Best Surgery Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

#6 in Europe #49 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

2

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

#102 in Europe #267 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

3

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

#12 in Europe #69 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

4

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

#247 in Europe #612 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

5

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

#28 in Europe #110 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

6

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#188 in Europe #442 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

7

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

#76 in Europe #215 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

8

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#64 in Europe #190 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

9

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #85 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

10

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

#35 in Europe #128 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

11

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

#57 in Europe #168 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

#54 in Europe #161 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

13

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

#50 in Europe #157 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

14

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

#59 in Europe #171 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

15

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

#36 in Europe #131 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

#70 in Europe #200 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

17

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

#46 in Europe #149 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

18

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

#42 in Europe #139 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

19

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

#89 in Europe #239 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

20

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

#116 in Europe #294 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

21

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

#91 in Europe #242 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

#105 in Europe #272 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

23

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

#67 in Europe #196 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

24

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#127 in Europe #326 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

25

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

#160 in Europe #383 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

26

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

#254 in Europe #625 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

27

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

#68 in Europe #197 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

28

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

#170 in Europe #400 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

29

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

#193 in Europe #463 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

30

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

#282 in Europe #678 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

31

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

#203 in Europe #502 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

32

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

#298 in Europe #723 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

33

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

#809 in Europe #2490 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

34

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

#469 in Europe #1216 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

35

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

#847 in Europe #2672 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,034 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

#447 in Europe #1154 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

37

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

Munster University of Applied Sciences

#725 in Europe #2107 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

38

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

#1023 in Europe #3604 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

39

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

#1111 in Europe #4073 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

40

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

#804 in Europe #2461 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

41

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

#334 in Europe #815 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

42

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

#276 in Europe #666 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

43

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

#430 in Europe #1115 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

44

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

#637 in Europe #1759 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

45

Hesse | Wiesbaden

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

#837 in Europe #2628 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,322 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

Rhineland-Palatinate | Worms

Worms University of Applied Sciences

#1012 in Europe #3529 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,486 Enrollment

1996 Founded

47

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

#190 in Europe #452 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

48

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

#315 in Europe #766 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

49

Schleswig-Holstein | Wedel

Wedel University of Applied Sciences

#1302 in Europe #5153 in the World

36% Acceptance

957 Enrollment

1969 Founded

50

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

#426 in Europe #1101 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

51

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

#542 in Europe #1432 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

52

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

#827 in Europe #2565 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

53

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

#885 in Europe #2824 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

54

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

#181 in Europe #421 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

55

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

#918 in Europe #3008 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

56

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

#292 in Europe #698 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

57

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

#299 in Europe #724 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

#539 in Europe #1426 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

59

Baden-Wurttemberg | Biberach an der Riss

Biberach University of Applied Sciences

#1279 in Europe #5040 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,370 Enrollment

1964 Founded

60

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

#759 in Europe #2279 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

61

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

#834 in Europe #2622 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

62

Bavaria | Kempten

Kempten University of Applied Sciences

#1158 in Europe #4349 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,337 Enrollment

1977 Founded

63

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

#275 in Europe #664 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

64

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

#602 in Europe #1640 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

65

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

#171 in Europe #404 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

66

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

#509 in Europe #1318 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

67

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

#1063 in Europe #3830 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

68

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

#482 in Europe #1240 in the World

53% Acceptance

16,136 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

#713 in Europe #2068 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

70

Bavaria | Deggendorf

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

#1035 in Europe #3651 in the World

56% Acceptance

9,476 Enrollment

1994 Founded

71

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

#191 in Europe #453 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

72

Brandenburg | Berlin

Steinbeis University

#960 in Europe #3227 in the World

37% Acceptance

6,344 Enrollment

1998 Founded

73

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

#457 in Europe #1182 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

74

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

#1051 in Europe #3740 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

75

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

#129 in Europe #331 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

76

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

#642 in Europe #1780 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

77

Bavaria | Munich

Munich Business School

#1002 in Europe #3465 in the World

51% Acceptance

637 Enrollment

1991 Founded

78

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

#1006 in Europe #3490 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

79

Brandenburg | Potsdam

Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

#874 in Europe #2792 in the World

46% Acceptance

3,639 Enrollment

1991 Founded

80

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

#304 in Europe #739 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

81

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

#931 in Europe #3070 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,371 Enrollment

1878 Founded

82

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

#849 in Europe #2680 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

83

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

#318 in Europe #773 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

84

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

#941 in Europe #3126 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

85

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

#892 in Europe #2875 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

86

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

#767 in Europe #2325 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

87

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

#164 in Europe #390 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

88

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

#876 in Europe #2795 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

89

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover University of Applied Sciences

#833 in Europe #2617 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,217 Enrollment

1971 Founded

90

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

#140 in Europe #350 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

91

Bavaria | Landshut

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

#903 in Europe #2933 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,080 Enrollment

1978 Founded

92

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

University of Applied Sciences and Arts

#889 in Europe #2866 in the World

68% Acceptance

14,373 Enrollment

1971 Founded

93

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

#196 in Europe #478 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

94

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

#157 in Europe #376 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

95

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

#871 in Europe #2784 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

96

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

#618 in Europe #1694 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

97

Saxony | Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

#864 in Europe #2743 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,431 Enrollment

1992 Founded

98

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

#798 in Europe #2439 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

99

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

#818 in Europe #2518 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

100

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

#588 in Europe #1585 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

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