80 Best universities for Condensed Matter Physics in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Condensed Matter Physics. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 80 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#10 in Europe
#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

2. Technical University of Munich

For Condensed Matter Physics

#11 in Europe
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

3. University of Stuttgart

For Condensed Matter Physics

#12 in Europe
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

4. University of Wurzburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#15 in Europe
#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

5. University of Cologne

For Condensed Matter Physics

#17 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

6. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Condensed Matter Physics

#20 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

7. Free University of Berlin

For Condensed Matter Physics

#23 in Europe
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

8. RWTH Aachen University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#27 in Europe
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#28 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

10. University of Hamburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#29 in Europe
#105 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

11. Technical University of Berlin

For Condensed Matter Physics

#31 in Europe
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

12. University of Munich

For Condensed Matter Physics

#33 in Europe
#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

13. University of Regensburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#37 in Europe
#123 in the World
Enrollment
21,558
Founded
1962

14. Ruhr University Bochum

For Condensed Matter Physics

#38 in Europe
#125 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

15. Dresden University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#39 in Europe
#129 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

16. University of Augsburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#43 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Enrollment
20,467
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

17. University of Munster

For Condensed Matter Physics

#50 in Europe
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

18. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#59 in Europe
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

19. University of Marburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#60 in Europe
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

20. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Condensed Matter Physics

#61 in Europe
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#62 in Europe
#178 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

22. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Condensed Matter Physics

#67 in Europe
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

23. University of Bayreuth

For Condensed Matter Physics

#69 in Europe
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

24. University of Tubingen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#70 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

25. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Condensed Matter Physics

#73 in Europe
#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

26. University of Ulm

For Condensed Matter Physics

#74 in Europe
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
10,747
Founded
1967

27. University of Gottingen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#75 in Europe
#209 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Condensed Matter Physics

#77 in Europe
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
18,219
Founded
1558

29. University of Konstanz

For Condensed Matter Physics

#81 in Europe
#216 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

30. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Condensed Matter Physics

#83 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
23,900
Founded
1831

31. University of Leipzig

For Condensed Matter Physics

#85 in Europe
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#88 in Europe
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

33. TU Dortmund University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#89 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

34. University of Bonn

For Condensed Matter Physics

#90 in Europe
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

35. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Condensed Matter Physics

#92 in Europe
#245 in the World
Enrollment
14,594
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

36. University of Freiburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#101 in Europe
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

37. University of Bielefeld

For Condensed Matter Physics

#106 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
25,015
Founded
1969

38. Saarland University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#111 in Europe
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,749
Founded
1948

39. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#126 in Europe
#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
20,037
Founded
1745

40. Kiel University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#128 in Europe
#325 in the World
Enrollment
25,277
Founded
1665

41. University of Paderborn

For Condensed Matter Physics

#135 in Europe
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,316
Founded
1972

42. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#137 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

43. University of Bremen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#150 in Europe
#378 in the World
Enrollment
19,234
Founded
1971

44. University of Giessen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#152 in Europe
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
27,727
Founded
1607

45. University of Wuppertal

For Condensed Matter Physics

#156 in Europe
#389 in the World
Enrollment
21,949
Founded
1972

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Condensed Matter Physics

#159 in Europe
#394 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

47. Osnabruck University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#160 in Europe
#395 in the World
Enrollment
14,106
Founded
1974

48. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#166 in Europe
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

49. University of Potsdam

For Condensed Matter Physics

#186 in Europe
#455 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

50. University of Rostock

For Condensed Matter Physics

#194 in Europe
#470 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

51. Clausthal University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#212 in Europe
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
4,963
Founded
1775

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#235 in Europe
#583 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

53. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#241 in Europe
#614 in the World
Enrollment
14,427
Founded
1993

54. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#252 in Europe
#645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

55. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#254 in Europe
#653 in the World
Enrollment
6,612
Founded
1953

56. University of Siegen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#282 in Europe
#751 in the World
Enrollment
19,785
Founded
1972

57. University of Kassel

For Condensed Matter Physics

#292 in Europe
#784 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

58. Freiberg University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#295 in Europe
#796 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

59. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Condensed Matter Physics

#301 in Europe
#820 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

60. Jacobs University Bremen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#310 in Europe
#856 in the World
Enrollment
1,253
Founded
2001

61. University of Greifswald

For Condensed Matter Physics

#341 in Europe
#983 in the World
Enrollment
11,736
Founded
1456

62. Hamburg University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#344 in Europe
#999 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Condensed Matter Physics

#384 in Europe
#1134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1973

64. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#403 in Europe
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

65. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#429 in Europe
#1394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

66. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#431 in Europe
#1399 in the World
Enrollment
5,473
Founded
1996

67. University of Lubeck

For Condensed Matter Physics

#468 in Europe
#1571 in the World
Enrollment
3,345
Founded
1964

68. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Condensed Matter Physics

#478 in Europe
#1643 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

69. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#486 in Europe
#1679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,760
Founded
1994

70. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#489 in Europe
#1690 in the World
Enrollment
15,050
Founded
1971

71. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#502 in Europe
#1735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

72. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#554 in Europe
#2035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,727
Founded
1992

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Condensed Matter Physics

#568 in Europe
#2093 in the World
Enrollment
4,072
Founded
1860

75. University of Hagen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#583 in Europe
#2145 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

76. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#631 in Europe
#2354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Enrollment
14,326
Founded
1994

77. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#641 in Europe
#2417 in the World
Enrollment
3,738
Founded
1832

78. Hannover Medical School

For Condensed Matter Physics

#659 in Europe
#2536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,256
Founded
1965

79. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#664 in Europe
#2561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

80. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Condensed Matter Physics

#679 in Europe
#2683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1971

The best cities to study Condensed Matter Physics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Karlsruhe, Munich, Stuttgart, and Wurzburg.