74 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 2.08M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 74 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

#3 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Pharmacy

#2 in Europe

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Pharmacy

#3 in Europe

#7 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#4 in Europe

#8 in the World

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

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

#12 in the World

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

8. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#8 in Europe

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Pharmacy

#9 in Europe

#20 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#10 in Europe

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Pharmacy

#11 in Europe

#27 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Pharmacy

#12 in Europe

#28 in the World

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

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#14 in Europe

#31 in the World

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

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Pharmacy

#15 in Europe

#32 in the World

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

15. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Pharmacy

#16 in Europe

#33 in the World

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

16. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Pharmacy

#17 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

17. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Pharmacy

#20 in Europe

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

18. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#22 in Europe

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacy

#23 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

20. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Pharmacy

#24 in Europe

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

21. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Pharmacy

#26 in Europe

#53 in the World

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

22. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#27 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

23. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Pharmacy

#32 in Europe

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Pharmacy

#46 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

25. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Pharmacy

#47 in Europe

#97 in the World

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

26. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Pharmacy

#49 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

27. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Pharmacy

#50 in Europe

#100 in the World

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

28. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Pharmacy

#51 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

29. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Pharmacy

#57 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

30. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Pharmacy

#58 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

31. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Pharmacy

#59 in Europe

#115 in the World

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

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Pharmacy

#61 in Europe

#125 in the World

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

33. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Pharmacy

#63 in Europe

#128 in the World

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

34. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Pharmacy

#65 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

35. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Pharmacy

#73 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

36. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Pharmacy

#77 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

37. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#78 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

38. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Pharmacy

#85 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

39. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Pharmacy

#87 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

40. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#92 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

41. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Pharmacy

#93 in Europe

#197 in the World

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

42. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#97 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

43. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Pharmacy

#99 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

44. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#102 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Pharmacy

#118 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#135 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

47. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Pharmacy

#147 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

48. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Pharmacy

#168 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

49. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Pharmacy

#171 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

50. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Pharmacy

#175 in Europe

#385 in the World

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

51. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Pharmacy

#182 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

52. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Pharmacy

#195 in Europe

#445 in the World

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

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Pharmacy

#214 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Pharmacy

#216 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

55. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#227 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

56. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Pharmacy

#235 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

57. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#247 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

58. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Pharmacy

#260 in Europe

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

59. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Pharmacy

#269 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

60. University of Kassel

For Pharmacy

#313 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Pharmacy

#315 in Europe

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Pharmacy

#340 in Europe

#935 in the World

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

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Pharmacy

#345 in Europe

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Pharmacy

#356 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

65. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Pharmacy

#359 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

66. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#409 in Europe

#1260 in the World

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

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Pharmacy

#413 in Europe

#1272 in the World

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

68. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Pharmacy

#457 in Europe

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

69. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#463 in Europe

#1553 in the World

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

70. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Pharmacy

#475 in Europe

#1615 in the World

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

71. Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Pharmacy

#489 in Europe

#1703 in the World

Enrollment: 3,639
Founded: 1991

72. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Pharmacy

#497 in Europe

#1739 in the World

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

73. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Pharmacy

#501 in Europe

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

74. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Pharmacy

#519 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology102

Anesthesiology73

Bioethics/Medical Ethics39

Biomedical Engineering67

Clinical Psychology85

Critical Care Nursing52

Family medicine58

Forensic Science35

Gastroenterology and Hepatology55

Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)75

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy43

Oncology and Cancer research82

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine59

Physical Therapy89

Plastic Surgery44

Public Health112

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine75