Top Universities in Germany

Ranked using published QS World positions and our editorial star rating. Figures are indicative — always verify with official sources.

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Ruhr University Bochum

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #21 QS World #421 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1962

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Darmstadt, Hesse · Public University

DE #22 QS World #431 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1877

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Würzburg, Bavaria · Public University

DE #23 QS World #461 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1402

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Thuringia · Public University

DE #24 QS World #471 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1558

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate · Public University

DE #25 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1477

Ulm University

Ulm, Baden-Württemberg · Public University

DE #26 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): €3,000/yr
Founded: 1967

Leipzig University

Leipzig, Saxony · Public University

DE #27 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1409

Kiel University

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein · Public University

DE #28 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1665

University of Konstanz

Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg · Public University

DE #29 QS World #511 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): €3,000/yr
Founded: 1966

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #30 QS World #511 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1965

Saarland University

Saarbrücken, Saarland · Public University

DE #31 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1948

University of Potsdam

Potsdam, Brandenburg · Public University

DE #32 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1991

University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth, Bavaria · Public University

DE #33 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1975

Leibniz University Hannover

Hannover, Lower Saxony · Public University

DE #34 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1831

University of Duisburg-Essen

Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #35 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1972

University of Regensburg

Regensburg, Bavaria · Public University

DE #36 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1962

Bielefeld University

Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #37 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1969

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Marburg, Hesse · Public University

DE #38 QS World #601 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1527

University of Bremen

Bremen · Public University

DE #39 QS World #611 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1971

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Gießen, Hesse · Public University

DE #40 QS World #701 Star rating 4 Admissions open

Tuition (indicative): No tuition fees
Founded: 1607

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