63 Best universities for Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 46.5K academic papers made by 63 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 Ophthalmology

#4 in Europe

#41 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Europe

#57 in the World

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

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

5. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

6. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Ophthalmology

#20 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

7. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Ophthalmology

#22 in Europe

#103 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Ophthalmology

#23 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Ophthalmology

#26 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Ophthalmology

#33 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

11. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Ophthalmology

#35 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ophthalmology

#36 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Ophthalmology

#44 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

14. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Ophthalmology

#49 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Ophthalmology

#52 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Ophthalmology

#58 in Europe

#198 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ophthalmology

#60 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ophthalmology

#66 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Ophthalmology

#72 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

20. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Ophthalmology

#78 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Ophthalmology

#80 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Ophthalmology

#82 in Europe

#241 in the World

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

23. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Ophthalmology

#95 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

24. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Ophthalmology

#97 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

25. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Ophthalmology

#101 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

26. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ophthalmology

#108 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

27. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Ophthalmology

#115 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

28. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Ophthalmology

#117 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

29. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Ophthalmology

#126 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

30. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Ophthalmology

#127 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

31. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Ophthalmology

#130 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Ophthalmology

#137 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Ophthalmology

#141 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

34. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Ophthalmology

#150 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Ophthalmology

#166 in Europe

#476 in the World

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

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Ophthalmology

#173 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

37. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Ophthalmology

#184 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

38. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Ophthalmology

#195 in Europe

#548 in the World

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

39. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Ophthalmology

#205 in Europe

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

40. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Ophthalmology

#213 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

41. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Ophthalmology

#259 in Europe

#739 in the World

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

42. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Ophthalmology

#271 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

43. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Ophthalmology

#280 in Europe

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

44. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Ophthalmology

#298 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

45. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Ophthalmology

#299 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Ophthalmology

#319 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

47. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Ophthalmology

#320 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

48. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Ophthalmology

#325 in Europe

#965 in the World

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

49. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Ophthalmology

#330 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

50. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Ophthalmology

#332 in Europe

#986 in the World

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

51. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Ophthalmology

#343 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

52. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Ophthalmology

#350 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

53. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Ophthalmology

#351 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

54. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ophthalmology

#359 in Europe

#1076 in the World

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

55. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Ophthalmology

#368 in Europe

#1110 in the World

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

56. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Ophthalmology

#373 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

57. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Ophthalmology

#383 in Europe

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

58. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Ophthalmology

#390 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

59. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Ophthalmology

#423 in Europe

#1330 in the World

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

60. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Ophthalmology

#428 in Europe

#1366 in the World

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

61. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Ophthalmology

#429 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

62. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Ophthalmology

#448 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

63. University of Kassel

For Ophthalmology

#456 in Europe

#1507 in the World

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

The best cities to study Ophthalmology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Heidelberg, Erlangen, and Tubingen.

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

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