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Rankings: The 60 best universities in Germany for 2022/2023

Germany enjoys a remarkable reputation for its higher education sector: There are more than 400 universities, and many of them score high in international rankings, among the top universities in the world. The two hot spots of academic excellence are Munich (with Ludwig Maximilians University, LMU, and the Technical University of Munich, TUM) and Berlin (with the HU, the FU and the TU). But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, and there are many more world-class institutions in other corners of the country.

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Top ranked universities in Germany

University QS Ranking 2022 THE Ranking 2022 ARWU Ranking 2021
Technical University of Munich (TUM) 50 38 52
Heidelberg University 63 42 57
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 64 32 48
Freie Universität Berlin 127 83 –
Humboldt University Berlin 128 74 –
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 136 180 201
Technische Universität Berlin 159 139 201
RWTH Aachen University 165 108 201
University of Freiburg 172 108 101
University of Tübingen 177 78 151
Technische Universität Dresden 194 172 201
University of Göttingen 204 119 101
Universität Hamburg 214 132 201
University of Bonn 226 112 84
TU Darmstadt 269 301 501
University of Cologne 311 172 151
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg 322 197 201
Goethe University Frankfurt 340 301 151
Friedrich Schiller University Jena 344 201 401
University of Stuttgart 347 301 301
Ulm University 365 146 301
University of Würzburg 378 165 201
Ruhr University Bochum 393 251 401
University of Münster 411 201 151
University of Mannheim 423 146 –
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 427 301 201
Saarland University 447 – 601
Leipzig University 447 – 201
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 461 – 501
Justus Liebig University 490 401 601
Kiel University 494 251 201
University of Konstanz 501 201 501
University of Bayreuth 521 351 701
Technische Universität Braunschweig 561 601 701
University of Bremen 571 351 501
University of Regensburg 591 601 501
Leibniz Universität Hannover 601 401 601
University of Hohenheim 601 197 901
University of Rostock 651 – 501
University of Marburg 701 401 401
University of Potsdam 701 251 401
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 751 251 301
TU Dortmund University 801 401 901
University of Duisburg-Essen 801 251 301
Bielefeld University 801 166 601
University of Siegen 1001 601 –
University of Wuppertal – 601 901
University of Kaiserslautern – 601 –
Hamburg University of Technology – 601 –
Jacobs University Bremen – 401 –
University of Passau – 351 –
University of Greifswald – 351 –
Ilmenau University of Technology – 1001 –
University of Oldenburg – – 901
Osnabrück University – – 901
Leuphana University Lüneburg – – 901
University of Kassel – – 701
Universität zu Lübeck – – 701
University of Magdeburg – – 601
Hannover Medical School – – 501

Explained: How do the university rankings work?

The QS World University Rankings are among the most important, most-referenced rankings. The QS ranking relies heavily on its academic survey, asking thousands of academics worldwide about the reputation of universities.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (or the THE Rankings for short) compile a wide range of statistics. Equal weight is put on teaching quality, research excellence, and research impact through citations (meaning how often a university’s research is referenced elsewhere).

The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (often just Shanghai Ranking, or ARWU) focuses on research output and quality, for example measured by the number of published and cited scientific papers and the number of staff or alumni winning the Nobel Prize or Fields Medal.

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For many international students, Germany is the ideal country to study abroad: World-leading universities, many English-language study options especially at the postgraduate level, and no tuition fees at public universities. For these reasons and more, every year around 100,000 students from around the world choose to come to Germany for their university education.

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Relevant links

  • Studying abroad in Germany: Basic information for international students
  • Study programmes in Germany
  • Visit the website of the QS World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

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