100 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 20M citations received by 581K academic papers made by 126 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 Surgery

#2 in Europe

#16 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Surgery

#9 in Europe

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Surgery

#13 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

4. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Surgery

#20 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Surgery

#22 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Surgery

#32 in Europe

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Surgery

#33 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Surgery

#36 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Surgery

#40 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Surgery

#42 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Surgery

#44 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

12. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Surgery

#47 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Surgery

#56 in Europe

#186 in the World

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

14. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Surgery

#61 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

15. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Surgery

#64 in Europe

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Surgery

#66 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

17. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Surgery

#68 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Surgery

#75 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Surgery

#76 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Surgery

#78 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Surgery

#79 in Europe

#241 in the World

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

22. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Surgery

#84 in Europe

#252 in the World

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

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Surgery

#95 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Surgery

#96 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Surgery

#101 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Surgery

#106 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Surgery

#114 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

28. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Surgery

#116 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Surgery

#117 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Surgery

#123 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

31. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Surgery

#129 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Surgery

#137 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

33. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Surgery

#138 in Europe

#395 in the World

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

34. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Surgery

#152 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Surgery

#169 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Surgery

#190 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Surgery

#196 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

38. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Surgery

#287 in Europe

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

39. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Surgery

#289 in Europe

#906 in the World

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

40. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Surgery

#295 in Europe

#926 in the World

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

41. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Surgery

#340 in Europe

#1090 in the World

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

42. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Surgery

#352 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

43. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Surgery

#354 in Europe

#1155 in the World

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

44. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Surgery

#355 in Europe

#1157 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Surgery

#357 in Europe

#1162 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

46. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Surgery

#362 in Europe

#1190 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

47. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Surgery

#369 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

48. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Surgery

#374 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

49. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Surgery

#388 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

50. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Surgery

#389 in Europe

#1293 in the World

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

51. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Surgery

#396 in Europe

#1330 in the World

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

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Surgery

#405 in Europe

#1362 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Surgery

#410 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

54. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Surgery

#411 in Europe

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

55. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Surgery

#432 in Europe

#1491 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

56. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Surgery

#460 in Europe

#1589 in the World

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

57. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Surgery

#465 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

58. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Surgery

#469 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

59. Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

For Surgery

#474 in Europe

#1652 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Surgery

#486 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Wedel University of Applied Sciences

Schleswig-Holstein | Wedel

For Surgery

#531 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 957
Founded: 1969

62. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Surgery

#533 in Europe

#1876 in the World

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

63. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Surgery

#546 in Europe

#1934 in the World

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

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Surgery

#549 in Europe

#1947 in the World

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

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Surgery

#563 in Europe

#2006 in the World

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

66. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Surgery

#572 in Europe

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

67. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Surgery

#579 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

68. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Surgery

#581 in Europe

#2063 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

69. University of Kassel

For Surgery

#605 in Europe

#2146 in the World

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

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Surgery

#614 in Europe

#2175 in the World

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

71. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Surgery

#629 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 5,080
Founded: 1978

72. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Surgery

#633 in Europe

#2240 in the World

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

73. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Surgery

#637 in Europe

#2258 in the World

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

74. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Surgery

#650 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

75. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Surgery

#661 in Europe

#2416 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

76. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Surgery

#663 in Europe

#2420 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

77. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Surgery

#669 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

78. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Surgery

#680 in Europe

#2543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1994

79. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Surgery

#687 in Europe

#2582 in the World

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

80. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Surgery

#691 in Europe

#2624 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

81. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Surgery

#692 in Europe

#2629 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

82. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Surgery

#697 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,461
Founded: 1971

83. Steinbeis University

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Surgery

#699 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Enrollment: 6,344
Founded: 1998

84. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Surgery

#709 in Europe

#2699 in the World

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

85. Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Kempten

For Surgery

#713 in Europe

#2712 in the World

Enrollment: 5,337
Founded: 1977

86. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Surgery

#721 in Europe

#2766 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

87. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Surgery

#753 in Europe

#2948 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

88. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Surgery

#764 in Europe

#3047 in the World

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

89. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Surgery

#765 in Europe

#3056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

90. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Surgery

#766 in Europe

#3064 in the World

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

91. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Surgery

#773 in Europe

#3091 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

92. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Surgery

#774 in Europe

#3093 in the World

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

93. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Surgery

#779 in Europe

#3140 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

94. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Surgery

#787 in Europe

#3168 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

95. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Surgery

#795 in Europe

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

96. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Surgery

#800 in Europe

#3248 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

97. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Surgery

#802 in Europe

#3260 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

98. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Surgery

#838 in Europe

#3435 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

99. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Surgery

#865 in Europe

#3588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

100. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Surgery

#877 in Europe

#3661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

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

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

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy54

Radiology and Nuclear medicine120

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science49

Sports Medicine80