Top 65 Best Universities and Colleges in Germany

With an amazing reputation for scientific discoveries and technology, Germany is a home to some of the highest ranked and best universities and colleges in the world. University of Bonn and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are recognised all over the world for being among the best law schools, medical schools, business schools, and engineering schools to attend. Several German schools are among the best schools and colleges worldwide, and offer competitive Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Ph.D degrees, giving you access to some of the best international universities in the world.

Best Universities and Colleges in Germany

Best Universities in Germany according to International Rankings

Universities	Times Higher Education Ranking (2021)	Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking (2020)	Top Universities Ranking (2021)	U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2021)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich	32	51	63	46
Heidelberg University	42	57	64	54
Technical University of Munich	41	54	50	76
Humboldt University Berlin	80	-	117	82
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich	32	21	63	46
Technical University of Munich	41	54	50	76
Heidelberg University	42	57	64	54
University of Bonn	114	87	240	114
Goethe University Frankfurt	251	101	311	222
University of Göttingen	130	101	195	158
University of Freiburg	83	101	175	168
University of Münster	195	151	356	236
University of Cologne	154	151	282	282
University of Tübingen	74	151	175	180
Leipzig University	-	201	483	342
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	301	201	403	214
University of Kiel	251	201	501	274
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)	201	201	131	197
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)	198	201	317	238
TU Dresden	151	201	173	186
University of Würzburg	140	201	437	186
University of Hamburg	135	201	228	155
RWTH Aachen University	107	201	145	184
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	-	301	751	383
University of Stuttgart	351	301	333	564
University of Duisburg-Essen	201	301	751	285
Ulm University	140	301	344	316
TU Berlin	140	301	148	338
Hannover Medical School	-	401	-	427
Philip University in Marburg	301	401	651	499
Darmstadt University of Technology	301	401	267	543
University of Potsdam	251	401	801	490
Ruhr University Bochum	251	401	439	372
Friedrich Schiller University Jena	251	401	323	395
Martin Luther Universität Halle Wittenberg	-	501	470	604
Saarland University	-	501	451	756
University of Regensburg	-	501	601	486
University of Rostock	-	501	701	706
University of Bremen	401	501	541	520
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg	-	601	-	791
Braunschweig University of Technology	601	601	551	729
Leibniz University Hannover	501	601	651	547
University of Konstanz	251	601	443	511
University of Kassel	-	701	-	908
University of Lübeck	-	701	-	660
Justus Liebig University Giessen	401	701	531	413
University of Bayreuth	351	701	521	694
University of Hohenheim	201	701	651	623
Bielefeld University	158	701	801	483
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg	-	801	-	814
University of Wuppertal	601	801	-	467
TU Dortmund University	401	801	801	475
Leuphana University of Lüneburg	-	901	-	741
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	75	-	-	-
Humboldt University Berlin	80	-	117	82
Freie Universität Berlin	118	-	130	111
University of Mannheim	140	-	307	706
Jacobs University Bremen	251	-	-	1113
Greifswald University	301	-	-	898
University of Passau	301	-	-	-
Hamburg University of Technology	601	-	-	1044
Technical University of Kaiserslautern	601	-	-	978
University of Siegen	601	-	-	684
Ilmenau University of Technology	801	-	-	-

University Rankings Explained

World University Rankings created by Times Higher Education takes into account the reputation of research done by universities and how often papers produced by universities were quoted around the world.

Academic Ranking of World Universities created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University focuses on the number of award-winning scientists, most cited researchers from the listed universities, and their contribution to the scientific community.

QS World University Rankings created by TopUniversities surveys a large number of academic experts about the reputation of universities and also measures the quality of teaching.

Best Global Universities Rankings created by U.S. News & World Report analyses university graduation rates and how many students remain enrolled in their second year of studies. It also surveys university representatives on the performance of universities.

Study in Germany

Study in Germany, at universities and colleges famous for excellent education, not only in Engineering. You can study in Germany in English, in some of the best universities in the world. Students coming to study abroad in Germany are attracted by the generous scholarships and the strong international focus of business schools, medical schools and engineering schools in the country.

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