18 Best universities for Plastic Surgery 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 Plastic Surgery. A graph of 28.5K citations received by 2K academic papers made by 18 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. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in Europe

#63 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

4. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Plastic Surgery

#22 in Europe

#113 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Plastic Surgery

#23 in Europe

#115 in the World

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Plastic Surgery

#28 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Plastic Surgery

#31 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Plastic Surgery

#33 in Europe

#142 in the World

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

9. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Plastic Surgery

#36 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

10. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Plastic Surgery

#45 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

11. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Plastic Surgery

#63 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Plastic Surgery

#66 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Plastic Surgery

#68 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

14. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Plastic Surgery

#69 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Plastic Surgery

#76 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Plastic Surgery

#89 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

17. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Plastic Surgery

#91 in Europe

#307 in the World

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

18. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Plastic Surgery

#92 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

The best cities to study Plastic Surgery in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hanover, Heidelberg, Munich, and Freiburg im Breisgau.