Best Physical Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Physical

#10 in Europe #75 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

2

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Physical

#11 in Europe #83 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

3

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Physical

#16 in Europe #98 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

4

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Physical

#22 in Europe #121 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

5

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Physical

#26 in Europe #143 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

6

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Physical

#29 in Europe #155 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

7

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Physical

#37 in Europe #180 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

8

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Physical

#38 in Europe #181 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

9

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Physical

#39 in Europe #183 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

10

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Physical

#44 in Europe #197 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

11

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Physical

#48 in Europe #211 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

12

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Physical

#53 in Europe #221 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Physical

#56 in Europe #235 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

14

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Physical

#60 in Europe #246 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

15

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Physical

#81 in Europe #293 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

16

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Physical

#88 in Europe #301 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Physical

#90 in Europe #306 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

18

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Physical

#91 in Europe #307 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

19

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Physical

#93 in Europe #311 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

20

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Physical

#99 in Europe #327 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

21

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Physical

#110 in Europe #358 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

22

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Physical

#113 in Europe #370 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

23

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Physical

#115 in Europe #372 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

24

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Physical

#124 in Europe #393 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

25

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Physical

#135 in Europe #420 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

26

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Physical

#136 in Europe #425 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

27

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Physical

#150 in Europe #453 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

28

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Physical

#154 in Europe #468 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

29

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Physical

#155 in Europe #470 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

30

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Physical

#159 in Europe #480 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

31

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Physical

#187 in Europe #546 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

32

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Physical

#188 in Europe #547 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

33

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Physical

#198 in Europe #574 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

34

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Physical

#250 in Europe #727 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

35

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Physical

#365 in Europe #1162 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

36

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Physical

#390 in Europe #1278 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

37

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Physical

#398 in Europe #1322 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

38

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Physical

#416 in Europe #1407 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#921 in Europe #3842 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

40

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Physical

#160 in Europe #481 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

41

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Physical

#174 in Europe #515 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

42

Bavaria | Deggendorf

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Physical

#764 in Europe #3072 in the World

56% Acceptance

9,476 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#914 in Europe #3807 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

44

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Physical

#431 in Europe #1468 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

45

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

For Physical

#317 in Europe #970 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

46

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#622 in Europe #2365 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,371 Enrollment

1878 Founded

47

Lower Saxony | Hanover

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Physical

#785 in Europe #3168 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,274 Enrollment

1778 Founded

48

Saxony | Mittweida

University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

For Physical

#1006 in Europe #4291 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,849 Enrollment

1867 Founded

49

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Physical

#958 in Europe #4018 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

50

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Physical

#848 in Europe #3514 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,170 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Physical

#252 in Europe #733 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For Physical

#224 in Europe #644 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

53

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#700 in Europe #2775 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

54

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal University of Technology

For Physical

#209 in Europe #614 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,446 Enrollment

1775 Founded

55

Saxony | Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#825 in Europe #3394 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,431 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#712 in Europe #2841 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

57

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#718 in Europe #2866 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

58

Bremen State | Bremen City

Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#952 in Europe #3995 in the World

23% Acceptance

8,672 Enrollment

1982 Founded

59

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Physical

#134 in Europe #415 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

60

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#725 in Europe #2903 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

61

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Physical

#354 in Europe #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

62

Saxony | Freiberg

Freiberg University of Technology

For Physical

#278 in Europe #815 in the World

49% Acceptance

4,016 Enrollment

1765 Founded

63

Bavaria | Freising

Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#721 in Europe #2883 in the World

34% Acceptance

5,755 Enrollment

1971 Founded

64

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#768 in Europe #3093 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

65

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Physical

#375 in Europe #1204 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

66

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Physical

#139 in Europe #429 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

67

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

For Physical

#957 in Europe #4017 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

68

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Physical

#212 in Europe #620 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

69

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Physical

#178 in Europe #526 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

70

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Physical

#435 in Europe #1492 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

71

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For Physical

#477 in Europe #1683 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

72

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#726 in Europe #2907 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

73

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#882 in Europe #3656 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

74

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#827 in Europe #3407 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

75

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#992 in Europe #4237 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

76

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Physical

#140 in Europe #431 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

77

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#629 in Europe #2377 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

78

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Physical

#540 in Europe #1977 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

79

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Physical

#589 in Europe #2195 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

80

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#894 in Europe #3706 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,622 Enrollment

1971 Founded

81

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Physical

#800 in Europe #3246 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

82

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Physical

#238 in Europe #692 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

83

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#623 in Europe #2366 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,034 Enrollment

1992 Founded

84

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Physical

#346 in Europe #1099 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

85

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#362 in Europe #1154 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

86

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#811 in Europe #3311 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

87

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#717 in Europe #2863 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

88

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#984 in Europe #4205 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

89

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Physical

#167 in Europe #499 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

90

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Physical

#260 in Europe #761 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

91

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For Physical

#111 in Europe #359 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

92

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Physical

#723 in Europe #2891 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

93

Hesse | Wiesbaden

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#974 in Europe #4153 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,322 Enrollment

1971 Founded

94

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#525 in Europe #1896 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

95

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Physical

#214 in Europe #622 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#895 in Europe #3707 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,723 Enrollment

2009 Founded

97

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Physical

#575 in Europe #2137 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

98

Brandenburg | Wildau

University of Applied Sciences Wildau

For Physical

#600 in Europe #2249 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,462 Enrollment

1991 Founded

99

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Physical

#743 in Europe #2954 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

100

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Physical

#1030 in Europe #4391 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

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