74 Best Dental schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 1.03M citations received by 44.9K academic papers made by 74 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 Dentistry

#30 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Dentistry

#36 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Dentistry

#43 in Europe

#115 in the World

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

4. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Dentistry

#45 in Europe

#122 in the World

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

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Dentistry

#47 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

6. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Dentistry

#50 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Dentistry

#55 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

8. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Dentistry

#56 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

9. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Dentistry

#58 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Dentistry

#61 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Dentistry

#62 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

12. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Dentistry

#63 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Dentistry

#72 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Dentistry

#76 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Dentistry

#77 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Dentistry

#79 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Dentistry

#81 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

18. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Dentistry

#82 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Dentistry

#90 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Dentistry

#92 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

21. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Dentistry

#94 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Dentistry

#96 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Dentistry

#102 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

24. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Dentistry

#105 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

25. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Dentistry

#106 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Dentistry

#111 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Dentistry

#116 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Dentistry

#119 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

29. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Dentistry

#123 in Europe

#367 in the World

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

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Dentistry

#127 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

31. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Dentistry

#135 in Europe

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

32. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Dentistry

#142 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

33. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Dentistry

#147 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Dentistry

#162 in Europe

#471 in the World

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

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Dentistry

#175 in Europe

#495 in the World

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

36. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Dentistry

#195 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

37. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Dentistry

#211 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

38. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Dentistry

#215 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

39. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Dentistry

#230 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

40. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Dentistry

#238 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

41. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Dentistry

#243 in Europe

#676 in the World

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

42. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Dentistry

#257 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

43. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Dentistry

#267 in Europe

#754 in the World

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

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Dentistry

#268 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Dentistry

#278 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

46. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Dentistry

#286 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Dentistry

#300 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Dentistry

#324 in Europe

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

49. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Dentistry

#326 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

50. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Dentistry

#333 in Europe

#993 in the World

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

51. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Dentistry

#338 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

52. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Dentistry

#348 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

53. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Dentistry

#351 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

54. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Dentistry

#354 in Europe

#1075 in the World

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

55. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Dentistry

#360 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

56. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Dentistry

#362 in Europe

#1107 in the World

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

57. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Dentistry

#374 in Europe

#1141 in the World

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

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Dentistry

#376 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Dentistry

#381 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

60. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Dentistry

#390 in Europe

#1181 in the World

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

61. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Dentistry

#393 in Europe

#1185 in the World

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

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Dentistry

#398 in Europe

#1193 in the World

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

63. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Dentistry

#423 in Europe

#1307 in the World

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

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Dentistry

#436 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Kassel

For Dentistry

#439 in Europe

#1350 in the World

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

66. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Dentistry

#456 in Europe

#1413 in the World

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

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Dentistry

#527 in Europe

#1681 in the World

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

68. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Dentistry

#528 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

69. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Dentistry

#556 in Europe

#1794 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

70. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Dentistry

#580 in Europe

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

71. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Dentistry

#581 in Europe

#1884 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

72. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Dentistry

#587 in Europe

#1907 in the World

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

73. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Dentistry

#588 in Europe

#1910 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

74. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Dentistry

#607 in Europe

#2022 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology102

Anesthesiology73

Bioethics/Medical Ethics39

Biomedical Engineering67

Clinical Psychology85

Critical Care Nursing52

Family medicine58

Forensic Science35

Gastroenterology and Hepatology55

Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)75

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy43

Oncology and Cancer research82

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine59

Physical Therapy89

Plastic Surgery44

Public Health112

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine75