62 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics 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 Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 491K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 62 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Europe

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#15 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

3. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#16 in Europe

#70 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#18 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

5. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#29 in Europe

#114 in the World

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

6. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#31 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

7. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#39 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#43 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

9. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

10. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#47 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

11. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#53 in Europe

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

12. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#57 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

13. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#63 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

14. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#66 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

15. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#68 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

16. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#74 in Europe

#243 in the World

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

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#75 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#91 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

19. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#95 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#96 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#97 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#103 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

23. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#105 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

24. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#107 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

25. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#114 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#115 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#116 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

28. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#123 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#124 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#130 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

31. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#132 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

32. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#139 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#142 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#144 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

35. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#162 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

36. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#164 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#167 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#168 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

39. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#171 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

40. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#172 in Europe

#436 in the World

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

41. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#174 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

42. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#183 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

43. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#191 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

44. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#200 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

45. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#203 in Europe

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

46. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#209 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

47. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#226 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

48. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#227 in Europe

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

49. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#231 in Europe

#616 in the World

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

50. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#237 in Europe

#633 in the World

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

51. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#238 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

52. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#244 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

53. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#251 in Europe

#667 in the World

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

54. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#260 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#267 in Europe

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

56. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#268 in Europe

#711 in the World

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

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#281 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#288 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

59. University of Kassel

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#318 in Europe

#880 in the World

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

60. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#320 in Europe

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

61. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#358 in Europe

#993 in the World

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

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#359 in Europe

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Applied/Engineering Physics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Karlsruhe, Bayreuth, and Munich.

Physics subfields in Germany

Acoustical Engineering126

Astrophysics and Astronomy126

Atomic and Molecular physics76

Condensed Matter Physics82

Materials Science158

Medical Physics49

Nanotechnology114

Nuclear Physics98

Optical Engineering145

Quantum and Particle physics163

Theoretical Physics73