120 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

65. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Statistics

#436 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Statistics

#440 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Statistics

#456 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

68. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Statistics

#469 in Europe

#1375 in the World

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

69. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Statistics

#492 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

70. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Statistics

#506 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

71. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Statistics

#545 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Statistics

#550 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

73. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Statistics

#558 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

74. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Statistics

#569 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

75. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Statistics

#573 in Europe

#1800 in the World

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

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Statistics

#586 in Europe

#1871 in the World

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

77. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Statistics

#603 in Europe

#1954 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

78. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Statistics

#613 in Europe

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

79. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Statistics

#623 in Europe

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

80. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Statistics

#634 in Europe

#2118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

81. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Statistics

#649 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

82. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Statistics

#654 in Europe

#2225 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

83. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Statistics

#664 in Europe

#2306 in the World

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

84. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Statistics

#687 in Europe

#2454 in the World

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

85. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Statistics

#701 in Europe

#2513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

86. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Statistics

#704 in Europe

#2516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

87. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Statistics

#725 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

88. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#733 in Europe

#2689 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

89. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Statistics

#758 in Europe

#2827 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

90. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Statistics

#765 in Europe

#2862 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

91. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#766 in Europe

#2868 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

92. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Statistics

#772 in Europe

#2907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Statistics

#775 in Europe

#2920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

94. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Statistics

#793 in Europe

#3028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

95. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Statistics

#823 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

96. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#841 in Europe

#3378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

97. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Statistics

#842 in Europe

#3382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

98. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Statistics

#844 in Europe

#3395 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

99. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Statistics

#854 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

100. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Statistics

#871 in Europe

#3527 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Statistics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Heidelberg, Aachen, and Hamburg.

Mathematics subfields in Germany

Actuarial Science63

Applied Mathematics83

Blockchain and Cryptography82

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics108

Math Teachers94

Operations Research77