48 Best universities for Veterinary in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Veterinary. A graph of 484K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 48 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

#14 in Europe

#44 in the World

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

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#17 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Veterinary

#25 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

4. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Veterinary

#36 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

5. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Veterinary

#47 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

6. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Veterinary

#55 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

7. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Veterinary

#64 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

8. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#67 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Veterinary

#79 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

10. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Veterinary

#83 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Veterinary

#88 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Veterinary

#99 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Veterinary

#110 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Veterinary

#117 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

15. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Veterinary

#123 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Veterinary

#125 in Europe

#476 in the World

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

17. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Veterinary

#133 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Veterinary

#134 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Veterinary

#150 in Europe

#550 in the World

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

20. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Veterinary

#162 in Europe

#593 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: 20,390
Founded: 1817

22. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Veterinary

#184 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

23. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Veterinary

#185 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Veterinary

#193 in Europe

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

25. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Veterinary

#195 in Europe

#717 in the World

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

26. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Veterinary

#200 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

27. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#212 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

28. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Veterinary

#213 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

29. University of Kassel

For Veterinary

#219 in Europe

#807 in the World

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

30. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Veterinary

#223 in Europe

#839 in the World

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

31. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Veterinary

#225 in Europe

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Veterinary

#226 in Europe

#844 in the World

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

33. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Veterinary

#255 in Europe

#1003 in the World

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

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Veterinary

#265 in Europe

#1031 in the World

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

35. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Veterinary

#276 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

36. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Veterinary

#277 in Europe

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

37. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Veterinary

#322 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

38. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Veterinary

#331 in Europe

#1366 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

#338 in Europe

#1396 in the World

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

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Veterinary

#357 in Europe

#1515 in the World

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

41. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Veterinary

#359 in Europe

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Veterinary

#373 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

43. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Veterinary

#379 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

44. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Veterinary

#384 in Europe

#1633 in the World

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

45. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Veterinary

#394 in Europe

#1698 in the World

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

46. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Veterinary

#398 in Europe

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

47. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Veterinary

#403 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

48. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Veterinary

#436 in Europe

#2033 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 Physiology104

Anesthesiology76

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering69

Clinical Psychology86

Critical Care Nursing51

Family medicine63

Forensic Science33

Gastroenterology and Hepatology56

Health Science88

Healthcare Management (MHA)79

Medical Physics45

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology64

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine60

Physical Therapy93

Plastic Surgery42

Public Health115

Radiation Therapy52

Radiology and Nuclear medicine119

Respiratory Therapy40

Sonography and Ultrasound42

Sports / Exercise science47

Sports Medicine79