Best Systems Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Systems

#7 in Europe #27 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

2

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Systems

#9 in Europe #29 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

3

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Systems

#19 in Europe #70 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

4

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Systems

#24 in Europe #85 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

5

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Systems

#32 in Europe #103 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

6

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Systems

#35 in Europe #117 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

7

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Systems

#42 in Europe #135 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

8

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Systems

#55 in Europe #172 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

9

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Systems

#62 in Europe #189 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

10

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Systems

#65 in Europe #194 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

11

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Systems

#71 in Europe #203 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

12

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Systems

#72 in Europe #206 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

13

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Systems

#83 in Europe #223 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

14

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Systems

#91 in Europe #241 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

15

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Systems

#104 in Europe #281 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

16

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Systems

#111 in Europe #293 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

17

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Systems

#122 in Europe #319 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

18

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Systems

#135 in Europe #346 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

19

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Systems

#142 in Europe #365 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

20

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Systems

#159 in Europe #407 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

21

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Systems

#160 in Europe #409 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

22

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Systems

#167 in Europe #424 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

23

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Systems

#181 in Europe #459 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Systems

#193 in Europe #486 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

25

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Systems

#203 in Europe #516 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

26

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Systems

#205 in Europe #518 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

27

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Systems

#207 in Europe #520 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

28

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Systems

#215 in Europe #538 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

29

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Systems

#231 in Europe #564 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

30

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Systems

#255 in Europe #626 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

31

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Systems

#257 in Europe #632 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

32

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Systems

#279 in Europe #684 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

33

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Systems

#280 in Europe #685 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

34

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Systems

#287 in Europe #703 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

35

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Systems

#288 in Europe #706 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

36

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Systems

#353 in Europe #840 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

37

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Systems

#383 in Europe #934 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

38

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Systems

#420 in Europe #1042 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

39

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Systems

#568 in Europe #1545 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Systems

#696 in Europe #2113 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#796 in Europe #2578 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

42

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For Systems

#751 in Europe #2385 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

43

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#660 in Europe #1945 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,371 Enrollment

1878 Founded

44

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#963 in Europe #3331 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

45

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#820 in Europe #2678 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

46

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Systems

#937 in Europe #3211 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

47

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#802 in Europe #2588 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

48

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Systems

#105 in Europe #284 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

49

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Systems

#771 in Europe #2489 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

50

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Systems

#436 in Europe #1091 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

51

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#927 in Europe #3142 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

52

Hesse | Frankfurt

University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Systems

#914 in Europe #3083 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,278 Enrollment

1957 Founded

53

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#799 in Europe #2584 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

54

Bavaria | Augsburg

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#887 in Europe #2962 in the World

26% Acceptance

5,895 Enrollment

1971 Founded

55

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Systems

#465 in Europe #1190 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

56

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Systems

#367 in Europe #886 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

57

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#648 in Europe #1889 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

58

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#329 in Europe #793 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

59

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#754 in Europe #2406 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

60

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#854 in Europe #2787 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

61

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Systems

#851 in Europe #2778 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

62

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#714 in Europe #2188 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Systems

#241 in Europe #588 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

64

Thuringia | Weimar

Bauhaus – University Weimar

For Systems

#441 in Europe #1102 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,988 Enrollment

1860 Founded

65

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Systems

#464 in Europe #1187 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

66

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Systems

#846 in Europe #2764 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

67

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

For Systems

#747 in Europe #2361 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

68

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#634 in Europe #1823 in the World

53% Acceptance

16,136 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Systems

#742 in Europe #2337 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,669 Enrollment

1984 Founded

70

Bavaria | Eichstatt

Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Systems

#710 in Europe #2174 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,910 Enrollment

1980 Founded

71

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#559 in Europe #1510 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,938 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

Thuringia | Ilmenau

Ilmenau University of Technology

For Systems

#316 in Europe #762 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,889 Enrollment

1953 Founded

73

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Systems

#182 in Europe #461 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

74

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Systems

#456 in Europe #1172 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

75

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#788 in Europe #2538 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

76

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Systems

#224 in Europe #553 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

77

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For Systems

#410 in Europe #1018 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

78

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For Systems

#372 in Europe #908 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

79

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#757 in Europe #2424 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Bremen State | Bremen City

Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#961 in Europe #3318 in the World

23% Acceptance

8,672 Enrollment

1982 Founded

81

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Systems

#350 in Europe #832 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

82

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Systems

#608 in Europe #1729 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

83

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#872 in Europe #2903 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

84

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Systems

#475 in Europe #1210 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

85

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Systems

#310 in Europe #751 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

86

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Systems

#717 in Europe #2196 in the World

68% Acceptance

14,373 Enrollment

1971 Founded

87

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Systems

#397 in Europe #984 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

88

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

University of Paderborn

For Systems

#176 in Europe #442 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,110 Enrollment

1972 Founded

89

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#715 in Europe #2189 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

90

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

For Systems

#428 in Europe #1071 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

91

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Systems

#87 in Europe #234 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

92

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#619 in Europe #1770 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

93

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#723 in Europe #2236 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

94

Baden-Wurttemberg | Weingarten

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#722 in Europe #2222 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,734 Enrollment

1964 Founded

95

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#615 in Europe #1752 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

For Systems

#381 in Europe #923 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

97

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Systems

#275 in Europe #676 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

98

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal University of Technology

For Systems

#270 in Europe #663 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,446 Enrollment

1775 Founded

99

Saxony | Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Systems

#889 in Europe #2969 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,431 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For Systems

#552 in Europe #1493 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

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