49 Best universities for Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 510K citations received by 16.6K academic papers made by 49 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. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#15 in Europe

#45 in the World

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

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#18 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Veterinary

#25 in Europe

#73 in the World

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

4. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Veterinary

#38 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Veterinary

#50 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

6. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Veterinary

#56 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

7. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Veterinary

#63 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

8. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#66 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Veterinary

#80 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Veterinary

#83 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Veterinary

#89 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Veterinary

#103 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Veterinary

#111 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#120 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

15. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Veterinary

#123 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Veterinary

#128 in Europe

#486 in the World

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

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Veterinary

#135 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Veterinary

#136 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Veterinary

#159 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

20. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Veterinary

#161 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

21. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Veterinary

#168 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

22. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Veterinary

#183 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

23. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Veterinary

#184 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Veterinary

#196 in Europe

#728 in the World

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

25. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Veterinary

#199 in Europe

#744 in the World

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

26. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Veterinary

#201 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

27. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#213 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

28. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Veterinary

#215 in Europe

#802 in the World

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

29. University of Kassel

For Veterinary

#219 in Europe

#821 in the World

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

30. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Veterinary

#224 in Europe

#845 in the World

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

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Veterinary

#227 in Europe

#865 in the World

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

32. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Veterinary

#232 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

33. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Veterinary

#263 in Europe

#1023 in the World

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

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Veterinary

#265 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

35. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Veterinary

#276 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

36. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Veterinary

#279 in Europe

#1099 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Veterinary

#327 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

38. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Veterinary

#334 in Europe

#1394 in the World

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

39. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#345 in Europe

#1455 in the World

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

40. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Veterinary

#361 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

41. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Veterinary

#366 in Europe

#1559 in the World

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

42. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Veterinary

#378 in Europe

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

43. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Veterinary

#383 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

44. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Veterinary

#384 in Europe

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

45. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Veterinary

#389 in Europe

#1679 in the World

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

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Veterinary

#398 in Europe

#1723 in the World

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

47. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Veterinary

#400 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#412 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

49. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Veterinary

#445 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

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

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