73 Best universities for Theoretical Physics in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Theoretical Physics. A graph of 2.19M citations received by 79K academic papers made by 73 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Theoretical Physics

#8 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

2. Technical University of Munich

For Theoretical Physics

#16 in Europe
#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

3. University of Munich

For Theoretical Physics

#18 in Europe
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

4. University of Hamburg

For Theoretical Physics

#22 in Europe
#59 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

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

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Theoretical Physics

#27 in Europe
#71 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

7. University of Bonn

For Theoretical Physics

#28 in Europe
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Theoretical Physics

#30 in Europe
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Theoretical Physics

#39 in Europe
#99 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

10. University of Cologne

For Theoretical Physics

#41 in Europe
#101 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

11. University of Tubingen

For Theoretical Physics

#46 in Europe
#109 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

12. University of Bielefeld

For Theoretical Physics

#53 in Europe
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

13. RWTH Aachen University

For Theoretical Physics

#57 in Europe
#128 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

14. University of Freiburg

For Theoretical Physics

#58 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

15. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Theoretical Physics

#59 in Europe
#132 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

16. Free University of Berlin

For Theoretical Physics

#60 in Europe
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

17. Ruhr University Bochum

For Theoretical Physics

#64 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

18. University of Leipzig

For Theoretical Physics

#67 in Europe
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

19. University of Stuttgart

For Theoretical Physics

#68 in Europe
#146 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

20. University of Munster

For Theoretical Physics

#76 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

21. University of Gottingen

For Theoretical Physics

#77 in Europe
#166 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Theoretical Physics

#79 in Europe
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Theoretical Physics

#85 in Europe
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

24. University of Regensburg

For Theoretical Physics

#86 in Europe
#181 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

25. University of Wuppertal

For Theoretical Physics

#89 in Europe
#187 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

26. Technical University of Berlin

For Theoretical Physics

#107 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

27. University of Wurzburg

For Theoretical Physics

#110 in Europe
#228 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

28. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#119 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Theoretical Physics

#127 in Europe
#265 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

30. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Theoretical Physics

#128 in Europe
#266 in the World
Enrollment
13,607
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

31. University of Augsburg

For Theoretical Physics

#131 in Europe
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

32. TU Dortmund University

For Theoretical Physics

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

33. University of Ulm

For Theoretical Physics

#144 in Europe
#295 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

34. Dresden University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#152 in Europe
#315 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

35. University of Potsdam

For Theoretical Physics

#157 in Europe
#322 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

36. University of Bremen

For Theoretical Physics

#166 in Europe
#343 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

37. University of Paderborn

For Theoretical Physics

#171 in Europe
#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

38. University of Giessen

For Theoretical Physics

#175 in Europe
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

39. University of Konstanz

For Theoretical Physics

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

40. University of Marburg

For Theoretical Physics

#186 in Europe
#389 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

42. University of Bayreuth

For Theoretical Physics

#203 in Europe
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

43. University of Siegen

For Theoretical Physics

#204 in Europe
#440 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

44. Saarland University

For Theoretical Physics

#220 in Europe
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

45. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Theoretical Physics

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

46. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Theoretical Physics

#238 in Europe
#528 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

47. Kiel University

For Theoretical Physics

#242 in Europe
#538 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

48. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#245 in Europe
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

49. Clausthal University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#248 in Europe
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

50. University of Rostock

For Theoretical Physics

#261 in Europe
#591 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#277 in Europe
#645 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

52. University of Kassel

For Theoretical Physics

#278 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

53. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Theoretical Physics

#279 in Europe
#649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

54. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Theoretical Physics

#285 in Europe
#681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

55. Osnabruck University

For Theoretical Physics

#290 in Europe
#692 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

56. Jacobs University Bremen

For Theoretical Physics

#322 in Europe
#799 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

57. University of Greifswald

For Theoretical Physics

#331 in Europe
#851 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

58. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Theoretical Physics

#333 in Europe
#857 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

60. University of Mannheim

For Theoretical Physics

#348 in Europe
#907 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

61. Hamburg University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#376 in Europe
#1003 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

62. Freiberg University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#405 in Europe
#1096 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

64. University of Hagen

For Theoretical Physics

#432 in Europe
#1193 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#444 in Europe
#1248 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

66. University of Trier

For Theoretical Physics

#496 in Europe
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

67. University of Hohenheim

For Theoretical Physics

#497 in Europe
#1457 in the World
Enrollment
8,392
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Theoretical Physics

#508 in Europe
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

69. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Theoretical Physics

#519 in Europe
#1551 in the World
Enrollment
5,786
Founded
1996

70. University of Lubeck

For Theoretical Physics

#522 in Europe
#1574 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

71. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Theoretical Physics

#538 in Europe
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

72. Munich School of Philosophy

For Theoretical Physics

#554 in Europe
#1767 in the World
Enrollment
342
Founded
1925

73. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Theoretical Physics

#596 in Europe
#1985 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

The best cities to study Theoretical Physics in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Hamburg, and Karlsruhe.