68 Best universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 1.18M citations received by 30.7K academic papers made by 68 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 Gerontology

#32 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#55 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gerontology

#62 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Gerontology

#68 in Europe

#252 in the World

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

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Gerontology

#89 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gerontology

#92 in Europe

#318 in the World

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

7. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Gerontology

#95 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

8. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Gerontology

#101 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gerontology

#109 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#110 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#129 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gerontology

#130 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

13. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Gerontology

#132 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

14. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Gerontology

#144 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Gerontology

#148 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Gerontology

#149 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Gerontology

#153 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

18. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gerontology

#157 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

19. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Gerontology

#165 in Europe

#534 in the World

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

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Gerontology

#170 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Gerontology

#181 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

22. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Gerontology

#182 in Europe

#584 in the World

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

23. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Gerontology

#201 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

24. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Gerontology

#205 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

25. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Gerontology

#206 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Gerontology

#218 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Gerontology

#235 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

28. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Gerontology

#236 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

29. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Gerontology

#237 in Europe

#726 in the World

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

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Gerontology

#238 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Gerontology

#240 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Gerontology

#251 in Europe

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Gerontology

#252 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

34. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gerontology

#257 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

35. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gerontology

#262 in Europe

#797 in the World

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

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Gerontology

#271 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

37. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Gerontology

#274 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Gerontology

#292 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Gerontology

#294 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

40. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Gerontology

#321 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

41. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gerontology

#322 in Europe

#969 in the World

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

42. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Gerontology

#325 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

43. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Gerontology

#333 in Europe

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

44. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Gerontology

#336 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

45. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Gerontology

#338 in Europe

#1013 in the World

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

46. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Gerontology

#339 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Gerontology

#353 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

48. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Gerontology

#365 in Europe

#1092 in the World

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

49. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gerontology

#429 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Gerontology

#445 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Gerontology

#447 in Europe

#1387 in the World

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

52. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#499 in Europe

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Gerontology

#505 in Europe

#1659 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Gerontology

#507 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gerontology

#512 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

56. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Gerontology

#514 in Europe

#1711 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

57. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Gerontology

#517 in Europe

#1717 in the World

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

58. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Gerontology

#519 in Europe

#1722 in the World

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

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gerontology

#535 in Europe

#1801 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

60. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Gerontology

#547 in Europe

#1867 in the World

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

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Gerontology

#549 in Europe

#1883 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. University of Kassel

For Gerontology

#586 in Europe

#2062 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Gerontology

#613 in Europe

#2255 in the World

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

64. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gerontology

#617 in Europe

#2281 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

65. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Gerontology

#625 in Europe

#2313 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Gerontology

#627 in Europe

#2341 in the World

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

67. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Gerontology

#634 in Europe

#2379 in the World

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

68. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Gerontology

#650 in Europe

#2560 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology105

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering70

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine64

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science90

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)147

Occupational Therapy46

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine63

Physical Therapy96

Plastic Surgery43

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy54

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science49

Sports Medicine80