List of universities in Germany

In 1933, the Nazi book burnings took place on Bebelplatz in front of the Humboldt University Old Library

This is a list of the universities in Germany. The list also includes German Technische Universitäten(Universities of Technology), which have official and full university status, but usually focus on engineering and the natural sciences rather than covering the whole spectrum of academic disciplines.

TU Munich, the (in most rankings) leading technical university in Germany

The list does not, however, cover the German Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Sciences) or institutions that cover only certain disciplines such as business studies, fine arts, or engineering. Those do not have all of the responsibilities and limitations of universities, and most cannot award doctorate degrees on their own.

Most universities follow the Humboldtian model of higher education. In general, public German universities do not charge tuition fees. At many universities this usually also applies to foreign students,[1] though regulations for non-EU foreign citizens differ regionally.[2] Universities may charge small semester fees for administrative costs. Some universities include the Deutschlandticket at a discounted price in the semester fees.

List of German state-recognized universities
University Location State Type Founding date Number of students Right to award doctorates Status in the German Universities Excellence Initiative THE World University Ranking 2026 Note Affiliated Nobel Prize Winners
RWTH Aachen University Aachen North Rhine-Westphalia public 1870 47,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 92 technical university 5
Augsburg University Augsburg Bavaria public 1970 20,000 yes
University of Bamberg Bamberg Bavaria public 1972 12,000 yes
University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Bavaria public 1975 13,000 yes 301-350
Bard College Berlin Berlin Berlin private 1999 400 no
Charité Berlin Berlin public 1710 8,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 91 medical school, co-owned by FU and HU Berlin 8
ESCP Business School Berlin, Paris Berlin private 1819 10,000 (including other campuses) yes (in France) business school
European School of Management and Technology Berlin Berlin private 2002 1,000 no business school
Free University of Berlin Berlin Berlin public 1948 33,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 113 15
German International University Berlin Berlin private 2019 900 no
Hertie School Berlin Berlin private 2003 900 yes school of governance
Humboldt University of Berlin Berlin Berlin public 1810 36,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 89 29
International Psychoanalytic University Berlin Berlin Berlin private 2009 600 yes medical school
Berlin University of Psychology Berlin Berlin private 2013 1,200 no medical school
TU Berlin Berlin Berlin public 1879 35,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 160 technical university 7
Bielefeld University Bielefeld North Rhine-Westphalia public 1969 25,000 yes
Ruhr University Bochum Bochum North Rhine-Westphalia public 1962 43,000 yes 251-300
University of Bonn Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia public 1818 38,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 92 12
TU Braunschweig Braunschweig Lower Saxony public 1745 20,000 yes 601-700 technical university
Constructor University Bremen Bremen private 2001 2,000 yes 501-600
University of Bremen Bremen Bremen public 1971 19,000 yes 301-350
TU Chemnitz Chemnitz Saxony public 1836 9,000 yes technical university
TU Clausthal Clausthal-Zellerfeld Lower Saxony public 1775 3,000 yes technical university
TU Brandenburg Cottbus Brandenburg public 2013 7,000 yes technical university
TU Darmstadt Darmstadt Hesse public 1877 25,000 yes 251-300 technical university 1
TU Dortmund Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia public 1968 34,000 yes 501-600 technical university
Dresden International University Dresden Saxony private 2003 2,000 no
TU Dresden Dresden Saxony public 1828 30,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 174 technical university 2
Herinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia public 1965 35,000 yes 251-300
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Eichstätt, Ingolstadt Bavaria ecclesiastical 1980 5,000 yes theological faculty
University of Erfurt Erfurt Thuringia public 1392, 1994 6,000 yes
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Nuremberg Bavaria public 1743 39,000 yes 201-250 4
University of Duisburg-Essen Duisburg, Essen North Rhine-Westphalia public 2003 42,000 yes 301-350
University of Flensburg Flensburg Schleswig-Holstein public 1946 6,000 limited
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Frankfurt (Main) Hesse private 1957 3,000 yes business school
Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt (Main) Hesse public 1914 46,000 yes 201-250 19
Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology Frankfurt (Main) Hesse ecclesiastical 1926 400 yes theological faculty
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) Brandenburg public 1991 5,000 yes
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Freiberg Saxony public 1765 4,000 yes 1001-1200 technical university
University of Freiburg Freiburg Baden-Württemburg public 1457 24,000 yes 138 19
Freiburg University of Education Freiburg Baden-Württemburg public 1962 5,000 limited university of education
Theological University of Friedensau Möckern Sachsen-Anhalt ecclesiastical 1899 300 limited theological faculty
Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen Baden-Württemburg private 2003 800 yes
University of Theology Fulda Fulda Hesse ecclesiastical 1743 10 yes theological faculty
University of Giessen Giessen Hesse public 1607 25,000 yes 351-400
University of Göttingen Göttingen Lower Saxony public 1737 28,000 yes 122 45
University of Greifswald Greifswald Mecklenburg-Vorpommern public 1456 10,000 yes 401-500
University of Hagen Hagen North Rhine-Westphalia public 1974 72,000 yes 801-1000
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Halle, Wittenberg Lower Saxony public 1502 19,000 yes 8
Bucerius Law School Hamburg Hamburg private 2000 700 yes law school
HafenCity University Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg public 2006 2,500 yes
Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg Hamburg public 1973 2,500 yes military university, part of the German Armed Forces
Kühne Logistics University Hamburg Hamburg private 2010 400 yes business school
TU Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg public 1978 7,500 yes 501-600 technical university
University of Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg public 1919 42,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 125 10
Leibniz University Hannover Hanover Lower Saxony public 1831 27,000 yes 351-400 9
Hannover Medical School Hanover Lower Saxony public 1965 4,000 yes
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Hanover Lower Saxony public 1778 2,000 yes
Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg Heidelberg Baden-Württemburg private 1979 100 yes theological faculty
University of Heidelberg Heidelberg Baden-Württemburg public 1386 30,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 49 29
University of Hildesheim Hildesheim Lower Saxony public 1978 8,000 yes
TU Ilmenau Ilmenau Thuringia public 1953 4,500 yes technical university
University of Jena Jena Thuringia public 1558 17,000 yes 201-250 8
RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau Kaiserslautern, Landau Rhineland-Palatinate public 1970, 2023 17,000 yes 501-600 technical university
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Baden-Württemburg public 2009 23,000 yes 166 technical university 6
Karlsruhe University of Education Karlsruhe Baden-Württemburg public 1962 4,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence university of education
University of Kassel Kassel Hesse public 1971 25,000 yes
Kiel University Kiel Schleswig-Holstein public 1665 24,500 yes 351-400 12
University of Koblenz Koblenz Rhineland-Palatinate public 1903, 2023 10,000 yes
German Sport University Cologne Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia public 1947 6,000 yes sport university
Cologne University of Catholic Theology Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia ecclesiastical 1925 85 yes theological faculty
University of Cologne Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia public 1388 43,500 yes 164 12
University of Konstanz Konstanz Baden-Württemburg public 1966 11,500 yes regarded as a university of excellence 251-300
Medical University of Lausitz Lausitz Brandenburg public 2024 0 yes medical school
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management Leipzig Saxony private 1898, 1992 700 yes business school
Leipzig University Leipzig Saxony public 1409 31,000 yes 10
University of Lübeck Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein public 1964 5,000 yes
Ludwigsburg University of Education Ludwigsburg Baden-Württemburg public 1962 5,500 limited university of education
Leuphana University of Lüneburg Lüneburg Lower Saxony public 1946 10,000 yes 401-500
Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt public 1993 14,000 yes 601-800
University of Mainz Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate public 1477 31,000 yes 301-350
University of Mannheim Mannheim Baden-Württemburg public 1907 12,000 yes 201-250
Marburg University Marburg Hesse public 1527 21,000 yes 401-500 11
Munich School of Philosophy Munich Bavaria ecclesiastical 1925 500 yes theological faculty
LMU Munich Munich Bavaria public 1472 52,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 34 43
TU Munich Munich Bavaria public 1868 50,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 27 technical university 18
Münster University of Philosophy and Theology Münster North Rhine-Westphalia ecclesiastical 2004 500 yes theological faculty
University of Münster Münster North Rhine-Westphalia public 1780 43,000 yes 195 8
Bundeswehr University Munich Neubiberg Bavaria public 1973 3,500 yes military university, part of the German Armed Forces
Augustana Divinity School Neuendettelsau Bavaria ecclesiastical 1947 600 yes theological faculty
Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane Neuruppin Brandenburg private 2014 2,500 yes medical school
TU Nürnberg Nuremberg Bavaria public 2021 20 yes technical university
Oberusel Theological University Oberusel Hesse ecclesiastical 1949 200 yes theological faculty
EBS University for Business and Law Oestrich-Winkel Hesse private 1971 2000 yes law school
University of Oldenburg Oldenburg Lower Saxony public 1973 15,000 yes
Paderborn Faculty of Theology Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia ecclesiastical 1614 400 yes theological faculty
University of Paderborn Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia public 1972 20,000 yes 601-800
University of Passau Passau Bavaria public 1978 12,000 yes 601-800
University of Potsdam Potsdam Brandenburg public 1991 21,000 yes 201-250
University of Regensburg Regensburg Bavaria public 1962 21,000 yes 401-500
University of Rostock Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern public 1419 14,000 yes
Saarland University Saarbrücken Saarland public 1948 17,000 yes 501-600
University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd Baden-Württemburg public 1962 3,000 limited university of education
University of Siegen Siegen North Rhine-Westphalia public 1972 17,000 yes 501-600
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer Speyer Rhineland-Palatinate public 1947 500 yes university of administrative science
Stuttgart Free University Stuttgart Baden-Württemburg private 1946 600 yes
University of Stuttgart Stuttgart Baden-Württemburg public 1829 23,000 yes 251-300
University of Hohenheim Hohenheim Baden-Württemburg public 1818 9,000 yes
Trier Faculty of Theology Trier Rhineland-Palatinate ecclesiastical 1950 150 yes theological faculty
University of Trier Trier Rhineland-Palatinate public 1970 15,000 yes
University of Tübingen Tübingen Baden-Württemburg public 1477 28,000 yes regarded as a university of excellence 98 11
University of Ulm Ulm Baden-Württemburg public 1967 10,000 yes 251-300
Vinzenz Pallotti University Vallendar Rhineland-Palatinate ecclesiastical 1946 400 yes theological faculty
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Vallendar Rhineland-Palatinate private 1984 2,000 yes business school
University of Vechta Vechta Lower Saxony public 1995 6,000 yes
Bauhaus-University Weimar Weimar Thuringia public 1860 4,000 yes
Weingarten University of Education Weingarten Baden-Württemburg public 1962 3,500 limited
Charlotte Fresenius University Wiesbaden Hesse private 2021 1,000 no medical school
Witten/Herdecke University Witten North Rhine-Westphalia public 1982 3,000 yes
University of Wuppertal Wuppertal North Rhine-Westphalia public 1972 23,000 yes 601-800
Theological University Wuppertal Wuppertal North Rhine-Westphalia ecclesiastical 1974 200 yes theological faculty
University of Würzburg Würzburg Bavaria public 1402 28,000 yes 179 14

See also

References

  1. ^ Strasser, Franz (3 June 2015). "How US students get a university degree for free in Germany". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ Sabrina Collier (14 December 2016). "Tuition Fees Reintroduced at Some German Universities". QS TopUniversities. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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