72 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 2.29M citations received by 111K 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. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Pharmacy

#1 in Europe

#4 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#2 in Europe

#5 in the World

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

3. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Pharmacy

#3 in Europe

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Pharmacy

#4 in Europe

#9 in the World

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

5. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Pharmacy

#5 in Europe

#10 in the World

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

6. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Pharmacy

#6 in Europe

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#7 in Europe

#16 in the World

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

8. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Pharmacy

#8 in Europe

#21 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#9 in Europe

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#10 in Europe

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Pharmacy

#12 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Pharmacy

#13 in Europe

#31 in the World

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

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#15 in Europe

#33 in the World

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

14. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#18 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

15. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Pharmacy

#19 in Europe

#39 in the World

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

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Pharmacy

#20 in Europe

#40 in the World

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

17. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Pharmacy

#21 in Europe

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

18. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Pharmacy

#22 in Europe

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#23 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacy

#25 in Europe

#58 in the World

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

21. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Pharmacy

#27 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

22. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Pharmacy

#28 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

23. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Pharmacy

#29 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Pharmacy

#35 in Europe

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Pharmacy

#51 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

26. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Pharmacy

#56 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

27. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Pharmacy

#57 in Europe

#125 in the World

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

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Pharmacy

#59 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Pharmacy

#60 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Pharmacy

#61 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Pharmacy

#63 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Pharmacy

#67 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

33. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Pharmacy

#70 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Pharmacy

#75 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

35. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Pharmacy

#77 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

36. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#87 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

37. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Pharmacy

#89 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

38. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Pharmacy

#90 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

39. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Pharmacy

#99 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

40. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#100 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

41. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#101 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

42. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#103 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

43. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#104 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

44. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#114 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Pharmacy

#139 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#151 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

47. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Pharmacy

#157 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#174 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Pharmacy

#180 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

50. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Pharmacy

#184 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

51. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Pharmacy

#188 in Europe

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,034
Founded: 1992

52. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Pharmacy

#191 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Pharmacy

#212 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Pharmacy

#220 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

55. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#233 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

56. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#249 in Europe

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

57. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#254 in Europe

#676 in the World

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

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Pharmacy

#292 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#308 in Europe

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

60. University of Kassel

For Pharmacy

#315 in Europe

#878 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#330 in Europe

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Pharmacy

#348 in Europe

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Pharmacy

#357 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Pharmacy

#361 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

65. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#373 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Pharmacy

#418 in Europe

#1335 in the World

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

67. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#454 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

68. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#471 in Europe

#1650 in the World

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

69. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Pharmacy

#493 in Europe

#1794 in the World

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

70. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#501 in Europe

#1818 in the World

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

71. Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#524 in Europe

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 3,639
Founded: 1991

72. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Pharmacy

#525 in Europe

#1977 in the World

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

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

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