38 Best universities for Neurosurgery 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 Neurosurgery. A graph of 139K citations received by 5.76K academic papers made by 38 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 Neurosurgery

#3 in Europe

#8 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Europe

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Europe

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

4. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Europe

#28 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Europe

#35 in the World

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

6. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Europe

#36 in the World

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

7. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Europe

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

8. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neurosurgery

#23 in Europe

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Neurosurgery

#24 in Europe

#55 in the World

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

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Neurosurgery

#27 in Europe

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Neurosurgery

#28 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Neurosurgery

#30 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

13. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Neurosurgery

#31 in Europe

#73 in the World

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

14. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Neurosurgery

#33 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Neurosurgery

#35 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

16. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Neurosurgery

#37 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

17. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Neurosurgery

#38 in Europe

#96 in the World

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

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Neurosurgery

#39 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Neurosurgery

#42 in Europe

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Neurosurgery

#43 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

21. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#44 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

22. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Neurosurgery

#52 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

23. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Neurosurgery

#59 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Neurosurgery

#67 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

25. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#69 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

26. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Neurosurgery

#94 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

27. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Neurosurgery

#96 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Neurosurgery

#100 in Europe

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Neurosurgery

#104 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Neurosurgery

#111 in Europe

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Neurosurgery

#115 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Neurosurgery

#127 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

33. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Neurosurgery

#130 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

34. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Neurosurgery

#134 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

35. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Neurosurgery

#149 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

36. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Neurosurgery

#157 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

37. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Neurosurgery

#169 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

38. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Neurosurgery

#170 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

The best cities to study Neurosurgery in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf.