71 Best universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 842K citations received by 39.1K academic papers made by 71 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

#80 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#29 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Orthodontics

#31 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#33 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#38 in Europe

#109 in the World

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

6. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Orthodontics

#42 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Orthodontics

#50 in Europe

#138 in the World

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

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Orthodontics

#55 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

9. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Orthodontics

#58 in Europe

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#63 in Europe

#177 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Orthodontics

#64 in Europe

#180 in the World

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

12. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#65 in Europe

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Orthodontics

#66 in Europe

#182 in the World

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

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#67 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Orthodontics

#72 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Orthodontics

#74 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

17. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#82 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

18. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Orthodontics

#83 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Orthodontics

#86 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Orthodontics

#89 in Europe

#251 in the World

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

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Orthodontics

#91 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#93 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Orthodontics

#94 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

24. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#96 in Europe

#266 in the World

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

25. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Orthodontics

#100 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Orthodontics

#110 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Orthodontics

#113 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Orthodontics

#116 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

29. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Orthodontics

#118 in Europe

#336 in the World

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

30. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Orthodontics

#120 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

31. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Orthodontics

#122 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Orthodontics

#144 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

33. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Orthodontics

#145 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Orthodontics

#156 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

35. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Orthodontics

#161 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Orthodontics

#193 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

37. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Orthodontics

#195 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Orthodontics

#206 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Orthodontics

#209 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Orthodontics

#220 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Orthodontics

#241 in Europe

#666 in the World

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

42. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Orthodontics

#242 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Orthodontics

#243 in Europe

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#247 in Europe

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Orthodontics

#254 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Orthodontics

#270 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

47. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#277 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Orthodontics

#290 in Europe

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Orthodontics

#294 in Europe

#829 in the World

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

50. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Orthodontics

#311 in Europe

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

51. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Orthodontics

#313 in Europe

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

52. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Orthodontics

#317 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Orthodontics

#327 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Orthodontics

#331 in Europe

#954 in the World

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

55. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Orthodontics

#346 in Europe

#988 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

56. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Orthodontics

#348 in Europe

#995 in the World

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

57. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Orthodontics

#357 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

58. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Orthodontics

#362 in Europe

#1039 in the World

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

59. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Orthodontics

#364 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

60. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Orthodontics

#367 in Europe

#1049 in the World

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

61. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#369 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

62. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Orthodontics

#371 in Europe

#1062 in the World

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

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Orthodontics

#403 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Orthodontics

#409 in Europe

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

65. University of Kassel

For Orthodontics

#413 in Europe

#1206 in the World

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

66. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Orthodontics

#421 in Europe

#1235 in the World

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

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Orthodontics

#501 in Europe

#1551 in the World

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

68. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Orthodontics

#505 in Europe

#1561 in the World

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

69. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Orthodontics

#529 in Europe

#1649 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Orthodontics

#532 in Europe

#1669 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Orthodontics

#544 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

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

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics39

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Clinical Psychology85

Critical Care Nursing52

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Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)75

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy43

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