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Best Universities in Germany 2026

A consensus ranking of 75 universities in Germany, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 LMU Munich 58 34 · · 97.7
2 Technical University of Munich 22 27 45 79 97.3
3 Universität Heidelberg 80 49 · 59 96.9
4 University of Munich · · 42 57 96.5
5 Heidelberg University · 49 51 · 96.2
6 Humboldt University of Berlin · Berlin 130 89 · 47 95.6
7 University of Bonn · Bonn 207 · 68 164 91.6
8 TU Dresden 218 174 · · 90.2
9 University of Tübingen · Tübingen 215 · · 200 89.6
10 University of Göttingen · Göttingen 243 · · 182 89.4
11 University of Freiburg · Freiburg 201 · 101-150 212 88.9
12 Goethe University Frankfurt · 225 151-200 221 86.7
13 University of Würzburg · Würzburg 416 179 · 221 86.4
14 Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz · 325 · 224 86.3
15 RWTH Aachen University · Aachen 100 · 201-300 225 86.2
16 University of Hamburg 193 · 201-300 141 86.1
17 University of Münster · Münster 350 · · 228 85.5
18 University of Cologne · · 151-200 228 85.5
19 Technical University of Berlin 145 · 201-300 270 84.7
20 Friedrich Schiller University Jena · 225 · 394 84.5
21 University of Erlangen-Nuremberg · 225 201-300 288 83.1
22 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · 275 · 432 82.3
23 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 98 · 301-400 278 82
24 Ruhr University Bochum · 275 201-300 369 80.9
25 University of Mainz 452 · 151-200 · 79.9
26 University of Potsdam 477 225 301-400 333 78.3
27 University of Leipzig 535 · 201-300 296 77.8
28 Kiel University 618 375 201-300 338 77.1
29 Justus Liebig University Giessen · 375 · 546 77
30 Ulm University 546 275 301-400 385 76.2
31 University of Stuttgart 310 275 301-400 781 74.2
32 Technical University Darmstadt 253 275 401-500 645 74.1
33 University of Duisburg-Essen 801-850 325 301-400 302 73.1
34 University of Konstanz 440 275 401-500 572 72.7
35 Leibniz University Hannover · 375 401-500 558 69.4
36 University of Marburg 771-780 450 301-400 568 68.8
37 University of Jena 575 · 401-500 394 68.8
38 University of Bayreuth 448 325 401-500 835 68.6
39 University of Bremen 530 325 501-600 601 68
40 Hannover Medical School · · 401-500 411 67.2
41 University of Regensburg 691 450 401-500 601 67
42 TU Dortmund University 673 550 · 755 67
43 TU Braunschweig 711-720 700 · · 64.6
44 University of Mannheim 416 225 701-800 785 63.4
45 University of Greifswald · 450 · 1014 63.4
46 Leuphana University of Lüneburg · 450 · 1151 60
47 University of Halle-Wittenberg 751-760 · 501-600 618 58.8
48 University of Luebeck · · 501-600 653 56.1
49 Saarland University · 550 401-500 1271 54.6
50 University of Rostock 851-900 · 501-600 835 53.1
51 University of Hohenheim 711-720 325 901-1000 857 52.5
52 Technical University of Dortmund 673 · 601-700 · 50.6
53 University of Siegen 1201-1400 550 · 1279 47.8
54 Paderborn University · 700 · 1387 47.8
55 University of Wuppertal · 700 901-1000 790 43.5
56 University of Oldenburg · · 601-700 1060 41
57 University of Augsburg · · 601-700 1212 37.2
58 Hamburg University of Technology · 550 901-1000 1387 36
59 Bielefeld University 1001-1200 · 701-800 · 35
60 University of Kassel · · 801-900 1212 27.2

About Germany higher education

Germany offers tuition-free public university education (except in some states for non-EU students). German universities are known for their engineering and technical programs (TU9 alliance), strong industry partnerships, and the dual education system combining academic study with vocational training.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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