6 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Saxony

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Below is a list of best universities in Saxony ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 390K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 6 universities in Saxony 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. Dresden University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in Germany
#108 in Europe
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

2. University of Leipzig

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in Germany
#147 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

3. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in Germany
#336 in Europe
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

4. Freiberg University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in Germany
#414 in Europe
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

5. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#100 in Germany
#927 in Europe
Enrollment
6,111
Founded
1992

6. University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#128 in Germany
#1148 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,849
Founded
1867

Closest to Saxony states to learn Astrophysics and Astronomy

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Brandenburg 11 14
Thuringia 4 24
Saxony-Anhalt 3 47
Bavaria 17 1
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 44
Lower Saxony 12 18
Hesse 10 7
Hamburg 5 6
North Rhine-Westphalia 25 4
Bremen 3 27
Baden-Wurttemberg 18 2
Rhineland-Palatinate 9 15