66 Best universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 28.9K academic papers made by 66 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

#30 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

#57 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gerontology

#63 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Gerontology

#71 in Europe

#256 in the World

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

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Gerontology

#90 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gerontology

#92 in Europe

#320 in the World

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

7. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Gerontology

#94 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

8. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Gerontology

#99 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

9. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#110 in Europe

#374 in the World

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

10. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gerontology

#113 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gerontology

#130 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#132 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

13. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Gerontology

#134 in Europe

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

14. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Gerontology

#144 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Gerontology

#146 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Gerontology

#148 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Gerontology

#150 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

18. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gerontology

#155 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

19. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Gerontology

#163 in Europe

#527 in the World

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

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Gerontology

#169 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Gerontology

#172 in Europe

#548 in the World

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

22. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Gerontology

#175 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

23. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Gerontology

#197 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

24. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Gerontology

#202 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

25. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Gerontology

#208 in Europe

#649 in the World

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

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Gerontology

#216 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Gerontology

#234 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

28. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Gerontology

#235 in Europe

#720 in the World

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

29. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Gerontology

#236 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Gerontology

#237 in Europe

#724 in the World

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

31. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Gerontology

#248 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

32. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Gerontology

#249 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Gerontology

#251 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gerontology

#257 in Europe

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

35. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gerontology

#258 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Gerontology

#266 in Europe

#814 in the World

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

37. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Gerontology

#269 in Europe

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

38. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Gerontology

#286 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

39. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Gerontology

#288 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

40. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Gerontology

#311 in Europe

#941 in the World

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

41. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gerontology

#315 in Europe

#948 in the World

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

42. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Gerontology

#318 in Europe

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

43. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Gerontology

#325 in Europe

#982 in the World

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

44. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Gerontology

#328 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

45. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Gerontology

#330 in Europe

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Gerontology

#344 in Europe

#1037 in the World

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

47. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Gerontology

#347 in Europe

#1042 in the World

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

48. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Gerontology

#359 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

49. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gerontology

#418 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Gerontology

#442 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Gerontology

#443 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Gerontology

#494 in Europe

#1621 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gerontology

#496 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

54. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Gerontology

#507 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

55. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gerontology

#508 in Europe

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

56. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Gerontology

#509 in Europe

#1675 in the World

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

57. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Gerontology

#511 in Europe

#1682 in the World

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

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Gerontology

#534 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gerontology

#538 in Europe

#1838 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

60. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Gerontology

#542 in Europe

#1857 in the World

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

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Gerontology

#543 in Europe

#1858 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. University of Kassel

For Gerontology

#580 in Europe

#2045 in the World

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

63. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gerontology

#607 in Europe

#2233 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Gerontology

#611 in Europe

#2256 in the World

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

65. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Gerontology

#617 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

66. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Gerontology

#623 in Europe

#2356 in the World

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

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 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