43 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 226K citations received by 9.91K academic papers made by 43 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. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

6. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

7. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#59 in Europe

#182 in the World

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

8. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Occupational Therapy

#68 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

9. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Occupational Therapy

#77 in Europe

#219 in the World

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

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Occupational Therapy

#107 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Occupational Therapy

#109 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

12. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Occupational Therapy

#115 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

13. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Occupational Therapy

#118 in Europe

#320 in the World

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

14. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Occupational Therapy

#121 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Occupational Therapy

#130 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#132 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

17. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Occupational Therapy

#134 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

19. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Occupational Therapy

#137 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

20. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Occupational Therapy

#156 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Occupational Therapy

#165 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Occupational Therapy

#177 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Occupational Therapy

#184 in Europe

#451 in the World

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

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in Europe

#459 in the World

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

25. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Occupational Therapy

#195 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

26. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Occupational Therapy

#203 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

27. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Occupational Therapy

#204 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

28. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Occupational Therapy

#207 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Occupational Therapy

#208 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Occupational Therapy

#209 in Europe

#509 in the World

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

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Occupational Therapy

#210 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Occupational Therapy

#214 in Europe

#522 in the World

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

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Occupational Therapy

#238 in Europe

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

34. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Occupational Therapy

#247 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Occupational Therapy

#252 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#255 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

37. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Occupational Therapy

#265 in Europe

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

38. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Occupational Therapy

#274 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Occupational Therapy

#281 in Europe

#744 in the World

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

40. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Occupational Therapy

#285 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#305 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Occupational Therapy

#316 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

43. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Occupational Therapy

#327 in Europe

#873 in the World

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

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