Best Renewable Energy Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Renewable Energy

#16 in Europe #44 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

2

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#24 in Europe #68 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

3

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Renewable Energy

#30 in Europe #91 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

4

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Renewable Energy

#48 in Europe #136 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

5

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy

#56 in Europe #154 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

6

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Renewable Energy

#94 in Europe #279 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

7

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Renewable Energy

#113 in Europe #357 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

8

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Renewable Energy

#119 in Europe #374 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

9

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Renewable Energy

#123 in Europe #391 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

10

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Renewable Energy

#130 in Europe #410 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

11

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Renewable Energy

#133 in Europe #418 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

12

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#147 in Europe #459 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

13

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Renewable Energy

#148 in Europe #462 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#159 in Europe #496 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

15

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#164 in Europe #521 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

16

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#175 in Europe #553 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

17

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Renewable Energy

#183 in Europe #572 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

18

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Renewable Energy

#185 in Europe #585 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

19

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Renewable Energy

#225 in Europe #707 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

20

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Renewable Energy

#236 in Europe #751 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

21

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Renewable Energy

#259 in Europe #810 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

22

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Renewable Energy

#270 in Europe #845 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

23

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Renewable Energy

#287 in Europe #892 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Renewable Energy

#298 in Europe #926 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

25

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Renewable Energy

#327 in Europe #1034 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

26

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Renewable Energy

#328 in Europe #1037 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

27

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Renewable Energy

#333 in Europe #1057 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

28

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Renewable Energy

#362 in Europe #1146 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

29

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Renewable Energy

#403 in Europe #1295 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

30

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Renewable Energy

#406 in Europe #1299 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

31

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Renewable Energy

#420 in Europe #1348 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Renewable Energy

#421 in Europe #1349 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

33

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Renewable Energy

#436 in Europe #1393 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

34

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Renewable Energy

#437 in Europe #1400 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

35

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Renewable Energy

#503 in Europe #1697 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

36

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Renewable Energy

#458 in Europe #1503 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

37

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

University of Paderborn

For Renewable Energy

#574 in Europe #2040 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,110 Enrollment

1972 Founded

38

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#371 in Europe #1196 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

39

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For Renewable Energy

#306 in Europe #949 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

40

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#473 in Europe #1558 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

41

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

For Renewable Energy

#304 in Europe #947 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

42

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Renewable Energy

#338 in Europe #1077 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

43

Thuringia | Ilmenau

Ilmenau University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#253 in Europe #795 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,889 Enrollment

1953 Founded

44

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Renewable Energy

#526 in Europe #1813 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

45

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For Renewable Energy

#316 in Europe #1002 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

46

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Renewable Energy

#386 in Europe #1242 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

47

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Renewable Energy

#524 in Europe #1799 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

48

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Renewable Energy

#382 in Europe #1232 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

49

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#608 in Europe #2213 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

50

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#250 in Europe #788 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,446 Enrollment

1775 Founded

51

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Renewable Energy

#97 in Europe #289 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

52

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Renewable Energy

#284 in Europe #884 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

53

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Renewable Energy

#378 in Europe #1218 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

54

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Renewable Energy

#460 in Europe #1517 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

55

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For Renewable Energy

#408 in Europe #1311 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

56

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Renewable Energy

#70 in Europe #209 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

57

Saxony | Freiberg

Freiberg University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#344 in Europe #1100 in the World

49% Acceptance

4,016 Enrollment

1765 Founded

58

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Renewable Energy

#485 in Europe #1626 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

59

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Renewable Energy

#246 in Europe #776 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

60

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Renewable Energy

#367 in Europe #1176 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

61

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#407 in Europe #1305 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

62

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#334 in Europe #1063 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Renewable Energy

#349 in Europe #1117 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

64

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Renewable Energy

#275 in Europe #866 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

65

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#323 in Europe #1022 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

66

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Renewable Energy

#206 in Europe #633 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

67

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Renewable Energy

#425 in Europe #1369 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

68

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Renewable Energy

#521 in Europe #1783 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

69

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#558 in Europe #1974 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

70

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Renewable Energy

#532 in Europe #1847 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,570 Enrollment

1969 Founded

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