100 Best Medical schools in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 73.1M citations received by 2.2M academic papers made by 170 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Medicine

#3 in Europe

#22 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Medicine

#10 in Europe

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Medicine

#12 in Europe

#53 in the World

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

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Medicine

#25 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Medicine

#31 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Medicine

#37 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Medicine

#40 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Medicine

#41 in Europe

#138 in the World

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

9. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Medicine

#43 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Medicine

#44 in Europe

#143 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Medicine

#49 in Europe

#156 in the World

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

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Medicine

#57 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

13. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Medicine

#60 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Medicine

#64 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

15. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Medicine

#66 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

16. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Medicine

#67 in Europe

#198 in the World

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

17. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Medicine

#72 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

18. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Medicine

#73 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

19. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Medicine

#74 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

20. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Medicine

#78 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Medicine

#80 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Medicine

#81 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

23. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Medicine

#86 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Medicine

#90 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Medicine

#94 in Europe

#266 in the World

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

26. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Medicine

#103 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

27. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Medicine

#107 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

28. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Medicine

#109 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

29. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Medicine

#119 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Medicine

#126 in Europe

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Medicine

#143 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Medicine

#144 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

33. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Medicine

#152 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

34. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Medicine

#174 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Medicine

#176 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Medicine

#221 in Europe

#637 in the World

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

37. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Medicine

#223 in Europe

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Medicine

#228 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

39. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Medicine

#234 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

40. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Medicine

#238 in Europe

#684 in the World

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

41. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Medicine

#241 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Medicine

#244 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

43. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Medicine

#264 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

44. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Medicine

#274 in Europe

#799 in the World

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

45. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Medicine

#282 in Europe

#831 in the World

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

46. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Medicine

#285 in Europe

#839 in the World

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

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Medicine

#288 in Europe

#847 in the World

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

48. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Medicine

#298 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

49. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Medicine

#308 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

50. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Medicine

#324 in Europe

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

51. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Medicine

#338 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Medicine

#348 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Medicine

#349 in Europe

#1064 in the World

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

54. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Medicine

#359 in Europe

#1108 in the World

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

55. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Medicine

#364 in Europe

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

56. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Medicine

#366 in Europe

#1128 in the World

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

57. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Medicine

#377 in Europe

#1190 in the World

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

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Medicine

#386 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

59. University of Kassel

For Medicine

#415 in Europe

#1355 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Medicine

#420 in Europe

#1377 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Medicine

#439 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Medicine

#468 in Europe

#1577 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Medicine

#479 in Europe

#1613 in the World

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

64. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Medicine

#498 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Medicine

#506 in Europe

#1731 in the World

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

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Medicine

#519 in Europe

#1796 in the World

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

67. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Medicine

#522 in Europe

#1808 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Medicine

#524 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Medicine

#558 in Europe

#1966 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

70. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Medicine

#567 in Europe

#2017 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

71. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Medicine

#571 in Europe

#2045 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

72. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Medicine

#573 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Medicine

#590 in Europe

#2134 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Medicine

#609 in Europe

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

75. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Medicine

#613 in Europe

#2278 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

76. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Medicine

#624 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

77. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Medicine

#633 in Europe

#2417 in the World

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

78. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Medicine

#662 in Europe

#2571 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

79. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Medicine

#665 in Europe

#2579 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

80. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Medicine

#690 in Europe

#2718 in the World

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

81. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Medicine

#692 in Europe

#2725 in the World

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

82. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Medicine

#698 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

83. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Medicine

#704 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Medicine

#707 in Europe

#2783 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Medicine

#748 in Europe

#2961 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

86. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Medicine

#763 in Europe

#3078 in the World

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

87. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Medicine

#764 in Europe

#3079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

88. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Medicine

#767 in Europe

#3102 in the World

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

89. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Medicine

#776 in Europe

#3134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

90. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Medicine

#783 in Europe

#3178 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

91. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Medicine

#802 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Enrollment: 4,533
Founded: 1978

92. Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

For Medicine

#814 in Europe

#3320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,287
Founded: 1996

93. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Medicine

#819 in Europe

#3340 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

94. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Medicine

#822 in Europe

#3352 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

95. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Medicine

#837 in Europe

#3463 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

96. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Medicine

#840 in Europe

#3476 in the World

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

97. Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Kempten

For Medicine

#845 in Europe

#3503 in the World

Enrollment: 5,337
Founded: 1977

98. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Medicine

#846 in Europe

#3506 in the World

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

99. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Medicine

#848 in Europe

#3523 in the World

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

100. Wedel University of Applied Sciences

Schleswig-Holstein | Wedel

For Medicine

#872 in Europe

#3699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 957
Founded: 1969

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology104

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering69

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine63

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science88

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine60

Physical Therapy93

Plastic Surgery42

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine119

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science47

Sports Medicine79