83 Best universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 3M citations received by 78.7K academic papers made by 83 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 Health Science

#13 in Europe

#65 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Health Science

#20 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Health Science

#37 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Health Science

#42 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Health Science

#49 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Health Science

#67 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Health Science

#71 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Health Science

#77 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Health Science

#79 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

10. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Health Science

#80 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

11. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Health Science

#85 in Europe

#275 in the World

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

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Health Science

#99 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

13. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Health Science

#104 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Health Science

#111 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Health Science

#119 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

16. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Health Science

#126 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

17. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Health Science

#132 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Health Science

#133 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

19. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Health Science

#134 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

20. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Health Science

#141 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Health Science

#148 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Health Science

#157 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Health Science

#158 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

24. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Health Science

#160 in Europe

#471 in the World

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

25. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Health Science

#162 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Health Science

#170 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

27. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Health Science

#175 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Health Science

#185 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

29. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Health Science

#195 in Europe

#568 in the World

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

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Health Science

#199 in Europe

#587 in the World

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

31. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Health Science

#218 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

32. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Health Science

#238 in Europe

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Health Science

#251 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Health Science

#270 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Health Science

#322 in Europe

#982 in the World

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

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Health Science

#323 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

37. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Health Science

#325 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Health Science

#336 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Health Science

#338 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

40. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Health Science

#339 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

41. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Health Science

#342 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

42. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Health Science

#379 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

43. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Health Science

#381 in Europe

#1241 in the World

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

44. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Health Science

#394 in Europe

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

45. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Health Science

#395 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

46. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Health Science

#427 in Europe

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

47. University of Kassel

For Health Science

#436 in Europe

#1457 in the World

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

48. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Health Science

#438 in Europe

#1459 in the World

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

49. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Health Science

#456 in Europe

#1555 in the World

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

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Health Science

#466 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Health Science

#470 in Europe

#1642 in the World

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

52. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Health Science

#474 in Europe

#1665 in the World

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

53. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Health Science

#476 in Europe

#1671 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

54. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Health Science

#491 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

55. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Health Science

#500 in Europe

#1786 in the World

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

56. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Health Science

#504 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

57. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Health Science

#520 in Europe

#1871 in the World

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

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Health Science

#523 in Europe

#1896 in the World

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

59. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Health Science

#532 in Europe

#1952 in the World

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

60. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Health Science

#543 in Europe

#2008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Health Science

#557 in Europe

#2075 in the World

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

62. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Health Science

#574 in Europe

#2183 in the World

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

63. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Health Science

#577 in Europe

#2204 in the World

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

64. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Health Science

#585 in Europe

#2256 in the World

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

65. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Health Science

#586 in Europe

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

66. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Health Science

#611 in Europe

#2437 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

67. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Health Science

#636 in Europe

#2544 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Health Science

#638 in Europe

#2554 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Health Science

#645 in Europe

#2598 in the World

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

70. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Health Science

#650 in Europe

#2639 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

71. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Health Science

#670 in Europe

#2777 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

72. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Health Science

#694 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Health Science

#698 in Europe

#2892 in the World

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

74. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Health Science

#700 in Europe

#2898 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

75. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Health Science

#708 in Europe

#2939 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

76. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Health Science

#731 in Europe

#3063 in the World

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

77. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Health Science

#755 in Europe

#3167 in the World

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

78. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Bavaria | Coburg

For Health Science

#767 in Europe

#3216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,025
Founded: 1971

79. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Health Science

#768 in Europe

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

80. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Health Science

#777 in Europe

#3259 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

81. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Health Science

#796 in Europe

#3356 in the World

Enrollment: 4,533
Founded: 1978

82. Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Kempten

For Health Science

#826 in Europe

#3525 in the World

Enrollment: 5,337
Founded: 1977

83. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Health Science

#829 in Europe

#3551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

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

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

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