12 best universities in Germany

Studying in Germany is attractive to citizens of other states for many reasons. This is the highest level of education, and the minimum cost, and opportunities that open after graduation. Universities in this country are relatively small - barely more than a hundred, and almost all educational institutions provide good training of specialists. However, the best are among the best. We have chosen 12 universities, which are superior to other educational institutions in a number of indicators. These are not only high places in the ratings, including international ones, but additional options that distinguish the university among the rest.

Ranking of the best universities in Germany

Nomination	a place	university name	cost of undergraduate a year
Ranking of the best universities in Germany	1	Munich Technical University (TUM)	128 $
	2	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	3 200 $
	3	Rhine-Westphalian Technical University Aachen	540 $
	4	University of Mannheim	1 000 $
	5	Berlinsky University named after Humboldt (HU)	663 $
	6	Free University of Berlina (FU)	661 $
	7	Munich University Ludwig-Maximilian	241 $
	8	University of Cologne	540 $
	9	Technical University of Dresden	258 $
	10	Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang Goethe University	554 $
	11	Technical University of Berlin	663 $
	12	University of Westphalia named after Kaiser Wilhelm II in Münster	575 $

Munich Technical University (TUM)

Rating: 4.9

Munich Technological University (TUM) is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in Germany. This university is ranked high in the rankings among German technical universities and is consistently recognized internationally.

Founded in 1868, the Technical University of Munich has earned an excellent reputation both in academia and among students. The latter is confirmed by numerous positive reviews on the Meine uni website, where students evaluate universities by various parameters. According to students, this is one of the best universities in Germany in terms of teaching. However, this is not surprising, since the Munich Technical University focuses not only on training in technical specialties, but also on developing business thinking. As a result, graduates become not only in-demand technical specialists, but also successful businessmen who know how to best monetize the knowledge gained in TUM.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Rating: 4.8

This university is one of the oldest technical schools in Europe. He is second only to the polytechnic universities of Prague, Paris, and Vienna, as an age-old palm. He began his activities in 1825. Among the outstanding graduates is the auto inventor Karl Benz, Heinrich Hertz, who discovered electromagnetic waves, Edward Teller, who created the hydrogen bomb in the United States.

Now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is an association of university and research center. More than 25 thousand students study at 11 faculties, including about 15% from other countries. Among the teaching staff are also many representatives of other states.

The university is listed in TU 9 (a list of nine best technical educational institutions in Germany) and is included in the list of the top 100 European universities.

Rhine-Westphalian Technical University Aachen

Rating: 4.8

The Rhine-Westphalian Technical University of Aachen is another representative of the prestigious nine TU9. About 10 thousand students study at 10 faculties of this university. Approximately 20% of them are foreigners from various parts of the world - the student geography of RWTH Aachen University covers 130 countries.

The list of famous students includes not only Nobel laureates and outstanding entrepreneurs, but also high-ranking politicians, such as the former president of Indonesia, the prime minister of Turkey, the foreign minister of Afghanistan.

Although the university has humanitarian areas, but their promotion is not a priority. First of all, attention is focused on the most popular industrial specialties, electrical engineering, information technologies.

University of Mannheim

Rating: 4.8

Founded in 1967, the University of Mannheim in a fairly short period has managed to become one of the best educational institutions in the economic field not only in Germany, but also in Europe. Although the university has a rather extensive list of specialties (history, psychology, politics, philosophy, mathematics, philology, etc.), it is in the field of economics that the university has become a leader and competes confidently with the University of Bonn, another leader in the field of economic education.

Educational institution is popular among foreign students. The number of students from other countries varies from 15% to 18%. Interest in this university is caused not only by the high level of teaching, but also by triple accreditation. This makes it possible to get a double diploma, while studying at partner universities (Bocconi University, Queen`s University, University of South Carolina).

Berlinsky University named after Humboldt (HU)

Rating: 4.7

Berlin University named after Humboldt (HU) is one of the most famous educational institutions in Germany, known far beyond the borders of the country. More than 200 years of history, the university has experienced quite a few events, including tragic ones, such as the burning of the library during Hitler’s reign. But the glorious pages are much more. 29 professors at different times became Nobel laureates. Graduates include such prominent personalities as Einstein, Heine, Bismarck, Feuerbach, Koch, Marx, Mendelssohn.

Now the university has more than 30 thousand students. In the structure of the institution - the world famous Charite, which includes a medical faculty, a research center and a clinic. With a relatively small number of faculties, you can get a profession in 190 specialties.

Free University of Berlina (FU)

Rating: 4.7

This is the largest university in the capital of Germany, which is even ahead of the Humboldt University in terms of the number of students. Founded only in the middle of the XX century (1948), FU by this time became the largest center of natural science and the humanities not only in Germany, but also in Europe, which is confirmed by high places in various ratings. Among the famous graduates are five Nobel laureates, writers, philosophers, and political figures.

From the moment of its foundation, the university declared the principles of freedom, setting itself against the unfree communist world and educational institutions that were controlled by the communist government. These principles of freedom are reflected in the management model, in which the student body receives broad powers.

The Free University has become the main unifying element of Dalem, a Berlin district with numerous research institutes, which is called "German Oxford."

Munich University Ludwig-Maximilian

Rating: 4.7

The oldest Bavarian university was founded in 1472. As conceived by the founders, the university was to become an elite educational institution for the nobility. The institution was named in honor of the founder - Duke Ludwig IX, as well as King Maximilian I of Bavaria, who freed the university from church jurisdiction and made it secular. But “secularism” did not prevent elitism at all. Throughout history, this university was considered one of the most powerful and privileged educational institutions in Germany. Kings and presidents, famous philosophers and writers, economists and politicians were trained here.

Today LMU is one of the largest training centers not only in Germany, but also in the whole of Europe. More than 50 thousand students study at 20 faculties. According to the results of the research of the magazine Spiegel, a German professor considers the University of Ludwig-Maximilians Munich the best educational institution for the training of physicians, biologists, psychologists and historians.

University of Cologne

Rating: 4.7

One of the oldest educational institutions in Europe, the University of Cologne was founded in 1388. Soon the number of students exceeded one thousand, and the university became one of the largest in Europe. But after four centuries a black stripe arrived: the school was closed because of the unwillingness to submit to the French, who had captured Cologne. The revival, despite repeated attempts, occurred only 120 years later.

Now it is the third largest university in Germany, which is attended by almost 50 thousand students. There are only 6 faculties here, but each of them is a special pride of the university. And although the most powerful is the Faculty of Economics, which occupies high places in the German and European ratings, but other departments are not far behind, such as architectural, included in the world TOP-50. Also, the University of Cologne is the largest forge of teaching staff, not only in Germany but also in Europe

Technical University of Dresden

Rating: 4.6

Technical University of Dresden - one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Germany. This largest polytechnic university, whose history dates back to two centuries, is included in TU9.

The university has 14 faculties. In addition to engineering and natural science disciplines, here study the social sciences and medicine and medicine.This is the only university in Germany where it is possible to study in absentia in the specialties “civil construction” and “mechanical engineering”.

Considerable attention is paid to student leisure. The university has a large sports center, which includes almost three hundred associations of various sports. On the territory there are two stadiums and many playgrounds. Also, all conditions have been created for the development of talents in the field of art (student theater, orchestra, choir, dance ensemble).

Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

Rating: 4.6

The official history of the Frankfurt University. Goethe has a little over a hundred years (year of foundation - 1914). But in fact, the university exists from the end of the XV century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the educational institution only received the state status of a university. But as in those times, and now, the university is a significant measure sponsored by non-governmental organizations and individuals, therefore, it is considered “popular”. A huge plus of this is academic freedom and the opportunity to independently choose, without coordination with the Ministry of Education, the number and topics of new research.

Today, this university is among the five largest and most powerful German universities, and in the top 150 European universities. 18 Nobel Prize Winners and 11 Leibnite Prize Winners are associated with this educational institution. More than 45 thousand students study at 16 faculties, of which 16% are foreign citizens.

Technical University of Berlin

Rating: 4.5

Another representative of TU 9 - Technical University of Berlin - is one of the leaders not only in Germany, but also in the world. This largest educational research institution has only 7 faculties. But behind this "minimalism" there is a huge number of educational programs, including in the humanities.

The university focuses on research (in the structure - 40 research institutes), and in practice. Close ties with enterprises allow students to undergo probation and quickly find work after completing their studies. According to statistics, most graduates find work already in the first year after graduation.

A special feature of the Technical University of Berlin is its environmental profile. A course on ecology and environmental issues is mandatory in almost all programs, and research is aimed at developing a green economy.

University of Westphalia named after Kaiser Wilhelm II in Münster

Rating: 4.5

One of the oldest universities in Germany, the University of Westphalia in Münster is today one of the largest educational institutions in Germany. More than 40 thousand students study at 15 faculties. WWU Münster is among the leaders in the field of junior research workers. About 800 applicants receive a doctoral degree here every year.

The strongest faculties are economics and law, which are in the top five among German universities in terms of teaching. The chemistry department, which occupies the 46th position in the world ranking, is also popular with students. The branches of mathematics and physics occupy, respectively, the 101st and 151st positions of the “disciplinary” world ranking. There is also a branch of medicine with a very wide range of studies.

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