99 Best Public Health schools in Germany

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 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 99 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 Public Health

#52 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#59 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Public Health

#71 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

4. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Public Health

#89 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#96 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Public Health

#100 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Public Health

#103 in Europe

#311 in the World

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

8. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#109 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

9. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Public Health

#111 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

10. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#114 in Europe

#339 in the World

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

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#116 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

12. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Public Health

#122 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

13. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Public Health

#123 in Europe

#359 in the World

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

14. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Public Health

#124 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#125 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Public Health

#130 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#132 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Public Health

#136 in Europe

#391 in the World

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

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Public Health

#137 in Europe

#395 in the World

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

20. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Public Health

#141 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

21. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Public Health

#151 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Public Health

#158 in Europe

#445 in the World

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

23. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Health

#159 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

24. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Public Health

#160 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

25. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Public Health

#167 in Europe

#471 in the World

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

26. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Public Health

#169 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

27. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Public Health

#175 in Europe

#495 in the World

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

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Public Health

#180 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Public Health

#195 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

30. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Public Health

#196 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

31. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Public Health

#197 in Europe

#540 in the World

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

32. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Public Health

#199 in Europe

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Public Health

#205 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Public Health

#207 in Europe

#575 in the World

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

35. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#210 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

36. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Public Health

#224 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

37. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Public Health

#225 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

38. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#233 in Europe

#669 in the World

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

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Public Health

#234 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

40. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Public Health

#235 in Europe

#672 in the World

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

41. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Public Health

#238 in Europe

#676 in the World

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

42. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Public Health

#270 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

43. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Public Health

#276 in Europe

#773 in the World

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

44. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#283 in Europe

#789 in the World

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

45. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Public Health

#286 in Europe

#798 in the World

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

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Public Health

#303 in Europe

#856 in the World

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

47. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Public Health

#307 in Europe

#873 in the World

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

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#322 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

49. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Public Health

#336 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Public Health

#345 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Public Health

#359 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

52. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Public Health

#361 in Europe

#1062 in the World

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

53. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Public Health

#379 in Europe

#1126 in the World

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

54. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Health

#383 in Europe

#1160 in the World

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

55. University of Kassel

For Public Health

#397 in Europe

#1207 in the World

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

56. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Public Health

#401 in Europe

#1212 in the World

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

57. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Health

#402 in Europe

#1223 in the World

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

58. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Public Health

#424 in Europe

#1308 in the World

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

59. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#448 in Europe

#1454 in the World

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

60. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Public Health

#468 in Europe

#1551 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

61. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Public Health

#479 in Europe

#1635 in the World

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

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Public Health

#501 in Europe

#1738 in the World

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

63. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Public Health

#512 in Europe

#1788 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

64. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Public Health

#519 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

65. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Public Health

#533 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

66. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Public Health

#539 in Europe

#1910 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

67. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Public Health

#569 in Europe

#2064 in the World

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

68. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Public Health

#577 in Europe

#2101 in the World

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

69. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Public Health

#594 in Europe

#2229 in the World

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

70. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#597 in Europe

#2235 in the World

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

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Public Health

#599 in Europe

#2247 in the World

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

72. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#638 in Europe

#2435 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

73. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Public Health

#657 in Europe

#2531 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

74. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Public Health

#679 in Europe

#2715 in the World

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

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Health

#682 in Europe

#2759 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Public Health

#684 in Europe

#2767 in the World

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

77. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Public Health

#687 in Europe

#2786 in the World

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

78. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Public Health

#718 in Europe

#2945 in the World

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

79. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#731 in Europe

#3029 in the World

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

80. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Public Health

#760 in Europe

#3207 in the World

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

81. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#771 in Europe

#3291 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

82. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Public Health

#774 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

83. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Public Health

#788 in Europe

#3396 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

84. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#791 in Europe

#3409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

85. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Public Health

#793 in Europe

#3425 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

86. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Public Health

#814 in Europe

#3509 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

87. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Public Health

#815 in Europe

#3513 in the World

Enrollment: 5,286
Founded: 1830

88. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Health

#819 in Europe

#3528 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

89. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Public Health

#840 in Europe

#3627 in the World

Enrollment: 8,532
Founded: 1971

90. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Health

#851 in Europe

#3672 in the World

Enrollment: 10,683
Founded: 1971

91. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Public Health

#863 in Europe

#3761 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

92. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Public Health

#865 in Europe

#3771 in the World

Enrollment: 5,473
Founded: 1996

93. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Public Health

#873 in Europe

#3830 in the World

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

94. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Health

#902 in Europe

#3987 in the World

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

95. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Public Health

#922 in Europe

#4125 in the World

Enrollment: 7,379
Founded: 1908

96. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Health

#929 in Europe

#4156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

97. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Public Health

#931 in Europe

#4176 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

98. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Public Health

#959 in Europe

#4334 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

99. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Public Health

#1001 in Europe

#4552 in the World

Enrollment: 5,311
Founded: 1978

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

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

Radiation Therapy49

Radiology and Nuclear medicine107

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science42

Sports Medicine72