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Rankings: The 58 best universities in Germany for 2023/2024

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 2023 THE Ranking 2022 ARWU Ranking 2022
Technical University of Munich (TUM) 49 38 56
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 59 32 57
Heidelberg University 65 42 70
Freie Universität Berlin 118 83 –
Humboldt University Berlin 131 74 –
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 141 180 201
RWTH Aachen University 147 108 201
Technische Universität Berlin 158 139 301
University of Tübingen 169 78 151
University of Freiburg 189 108 101
Technische Universität Dresden 200 172 201
University of Bonn 201 112 76
University of Göttingen 215 119 151
Universität Hamburg 228 132 201
TU Darmstadt 275 301 401
Goethe University Frankfurt 328 301 151
University of Cologne 335 172 151
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg 340 197 201
Friedrich Schiller University Jena 352 201 401
University of Stuttgart 355 301 301
Ulm University 375 146 301
University of Münster 384 201 201
University of Würzburg 410 165 201
Ruhr University Bochum 416 251 301
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 420 301 201
Leipzig University 420 – 201
Saarland University 441 – 501
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 477 – 601
Justus Liebig University 490 401 501
University of Bayreuth 511 351 701
Kiel University 521 251 201
University of Konstanz 541 201 501
University of Mannheim 541 146 –
University of Regensburg 581 601 401
Technische Universität Braunschweig 601 601 701
Leibniz Universität Hannover 601 401 501
University of Bremen 601 351 501
University of Potsdam 601 251 401
University of Rostock 601 – 501
University of Marburg 751 401 401
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 751 251 301
TU Dortmund University 801 401 901
University of Duisburg-Essen 801 251 301
University of Hohenheim 801 197 –
University of Siegen 1001 601 –
Bielefeld University 1001 166 701
University of Wuppertal – 601 901
RPTU – 601 –
Hamburg University of Technology – 601 –
Jacobs University Bremen – 401 –
University of Passau – 351 –
University of Greifswald – 351 –
Ilmenau University of Technology – 1001 –
Universität zu Lübeck – – 701
University of Oldenburg – – 601
University of Magdeburg – – 801
University of Kassel – – 801
Hannover Medical School – – 401

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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