100 Best universities for Psychiatry in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 130 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. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Psychiatry

#10 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Psychiatry

#20 in Europe

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Psychiatry

#30 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Psychiatry

#33 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

5. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Psychiatry

#46 in Europe

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Psychiatry

#48 in Europe

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Psychiatry

#50 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Psychiatry

#52 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

9. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Psychiatry

#54 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Psychiatry

#57 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Psychiatry

#59 in Europe

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Psychiatry

#61 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Psychiatry

#63 in Europe

#182 in the World

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

14. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Psychiatry

#66 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

15. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Psychiatry

#69 in Europe

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Psychiatry

#70 in Europe

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

17. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Psychiatry

#72 in Europe

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

18. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Psychiatry

#77 in Europe

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

19. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Psychiatry

#81 in Europe

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

20. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Psychiatry

#85 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Psychiatry

#87 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Psychiatry

#92 in Europe

#256 in the World

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

23. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Psychiatry

#96 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

24. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Psychiatry

#101 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

25. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Psychiatry

#103 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

26. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Psychiatry

#105 in Europe

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

27. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Psychiatry

#121 in Europe

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

28. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Psychiatry

#126 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Psychiatry

#127 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Psychiatry

#130 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Psychiatry

#138 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

32. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Psychiatry

#150 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

33. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Psychiatry

#179 in Europe

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

34. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Psychiatry

#181 in Europe

#486 in the World

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

35. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Psychiatry

#191 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

36. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Psychiatry

#195 in Europe

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Psychiatry

#204 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

38. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Psychiatry

#220 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Psychiatry

#223 in Europe

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

40. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Psychiatry

#233 in Europe

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

41. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Psychiatry

#250 in Europe

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

42. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Psychiatry

#261 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

43. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Psychiatry

#276 in Europe

#780 in the World

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

44. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Psychiatry

#280 in Europe

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

45. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Psychiatry

#286 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Psychiatry

#288 in Europe

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Psychiatry

#293 in Europe

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

48. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Psychiatry

#323 in Europe

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,459
Founded: 1778

49. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Psychiatry

#338 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

50. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Psychiatry

#339 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

51. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Psychiatry

#350 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Psychiatry

#353 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

53. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Psychiatry

#366 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

54. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Psychiatry

#368 in Europe

#1160 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

55. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Psychiatry

#379 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

56. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Psychiatry

#395 in Europe

#1268 in the World

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

57. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Psychiatry

#408 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

58. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Psychiatry

#416 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Psychiatry

#431 in Europe

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

60. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Psychiatry

#432 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Psychiatry

#440 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

62. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Psychiatry

#457 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

63. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Psychiatry

#459 in Europe

#1526 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

64. University of Kassel

For Psychiatry

#467 in Europe

#1569 in the World

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

65. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Psychiatry

#468 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

66. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Psychiatry

#480 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

67. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Psychiatry

#494 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

68. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Psychiatry

#509 in Europe

#1770 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

69. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Psychiatry

#515 in Europe

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

70. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Psychiatry

#523 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Enrollment: 8,532
Founded: 1971

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Psychiatry

#533 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

72. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Psychiatry

#547 in Europe

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Psychiatry

#576 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

74. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Psychiatry

#590 in Europe

#2174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

75. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Psychiatry

#607 in Europe

#2257 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

76. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Psychiatry

#617 in Europe

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

77. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Psychiatry

#621 in Europe

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

78. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Psychiatry

#622 in Europe

#2322 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

79. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Psychiatry

#628 in Europe

#2356 in the World

Enrollment: 5,473
Founded: 1996

80. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Psychiatry

#651 in Europe

#2470 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

81. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Psychiatry

#667 in Europe

#2550 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

82. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Psychiatry

#683 in Europe

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

83. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Psychiatry

#733 in Europe

#2896 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

84. Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

For Psychiatry

#734 in Europe

#2897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,287
Founded: 1996

85. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Psychiatry

#736 in Europe

#2905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 4,096
Founded: 1967

86. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Psychiatry

#742 in Europe

#2973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,716
Founded: 1991

87. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Psychiatry

#754 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

88. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Psychiatry

#755 in Europe

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

89. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Psychiatry

#776 in Europe

#3188 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

90. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Psychiatry

#778 in Europe

#3208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

91. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Psychiatry

#781 in Europe

#3237 in the World

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

92. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Psychiatry

#788 in Europe

#3278 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

93. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Psychiatry

#796 in Europe

#3313 in the World

Enrollment: 5,311
Founded: 1978

94. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Psychiatry

#805 in Europe

#3382 in the World

Enrollment: 10,683
Founded: 1971

95. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Psychiatry

#806 in Europe

#3383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

96. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Psychiatry

#817 in Europe

#3430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

97. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

For Psychiatry

#846 in Europe

#3576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2009

98. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Psychiatry

#848 in Europe

#3589 in the World

Enrollment: 5,286
Founded: 1830

99. Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Kempten

For Psychiatry

#853 in Europe

#3613 in the World

Enrollment: 4,789
Founded: 1977

100. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Psychiatry

#858 in Europe

#3635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 6,514
Founded: 1974

The best cities to study Psychiatry in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berlin, Munich, Heidelberg, and Tubingen.

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology99

Anesthesiology71

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering65

Clinical Psychology81

Critical Care Nursing50

Family medicine56

Forensic Science37

Gastroenterology and Hepatology51

Health Science77

Healthcare Management (MHA)69

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)127

Occupational Therapy42

Oncology and Cancer research77

Ophthalmology60

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine57

Physical Therapy85

Plastic Surgery43

Public Health99

Radiation Therapy49

Radiology and Nuclear medicine107

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science42

Sports Medicine72