75 Best universities for Sports Medicine in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Sports Medicine. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 39.5K academic papers made by 75 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 Sports Medicine

#22 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

2. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Sports Medicine

#23 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Sports Medicine

#31 in Europe

#113 in the World

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Sports Medicine

#33 in Europe

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Sports Medicine

#43 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Sports Medicine

#51 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Sports Medicine

#60 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Sports Medicine

#68 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

9. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Sports Medicine

#70 in Europe

#208 in the World

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

10. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Sports Medicine

#81 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Sports Medicine

#85 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Sports Medicine

#88 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Sports Medicine

#90 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

14. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Sports Medicine

#92 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

15. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Sports Medicine

#93 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

16. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Sports Medicine

#103 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

17. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Sports Medicine

#112 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Sports Medicine

#113 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Sports Medicine

#114 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

20. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Sports Medicine

#116 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

21. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Sports Medicine

#117 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Sports Medicine

#124 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

23. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Sports Medicine

#135 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Sports Medicine

#141 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Sports Medicine

#143 in Europe

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Sports Medicine

#167 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Sports Medicine

#168 in Europe

#439 in the World

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

28. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Sports Medicine

#174 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

29. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Sports Medicine

#175 in Europe

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

30. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Sports Medicine

#184 in Europe

#467 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Sports Medicine

#186 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Sports Medicine

#213 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

33. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Sports Medicine

#216 in Europe

#547 in the World

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

34. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Sports Medicine

#226 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

35. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Sports Medicine

#233 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Sports Medicine

#236 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Sports Medicine

#239 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

38. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Sports Medicine

#242 in Europe

#613 in the World

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

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Sports Medicine

#245 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

40. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Sports Medicine

#249 in Europe

#627 in the World

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

41. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Sports Medicine

#269 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

42. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Sports Medicine

#289 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

43. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Sports Medicine

#305 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

44. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Sports Medicine

#316 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

45. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Sports Medicine

#319 in Europe

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

46. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Sports Medicine

#357 in Europe

#957 in the World

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

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Sports Medicine

#360 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Sports Medicine

#361 in Europe

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Sports Medicine

#363 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Sports Medicine

#366 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

51. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Sports Medicine

#383 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

52. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Sports Medicine

#392 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Sports Medicine

#422 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Sports Medicine

#438 in Europe

#1247 in the World

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

55. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Sports Medicine

#442 in Europe

#1256 in the World

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

56. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Sports Medicine

#445 in Europe

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

57. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Sports Medicine

#465 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

58. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Sports Medicine

#487 in Europe

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

59. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Sports Medicine

#503 in Europe

#1543 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

60. University of Kassel

For Sports Medicine

#504 in Europe

#1549 in the World

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

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Sports Medicine

#522 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

62. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Sports Medicine

#526 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

63. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Sports Medicine

#528 in Europe

#1672 in the World

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

64. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Sports Medicine

#561 in Europe

#1803 in the World

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

65. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Sports Medicine

#563 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

66. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Sports Medicine

#568 in Europe

#1833 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

67. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Sports Medicine

#569 in Europe

#1837 in the World

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

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Sports Medicine

#577 in Europe

#1858 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Sports Medicine

#588 in Europe

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

70. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Sports Medicine

#614 in Europe

#2035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

71. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Sports Medicine

#650 in Europe

#2197 in the World

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

72. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Sports Medicine

#653 in Europe

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

73. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Sports Medicine

#657 in Europe

#2251 in the World

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

74. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Sports Medicine

#661 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

75. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Sports Medicine

#670 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

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

Medicine subfields in Germany

Anatomy and Physiology102

Anesthesiology73

Bioethics/Medical Ethics39

Biomedical Engineering67

Clinical Psychology85

Critical Care Nursing52

Family medicine58

Forensic Science35

Gastroenterology and Hepatology55

Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)75

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy43

Oncology and Cancer research82

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine59

Physical Therapy89

Plastic Surgery44

Public Health112

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science45