84 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 6.38M citations received by 156K academic papers made by 84 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 Pharmacology

#4 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacology

#12 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacology

#16 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

4. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Pharmacology

#19 in Europe

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

5. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacology

#29 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

6. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacology

#32 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

7. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Pharmacology

#34 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

8. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Pharmacology

#36 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

9. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacology

#37 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Pharmacology

#51 in Europe

#176 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Pharmacology

#55 in Europe

#189 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacology

#56 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Pharmacology

#66 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

14. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Pharmacology

#67 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

15. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Pharmacology

#73 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

16. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Pharmacology

#74 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Pharmacology

#89 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

18. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Pharmacology

#94 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Pharmacology

#97 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

20. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Pharmacology

#99 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

21. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Pharmacology

#102 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacology

#108 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

23. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacology

#114 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Pharmacology

#124 in Europe

#368 in the World

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

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Pharmacology

#132 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Pharmacology

#133 in Europe

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

27. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Pharmacology

#140 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Pharmacology

#141 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

29. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Pharmacology

#147 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

30. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Pharmacology

#150 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

31. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Pharmacology

#163 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacology

#169 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Pharmacology

#171 in Europe

#504 in the World

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

34. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Pharmacology

#206 in Europe

#618 in the World

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

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Pharmacology

#208 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Pharmacology

#216 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacology

#224 in Europe

#689 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Pharmacology

#256 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

39. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Pharmacology

#265 in Europe

#889 in the World

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

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Pharmacology

#268 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

41. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Pharmacology

#285 in Europe

#996 in the World

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

42. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacology

#288 in Europe

#1002 in the World

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

43. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacology

#323 in Europe

#1178 in the World

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

44. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Pharmacology

#324 in Europe

#1179 in the World

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

45. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacology

#329 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

46. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacology

#338 in Europe

#1238 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

47. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Pharmacology

#340 in Europe

#1248 in the World

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

48. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacology

#341 in Europe

#1250 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

49. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Pharmacology

#354 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

50. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Pharmacology

#358 in Europe

#1325 in the World

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

51. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Pharmacology

#388 in Europe

#1463 in the World

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

52. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacology

#391 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

53. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacology

#398 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacology

#450 in Europe

#1774 in the World

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

55. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Pharmacology

#458 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

56. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacology

#460 in Europe

#1812 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Pharmacology

#486 in Europe

#1936 in the World

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

58. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Pharmacology

#504 in Europe

#2052 in the World

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

59. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Pharmacology

#511 in Europe

#2120 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Pharmacology

#515 in Europe

#2170 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Pharmacology

#517 in Europe

#2184 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacology

#574 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Pharmacology

#604 in Europe

#2681 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

64. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Pharmacology

#608 in Europe

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

65. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Pharmacology

#611 in Europe

#2724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

66. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Pharmacology

#612 in Europe

#2726 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

67. University of Kassel

For Pharmacology

#613 in Europe

#2729 in the World

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

68. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacology

#618 in Europe

#2761 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

69. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Pharmacology

#621 in Europe

#2771 in the World

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

70. Biberach University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Biberach an der Riss

For Pharmacology

#623 in Europe

#2790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 2,370
Founded: 1964

71. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Pharmacology

#624 in Europe

#2795 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

72. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Pharmacology

#640 in Europe

#2877 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

73. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacology

#653 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

74. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Pharmacology

#656 in Europe

#2981 in the World

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

75. Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Pharmacology

#678 in Europe

#3088 in the World

Enrollment: 5,622
Founded: 1971

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Pharmacology

#722 in Europe

#3276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

77. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Pharmacology

#737 in Europe

#3357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

78. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Pharmacology

#746 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

79. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacology

#747 in Europe

#3453 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

80. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Pharmacology

#748 in Europe

#3456 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

81. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Pharmacology

#755 in Europe

#3494 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

82. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Pharmacology

#767 in Europe

#3572 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

83. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Pharmacology

#773 in Europe

#3594 in the World

Enrollment: 5,080
Founded: 1978

84. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Pharmacology

#788 in Europe

#3683 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology105

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering70

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine64

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science90

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)147

Occupational Therapy46

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine63

Physical Therapy96

Plastic Surgery43

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy54

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science49

Sports Medicine80