72 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 110K 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

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#7 in Europe

#15 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

#19 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#9 in Europe

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#10 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Pharmacy

#12 in Europe

#29 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Pharmacy

#13 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#14 in Europe

#31 in the World

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

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Pharmacy

#16 in Europe

#36 in the World

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

15. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Pharmacy

#17 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#20 in Europe

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Pharmacy

#21 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

18. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Pharmacy

#22 in Europe

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#23 in Europe

#48 in the World

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

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacy

#25 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Pharmacy

#26 in Europe

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Pharmacy

#27 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

23. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Pharmacy

#28 in Europe

#63 in the World

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

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Pharmacy

#35 in Europe

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Pharmacy

#49 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

26. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Pharmacy

#54 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

27. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Pharmacy

#55 in Europe

#119 in the World

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

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Pharmacy

#58 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Pharmacy

#59 in Europe

#128 in the World

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

30. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Pharmacy

#61 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

31. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Pharmacy

#62 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

32. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Pharmacy

#63 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

33. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Pharmacy

#65 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

34. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Pharmacy

#72 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

35. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Pharmacy

#74 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

36. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#83 in Europe

#180 in the World

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

37. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Pharmacy

#87 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

38. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Pharmacy

#88 in Europe

#194 in the World

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

39. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#92 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

40. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#97 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

41. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Pharmacy

#99 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

42. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#102 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

43. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#104 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

44. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#108 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Pharmacy

#136 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#149 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

47. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Pharmacy

#154 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#174 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Pharmacy

#176 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

50. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Pharmacy

#177 in Europe

#409 in the World

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

51. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Pharmacy

#183 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

52. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Pharmacy

#190 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Pharmacy

#212 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Pharmacy

#220 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

55. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#233 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

56. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#245 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

57. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#253 in Europe

#664 in the World

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

58. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Pharmacy

#287 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

59. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#288 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

60. University of Kassel

For Pharmacy

#316 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#330 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Pharmacy

#346 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Pharmacy

#354 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Pharmacy

#355 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

65. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#364 in Europe

#1056 in the World

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

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Pharmacy

#417 in Europe

#1313 in the World

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

67. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#454 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

68. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#472 in Europe

#1638 in the World

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

69. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#490 in Europe

#1746 in the World

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

70. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Pharmacy

#494 in Europe

#1781 in the World

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

71. Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#518 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 3,639
Founded: 1991

72. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Pharmacy

#520 in Europe

#1896 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 Physiology104

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering69

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine63

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science88

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine60

Physical Therapy93

Plastic Surgery42

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine119

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science47

Sports Medicine79