Best Aviation Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Aviation

#18 in Europe #50 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Aviation

#23 in Europe #61 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

3

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Aviation

#40 in Europe #110 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

4

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Aviation

#44 in Europe #123 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

5

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Aviation

#47 in Europe #128 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

6

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Aviation

#57 in Europe #162 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

7

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Aviation

#59 in Europe #165 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

8

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Aviation

#61 in Europe #168 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

9

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Aviation

#71 in Europe #193 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

10

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#122 in Europe #327 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

11

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Aviation

#130 in Europe #345 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

12

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Aviation

#135 in Europe #355 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

13

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Aviation

#152 in Europe #416 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

14

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Aviation

#158 in Europe #428 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

15

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Aviation

#161 in Europe #434 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

16

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Aviation

#184 in Europe #483 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

17

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Aviation

#202 in Europe #526 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

18

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Aviation

#212 in Europe #555 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

19

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Aviation

#214 in Europe #557 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

20

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Aviation

#215 in Europe #558 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

21

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Aviation

#220 in Europe #578 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

22

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Aviation

#224 in Europe #595 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

23

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Aviation

#237 in Europe #631 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Aviation

#247 in Europe #659 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

25

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Aviation

#271 in Europe #719 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Aviation

#280 in Europe #734 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

27

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Aviation

#325 in Europe #886 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

28

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Aviation

#339 in Europe #921 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

29

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Aviation

#227 in Europe #599 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

30

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

For Aviation

#282 in Europe #745 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

31

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Aviation

#255 in Europe #679 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

32

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For Aviation

#287 in Europe #761 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

33

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Aviation

#209 in Europe #545 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

34

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Aviation

#243 in Europe #644 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

35

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Aviation

#74 in Europe #200 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

36

Rhineland-Palatinate | Worms

Worms University of Applied Sciences

For Aviation

#260 in Europe #689 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,486 Enrollment

1996 Founded

37

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Aviation

#181 in Europe #480 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

38

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Aviation

#347 in Europe #942 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

39

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Aviation

#262 in Europe #692 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

40

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Aviation

#273 in Europe #722 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

41

Bremen State | Bremen City

Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Aviation

#170 in Europe #458 in the World

23% Acceptance

8,672 Enrollment

1982 Founded

42

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Aviation

#276 in Europe #727 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

43

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Aviation

#327 in Europe #894 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

44

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Aviation

#250 in Europe #667 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

45

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal University of Technology

For Aviation

#244 in Europe #645 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,446 Enrollment

1775 Founded

45 Best Universities in Germany for Aviation

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