100 Best universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 2.88M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 104 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 Nursing

#18 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#34 in Europe

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nursing

#35 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nursing

#46 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Nursing

#73 in Europe

#239 in the World

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

6. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Nursing

#86 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

7. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nursing

#94 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

8. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nursing

#100 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

9. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Nursing

#102 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

10. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nursing

#103 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Nursing

#106 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#109 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

13. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Nursing

#114 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

14. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Nursing

#118 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

15. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Nursing

#121 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Nursing

#123 in Europe

#352 in the World

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

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Nursing

#133 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#146 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Nursing

#147 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

20. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Nursing

#150 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Nursing

#151 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Nursing

#154 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

23. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Nursing

#159 in Europe

#454 in the World

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

24. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Nursing

#167 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Nursing

#176 in Europe

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nursing

#180 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Nursing

#185 in Europe

#522 in the World

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

28. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nursing

#187 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

29. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Nursing

#199 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

30. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Nursing

#200 in Europe

#560 in the World

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

31. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nursing

#210 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

32. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nursing

#225 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Nursing

#228 in Europe

#645 in the World

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

34. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Nursing

#236 in Europe

#660 in the World

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

35. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Nursing

#238 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

36. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Nursing

#245 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Nursing

#260 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Nursing

#263 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Nursing

#284 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

40. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Nursing

#324 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

41. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Nursing

#329 in Europe

#957 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#358 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

43. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Nursing

#361 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

44. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Nursing

#369 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

45. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Nursing

#373 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

46. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Nursing

#385 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

47. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Nursing

#395 in Europe

#1188 in the World

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

48. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Nursing

#407 in Europe

#1236 in the World

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

49. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Nursing

#422 in Europe

#1284 in the World

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

50. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nursing

#437 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Nursing

#442 in Europe

#1394 in the World

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

52. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Nursing

#444 in Europe

#1409 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Nursing

#445 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Nursing

#446 in Europe

#1411 in the World

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

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Nursing

#452 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

56. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Nursing

#453 in Europe

#1451 in the World

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

57. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nursing

#462 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

58. University of Kassel

For Nursing

#472 in Europe

#1525 in the World

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

59. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Nursing

#479 in Europe

#1543 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Nursing

#482 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Nursing

#506 in Europe

#1675 in the World

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

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Nursing

#521 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

63. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Nursing

#524 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

64. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nursing

#527 in Europe

#1764 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

65. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Nursing

#542 in Europe

#1840 in the World

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

66. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Nursing

#556 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

67. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Nursing

#558 in Europe

#1935 in the World

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

68. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Nursing

#559 in Europe

#1937 in the World

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

69. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nursing

#570 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

70. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Nursing

#601 in Europe

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

71. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#614 in Europe

#2324 in the World

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

72. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nursing

#619 in Europe

#2351 in the World

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

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Nursing

#620 in Europe

#2353 in the World

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

74. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Nursing

#650 in Europe

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

75. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Nursing

#656 in Europe

#2608 in the World

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

76. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Nursing

#657 in Europe

#2610 in the World

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

77. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Nursing

#678 in Europe

#2744 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

78. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#687 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

79. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Nursing

#688 in Europe

#2821 in the World

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

80. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Nursing

#690 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

81. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Nursing

#691 in Europe

#2835 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

82. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Nursing

#694 in Europe

#2856 in the World

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

83. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Nursing

#708 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

84. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Nursing

#726 in Europe

#3053 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

85. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Nursing

#730 in Europe

#3070 in the World

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

86. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Nursing

#748 in Europe

#3173 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

87. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Nursing

#753 in Europe

#3215 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

88. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

For Nursing

#766 in Europe

#3268 in the World

Enrollment: 6,211
Founded: 1914

89. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Nursing

#767 in Europe

#3269 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

90. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Nursing

#771 in Europe

#3277 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

91. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Nursing

#775 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

92. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Nursing

#776 in Europe

#3309 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

93. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Nursing

#777 in Europe

#3310 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

94. Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Nursing

#790 in Europe

#3388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,716
Founded: 1918

95. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Nursing

#793 in Europe

#3405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

96. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Bavaria | Coburg

For Nursing

#816 in Europe

#3504 in the World

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

97. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Nursing

#829 in Europe

#3550 in the World

Enrollment: 4,533
Founded: 1978

98. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Nursing

#833 in Europe

#3567 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

99. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Nursing

#835 in Europe

#3573 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

100. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Nursing

#855 in Europe

#3658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,741
Founded: 1971

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

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