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Best Universities in Germany 2027

A consensus ranking of 75 universities in Germany, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country 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 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
LMU Munich
61
34
·
·
97.6
2
Technical University of Munich
25
27
45
79
97.2
3
Universität Heidelberg
86
49
·
59
96.8
4
University of Munich
·
·
42
57
96.5
5
Heidelberg University
86
49
51
·
96
6
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
·
91
·
·
95.5
7
Humboldt University of Berlin · Berlin
140
89
·
47
95.4
8
University of Bonn · Bonn
209
·
68
164
91.5
9
TU Dresden
185
174
·
·
91
10
University of Tübingen · Tübingen
230
·
·
200
89.2
11
University of Freiburg · Freiburg
245
·
101-150
212
89
12
University of Göttingen · Göttingen
261
·
·
182
88.9
13
RWTH Aachen University · Aachen
104
·
201-300
225
87.8
14
University of Hamburg
209
·
201-300
141
87.5
15
University of Cologne
269
·
151-200
228
86.7
16
University of Würzburg · Würzburg
430
179
·
221
86.2
17
Technical University of Berlin
158
·
201-300
270
86.2
18
Goethe University Frankfurt
376
225
151-200
221
86
19
University of Münster · Münster
370
·
·
228
85
20
University of Tuebingen
·
·
151-200
·
84.9
21
University of Muenster
·
·
151-200
·
84.9
22
University of Goettingen
·
·
151-200
·
84.9
23
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
·
225
201-300
288
84.8
24
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
·
225
·
394
84.5
25
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
110
·
301-400
278
83.5
26
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
500
325
·
224
82.5
27
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
·
275
·
432
82.3
28
Ruhr University Bochum
402
275
201-300
369
81.9
29
University of Mainz
500
·
151-200
·
80
30
University of Wuerzburg
·
·
201-300
·
79.9
31
Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
·
·
201-300
·
79.9
32
Dresden University of Technology
·
·
201-300
·
79.9
33
University of Leipzig
540
·
201-300
296
79.4
34
University of Potsdam
500
225
301-400
333
79.2
35
Kiel University
620
375
201-300
338
78.3
36
Ulm University
575
275
301-400
385
77
37
Justus Liebig University Giessen
521
375
·
546
76
38
University of Stuttgart
318
275
301-400
781
75.3
39
Technical University Darmstadt
250
275
401-500
645
75.3
40
University of Duisburg-Essen
801
325
301-400
302
74.6
41
University of Konstanz
425
275
401-500
572
74.1
42
Constructor University
·
550
·
·
72.5
43
Leibniz University Hannover
470
375
401-500
558
72.4
44
University of Jena
567
·
401-500
394
70.6
45
Hannover Medical School
·
·
401-500
411
69.7
46
University of Bayreuth
472
325
401-500
835
69.6
47
University of Bremen
581
325
501-600
601
68.6
48
University of Regensburg
696
450
401-500
601
68.1
49
University of Marburg
951
450
301-400
568
67.9
50
TU Dortmund University
691
550
·
755
66.7
51
Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
646
700
·
·
66.3
52
University of Mannheim
425
225
701-800
785
64.5
53
University of Greifswald
·
450
·
1014
63.4
54
TU Braunschweig
781
700
·
·
63
55
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
·
450
·
1151
60
56
Saarland University
588
550
401-500
1271
59.9
57
University of Halle-Wittenberg
801
·
501-600
618
59.6
58
University of Luebeck
·
·
501-600
653
58.6
59
University of Hagen
·
900
·
·
55
60
University of Rostock
901
·
501-600
835
54.4
61
University of Hohenheim
771
325
901-1000
857
53.1
62
Technical University of Dortmund
691
·
601-700
·
52.7
63
University of Passau
1201
700
·
·
52.5
64
RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau
1401
550
·
·
51.2
65
University of Giessen
·
·
501-600
·
49.9
66
University of Siegen
1201
550
·
1279
49.5
67
Paderborn University
1201
700
·
1387
45.2
68
University of Wuppertal
·
700
901-1000
790
45.1
69
Hamburg University of Technology
721
550
901-1000
1387
44.2
70
University of Oldenburg
·
·
601-700
1060
43.5
71
Bielefeld University
1001
·
701-800
·
39.9
72
Technical University of Braunschweig
·
·
601-700
·
39.9
73
University of Augsburg
1401
·
601-700
1212
36.4
74
University of Kassel
1201
·
801-900
1212
33.1
75
University of Magdeburg
·
·
801-900
·
19.9

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 2027QS 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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