Best Cognitive Science Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Cognitive Science

#9 in Europe #68 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

2

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Cognitive Science

#17 in Europe #93 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

3

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Cognitive Science

#22 in Europe #105 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

4

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Cognitive Science

#26 in Europe #110 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

5

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Cognitive Science

#30 in Europe #122 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

6

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Cognitive Science

#41 in Europe #142 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

7

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Cognitive Science

#47 in Europe #159 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

8

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Cognitive Science

#52 in Europe #178 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

9

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Cognitive Science

#53 in Europe #179 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Cognitive Science

#56 in Europe #185 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

11

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Cognitive Science

#58 in Europe #188 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

12

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Cognitive Science

#62 in Europe #208 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

13

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Cognitive Science

#64 in Europe #211 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

14

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Cognitive Science

#71 in Europe #230 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

15

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Cognitive Science

#96 in Europe #283 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Cognitive Science

#104 in Europe #294 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

17

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Cognitive Science

#107 in Europe #301 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

18

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Cognitive Science

#111 in Europe #316 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

19

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Cognitive Science

#112 in Europe #317 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

20

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#113 in Europe #319 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

21

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Cognitive Science

#122 in Europe #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Cognitive Science

#131 in Europe #358 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

23

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#149 in Europe #399 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Cognitive Science

#154 in Europe #415 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

25

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Cognitive Science

#156 in Europe #417 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

26

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#169 in Europe #452 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

27

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Cognitive Science

#181 in Europe #476 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

28

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Cognitive Science

#182 in Europe #480 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

29

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Cognitive Science

#215 in Europe #576 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

30

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Cognitive Science

#221 in Europe #590 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

31

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Cognitive Science

#265 in Europe #732 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

32

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Cognitive Science

#274 in Europe #759 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

33

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Cognitive Science

#306 in Europe #871 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

34

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#312 in Europe #887 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

35

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Cognitive Science

#321 in Europe #926 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

36

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Cognitive Science

#381 in Europe #1155 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

37

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Cognitive Science

#388 in Europe #1208 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

38

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Cognitive Science

#495 in Europe #1700 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

39

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#500 in Europe #1717 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Cognitive Science

#924 in Europe #3823 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Cognitive Science

#328 in Europe #945 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

42

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#877 in Europe #3611 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

43

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#945 in Europe #3937 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

44

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Cognitive Science

#213 in Europe #566 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

45

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#953 in Europe #3988 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

46

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Cognitive Science

#528 in Europe #1834 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

47

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#277 in Europe #771 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

48

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For Cognitive Science

#160 in Europe #431 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

49

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For Cognitive Science

#829 in Europe #3361 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

50

Hesse | Wiesbaden

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#955 in Europe #4004 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,322 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#615 in Europe #2235 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

52

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Cognitive Science

#92 in Europe #274 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

53

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Cognitive Science

#240 in Europe #637 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

54

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Cognitive Science

#114 in Europe #320 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

55

Brandenburg | Potsdam

Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#950 in Europe #3974 in the World

46% Acceptance

3,639 Enrollment

1991 Founded

56

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Cognitive Science

#334 in Europe #977 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

57

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#799 in Europe #3229 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

58

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#923 in Europe #3821 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

59

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Cognitive Science

#780 in Europe #3124 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

60

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Cognitive Science

#133 in Europe #363 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

61

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Cognitive Science

#216 in Europe #578 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

62

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Cognitive Science

#97 in Europe #284 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

63

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#954 in Europe #4001 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

64

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#509 in Europe #1751 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

65

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#914 in Europe #3773 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

66

Hesse | Frankfurt

University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Cognitive Science

#827 in Europe #3359 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,278 Enrollment

1957 Founded

67

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Cognitive Science

#668 in Europe #2522 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,669 Enrollment

1984 Founded

68

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For Cognitive Science

#670 in Europe #2537 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

69

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Cognitive Science

#337 in Europe #985 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

70

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Cognitive Science

#116 in Europe #325 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

71

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Cognitive Science

#667 in Europe #2521 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

72

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Cognitive Science

#484 in Europe #1647 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

73

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

Zeppelin University

For Cognitive Science

#659 in Europe #2482 in the World

30% Acceptance

805 Enrollment

2003 Founded

74

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#674 in Europe #2566 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

75

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#698 in Europe #2672 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

76

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#818 in Europe #3321 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Cognitive Science

#346 in Europe #1023 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

78

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For Cognitive Science

#483 in Europe #1640 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

79

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#699 in Europe #2691 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

80

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Cognitive Science

#489 in Europe #1658 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

81

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

Constance University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#947 in Europe #3950 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,670 Enrollment

1906 Founded

82

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#466 in Europe #1554 in the World

53% Acceptance

16,136 Enrollment

1971 Founded

83

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For Cognitive Science

#311 in Europe #884 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

84

Bavaria | Eichstatt

Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Cognitive Science

#470 in Europe #1574 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,910 Enrollment

1980 Founded

85

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Cognitive Science

#899 in Europe #3724 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

86

Thuringia | Weimar

Bauhaus – University Weimar

For Cognitive Science

#564 in Europe #2008 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,988 Enrollment

1860 Founded

87

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Cognitive Science

#706 in Europe #2734 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

88

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Cognitive Science

#399 in Europe #1234 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

89

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Cognitive Science

#778 in Europe #3106 in the World

64% Acceptance

5,620 Enrollment

1962 Founded

90

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Cognitive Science

#126 in Europe #349 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

91

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Cognitive Science

#247 in Europe #664 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For Cognitive Science

#433 in Europe #1389 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

93

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#755 in Europe #2989 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

94

Thuringia | Ilmenau

Ilmenau University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#462 in Europe #1539 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,889 Enrollment

1953 Founded

95

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Cognitive Science

#155 in Europe #416 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

University of Paderborn

For Cognitive Science

#384 in Europe #1181 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,110 Enrollment

1972 Founded

97

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#962 in Europe #4033 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,371 Enrollment

1878 Founded

98

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#933 in Europe #3860 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

99

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Cognitive Science

#129 in Europe #352 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

100

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Cognitive Science

#404 in Europe #1262 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

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