72 Best universities for Orthodontics in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 1.19M citations received by 43.9K academic papers made by 72 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

#86 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#30 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

3. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Orthodontics

#32 in Europe

#97 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#33 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#39 in Europe

#117 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

#53 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Orthodontics

#56 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

9. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#58 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Orthodontics

#59 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Orthodontics

#60 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#66 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Orthodontics

#67 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Orthodontics

#70 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#73 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Orthodontics

#79 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

17. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Orthodontics

#83 in Europe

#235 in the World

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

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#85 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Orthodontics

#86 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#88 in Europe

#249 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

#256 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Orthodontics

#92 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Orthodontics

#95 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

24. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#97 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Orthodontics

#102 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Orthodontics

#110 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Orthodontics

#114 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

28. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Orthodontics

#120 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

29. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Orthodontics

#122 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

30. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Orthodontics

#124 in Europe

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Orthodontics

#132 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

32. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Orthodontics

#136 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

33. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Orthodontics

#141 in Europe

#406 in the World

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

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Orthodontics

#145 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

35. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Orthodontics

#150 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#190 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

37. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Orthodontics

#207 in Europe

#574 in the World

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

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Orthodontics

#220 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

39. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Orthodontics

#230 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

40. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#231 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Orthodontics

#249 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

42. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#251 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Orthodontics

#254 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Orthodontics

#268 in Europe

#750 in the World

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

45. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Orthodontics

#271 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

46. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Orthodontics

#273 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

47. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Orthodontics

#279 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Orthodontics

#284 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Orthodontics

#286 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

50. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Orthodontics

#311 in Europe

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

51. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Orthodontics

#342 in Europe

#1005 in the World

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

52. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#344 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Orthodontics

#357 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#359 in Europe

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Orthodontics

#375 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Orthodontics

#377 in Europe

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Orthodontics

#379 in Europe

#1111 in the World

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

58. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#383 in Europe

#1124 in the World

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

59. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#394 in Europe

#1157 in the World

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

60. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Orthodontics

#396 in Europe

#1164 in the World

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

61. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Orthodontics

#401 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#415 in Europe

#1248 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Orthodontics

#417 in Europe

#1254 in the World

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

64. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Orthodontics

#419 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

65. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Orthodontics

#439 in Europe

#1333 in the World

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

66. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Orthodontics

#453 in Europe

#1389 in the World

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

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Orthodontics

#479 in Europe

#1490 in the World

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

68. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Orthodontics

#488 in Europe

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

69. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Orthodontics

#528 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

70. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Orthodontics

#562 in Europe

#1814 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

71. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#567 in Europe

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

72. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Orthodontics

#628 in Europe

#2159 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, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Berlin.