18 Best Physical Therapy schools in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 510K citations received by 19.1K academic papers made by 18 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Physical Therapy

#79 in Europe

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

2. German Sport University Cologne

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Germany

#83 in Europe

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

3. University of Cologne

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Germany

#97 in Europe

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

4. Ruhr University Bochum

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Germany

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

5. University of Munster

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Germany

#135 in Europe

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

For Physical Therapy

#26 in Germany

#153 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Physical Therapy

#29 in Germany

#166 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. University of Bonn

For Physical Therapy

#31 in Germany

#185 in Europe

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

9. Witten/Herdecke University

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Germany

#191 in Europe

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

10. University of Bielefeld

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Germany

#276 in Europe

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

11. TU Dortmund University

For Physical Therapy

#47 in Germany

#359 in Europe

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

12. University of Paderborn

For Physical Therapy

#53 in Germany

#404 in Europe

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

13. University of Wuppertal

For Physical Therapy

#55 in Germany

#414 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

14. University of Siegen

For Physical Therapy

#66 in Germany

#581 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

15. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#69 in Germany

#621 in Europe

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

16. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Physical Therapy

#76 in Germany

#700 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

17. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#82 in Germany

#772 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

18. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#88 in Germany

#862 in Europe

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Physical Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	6	17
Rhineland-Palatinate	6	14
Lower Saxony	10	10
Hamburg	4	6
Baden-Wurttemberg	11	1
Brandenburg	7	2
Saxony	4	30
Bavaria	12	3

Medicine subfields in North Rhine-Westphalia

Anatomy and Physiology20

Anesthesiology14

Bioethics/Medical Ethics9

Biomedical Engineering13

Clinical Psychology19

Critical Care Nursing12

Family medicine12

Forensic Science5

Gastroenterology and Hepatology12

Health Science16

Healthcare Management (MHA)16

Medical Physics10

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)25

Occupational Therapy10

Oncology and Cancer research16

Ophthalmology13

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine13

Plastic Surgery10

Public Health21

Radiation Therapy9

Radiology and Nuclear medicine24

Respiratory Therapy8

Sonography and Ultrasound8

Sports / Exercise science11

Sports Medicine15