15 Best universities for Theoretical Physics in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Theoretical Physics. A graph of 515K citations received by 18.2K academic papers made by 15 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Bonn

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Germany
#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

2. University of Cologne

For Theoretical Physics

#10 in Germany
#41 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

3. University of Bielefeld

For Theoretical Physics

#12 in Germany
#53 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

4. RWTH Aachen University

For Theoretical Physics

#13 in Germany
#57 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

5. Ruhr University Bochum

For Theoretical Physics

#17 in Germany
#64 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

6. University of Munster

For Theoretical Physics

#20 in Germany
#76 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

7. University of Wuppertal

For Theoretical Physics

#25 in Germany
#89 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

8. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Theoretical Physics

#29 in Germany
#127 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

9. TU Dortmund University

For Theoretical Physics

#32 in Germany
#141 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

10. University of Paderborn

For Theoretical Physics

#37 in Germany
#171 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. University of Siegen

For Theoretical Physics

#43 in Germany
#204 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

12. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Theoretical Physics

#45 in Germany
#232 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

13. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Theoretical Physics

#46 in Germany
#238 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

14. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Theoretical Physics

#53 in Germany
#279 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

15. University of Hagen

For Theoretical Physics

#64 in Germany
#432 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Theoretical Physics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 6 9
Rhineland-Palatinate 4 8
Lower Saxony 6 15
Hamburg 3 4
Baden-Wurttemberg 9 1
Brandenburg 5 6
Saxony 4 18
Bavaria 10 2