73 Best universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 45.4K academic papers made by 73 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 Orthodontics

#28 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#31 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#32 in Europe

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

4. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Orthodontics

#33 in Europe

#97 in the World

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

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#39 in Europe

#121 in the World

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

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Orthodontics

#48 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

7. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Orthodontics

#54 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Orthodontics

#56 in Europe

#164 in the World

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

9. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#57 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Orthodontics

#59 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Orthodontics

#60 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#65 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Orthodontics

#69 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Orthodontics

#71 in Europe

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#72 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Orthodontics

#78 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

17. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Orthodontics

#84 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#86 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Orthodontics

#87 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#88 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Orthodontics

#90 in Europe

#255 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Orthodontics

#91 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Orthodontics

#96 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

24. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#98 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Orthodontics

#103 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Orthodontics

#113 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Orthodontics

#116 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Orthodontics

#120 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

29. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Orthodontics

#124 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

30. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Orthodontics

#129 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Orthodontics

#131 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

32. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Orthodontics

#142 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

33. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Orthodontics

#143 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Orthodontics

#144 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

35. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Orthodontics

#151 in Europe

#439 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#196 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Orthodontics

#212 in Europe

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Orthodontics

#219 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

39. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#235 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

40. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Orthodontics

#239 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Orthodontics

#250 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Orthodontics

#253 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

43. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#254 in Europe

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Orthodontics

#271 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

45. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Orthodontics

#276 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

46. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Orthodontics

#277 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

47. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Orthodontics

#283 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

48. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Orthodontics

#285 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Orthodontics

#290 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

50. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Orthodontics

#316 in Europe

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

51. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Orthodontics

#353 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

52. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#358 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

53. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#361 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Orthodontics

#362 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Orthodontics

#383 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

56. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Orthodontics

#385 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

57. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#388 in Europe

#1142 in the World

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

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Orthodontics

#390 in Europe

#1149 in the World

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

59. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#394 in Europe

#1159 in the World

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

60. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Orthodontics

#400 in Europe

#1180 in the World

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

61. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Orthodontics

#406 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Orthodontics

#418 in Europe

#1273 in the World

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

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#419 in Europe

#1286 in the World

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

64. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Orthodontics

#424 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

65. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Orthodontics

#446 in Europe

#1367 in the World

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

66. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Orthodontics

#460 in Europe

#1423 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Orthodontics

#486 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Orthodontics

#499 in Europe

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Orthodontics

#537 in Europe

#1690 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

70. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Orthodontics

#568 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

71. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#579 in Europe

#1885 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

72. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Orthodontics

#605 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

73. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Orthodontics

#641 in Europe

#2200 in the World

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

The best cities to study Orthodontics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Berlin, and Freiburg im Breisgau.