100 Best Public Health schools in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 8.36M citations received by 195K academic papers made by 115 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Public Health

#25 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#45 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#57 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#59 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Public Health

#83 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Public Health

#95 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#98 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

8. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Public Health

#104 in Europe

#308 in the World

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

9. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Public Health

#109 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Public Health

#113 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#114 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#117 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

13. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Public Health

#123 in Europe

#362 in the World

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

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#125 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

15. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Public Health

#128 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#130 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

17. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Public Health

#132 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Public Health

#133 in Europe

#396 in the World

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

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#134 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

20. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Public Health

#140 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

21. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Public Health

#144 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

22. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Public Health

#148 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

23. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Public Health

#167 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

24. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Health

#168 in Europe

#491 in the World

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

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Public Health

#169 in Europe

#492 in the World

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

26. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Public Health

#172 in Europe

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

27. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Public Health

#177 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

28. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Public Health

#188 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

29. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Public Health

#193 in Europe

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Public Health

#197 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Public Health

#198 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Public Health

#201 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Public Health

#204 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

34. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Public Health

#210 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

35. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Public Health

#217 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

36. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Public Health

#219 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Public Health

#220 in Europe

#637 in the World

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

38. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Public Health

#232 in Europe

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

39. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#244 in Europe

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

40. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Public Health

#247 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

41. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Public Health

#258 in Europe

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

42. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Public Health

#285 in Europe

#828 in the World

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

43. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Public Health

#296 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

44. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Public Health

#301 in Europe

#877 in the World

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

45. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Public Health

#323 in Europe

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

46. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Public Health

#328 in Europe

#973 in the World

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

47. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#336 in Europe

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Public Health

#367 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

49. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#371 in Europe

#1129 in the World

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

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Public Health

#378 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Public Health

#379 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. University of Kassel

For Public Health

#393 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

53. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Public Health

#398 in Europe

#1228 in the World

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

54. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Public Health

#415 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

55. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Public Health

#416 in Europe

#1302 in the World

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

56. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Health

#417 in Europe

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Public Health

#475 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

58. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#481 in Europe

#1636 in the World

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

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Public Health

#497 in Europe

#1708 in the World

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

60. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Public Health

#501 in Europe

#1730 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Public Health

#536 in Europe

#1899 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Public Health

#540 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

63. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Public Health

#563 in Europe

#2020 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

64. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Public Health

#577 in Europe

#2092 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

65. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Public Health

#587 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

66. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Public Health

#600 in Europe

#2227 in the World

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

67. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Public Health

#604 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

68. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Public Health

#606 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

69. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#627 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Public Health

#634 in Europe

#2395 in the World

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

71. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#667 in Europe

#2583 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

72. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Public Health

#723 in Europe

#2913 in the World

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

73. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Public Health

#739 in Europe

#3047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Public Health

#741 in Europe

#3060 in the World

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

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#765 in Europe

#3221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#767 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

77. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Public Health

#768 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

78. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Public Health

#784 in Europe

#3347 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Public Health

#788 in Europe

#3377 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#789 in Europe

#3378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

81. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Public Health

#802 in Europe

#3458 in the World

Enrollment: 6,431
Founded: 1992

82. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Public Health

#803 in Europe

#3459 in the World

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

83. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Public Health

#819 in Europe

#3577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Public Health

#829 in Europe

#3626 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#843 in Europe

#3732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

86. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Public Health

#845 in Europe

#3737 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

87. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Public Health

#854 in Europe

#3787 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

88. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#880 in Europe

#3946 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

89. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Public Health

#895 in Europe

#4007 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

90. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Public Health

#902 in Europe

#4043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

91. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Public Health

#909 in Europe

#4075 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

92. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#948 in Europe

#4293 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

93. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Public Health

#952 in Europe

#4306 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

94. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Public Health

#954 in Europe

#4309 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

95. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Public Health

#965 in Europe

#4359 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

96. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#986 in Europe

#4480 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

97. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Public Health

#988 in Europe

#4493 in the World

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

98. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Public Health

#1003 in Europe

#4554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

99. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Public Health

#1004 in Europe

#4556 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

100. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Public Health

#1008 in Europe

#4564 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology105

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering70

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine64

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science90

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)147

Occupational Therapy46

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine63

Physical Therapy96

Plastic Surgery43

Radiation Therapy54

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science49

Sports Medicine80