List of universities in Germany

The University of Freiburg features a modern library finished in December, 2015.

Founded in 1386, Heidelberg University is Germany's most ancient university and widely considered to be among the most prestigious.

This is a list of the universities in Germany, of which there are about seventy. 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. Some seventeen German universities rank among top 250 universities in world^[1] Highest ranked universities in Germany include some research oriented universities for MS, MBA and Medical and Engineering.^[2]

The list does not, however, cover the German Fachhochschulen (University 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 they cannot award doctorate degrees on their own.

In general, public German universities don't charge tuition fees. This usually also applies to foreign students.^[3]

Universities by years of existence

The University of Greifswald is the smallest among the oldest universities of Germany.

This is a list of the ten oldest universities that have been in continuous operation since their founding in present-day Germany.

Some universities were established in the 14th or 15th centuries, but shut down for longer periods and later re-opened (e.g. the universities of Cologne, Erfurt, Ingolstadt, Mainz and Würzburg). These are not included in this list.

Universities alphabetically

A–D

• RWTH Aachen University
• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Berlin University of the Arts
• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Technical University of Berlin
• University of Bielefeld
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• University of Bremen
• Jacobs University Bremen
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• University of Cologne
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Technical University of Dortmund
• Dresden University of Technology
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Düsseldorf

• 
  Free University of Berlin
• 
  Humboldt University of Berlin
• 
  University of Cologne
• 
  Dresden University of Technology

E–H

• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin
• University of Erfurt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Hof
• University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Essen)
• University of Flensburg
• Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
• Viadrina University (Frankfurt an der Oder)
• Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
• Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen)
• Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg
• University of Freiburg
• University of Giessen
• University of Göttingen
• University of Greifswald
• University of Hagen (distance learning; open university)
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Wittenberg)
• University of Hamburg
• HafenCity University Hamburg
• Helmut Schmidt University (University of the Bundeswehr, Hamburg)
• Hamburg University of Technology
• University of Hannover
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Hohenheim
• University of Heilbronn

• 
  Goethe University Frankfurt
• 
  University of Freiburg
• 
  University of Göttingen
• 
  University of Hannover

I–N

• Technical University of Ilmenau
• University of Jena
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• University of Kassel
• University of Kiel
• University of Koblenz-Landau
• University of Konstanz
• University of Leipzig
• University of Lübeck
• Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Mainz
• University of Mannheim
• University of Marburg
• Technical University of Munich
• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
• Bundeswehr University Munich
• Ukrainian Free University Munich (private university; awards PhD)
• University of Münster
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• 
  University of Karlsruhe
• 
  Leipzig University
• 
  LMU Munich
• 
  University of Mannheim

O–Z

• Schiller International University (Heidelberg)
• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Paderborn
• University of Passau
• University of Potsdam
• University of Regensburg
• University of Rostock
• Saarland University
• University of Siegen
• German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Trier
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Halle)
• University of Vechta
• University of Weimar
• Witten/Herdecke University
• University of Wuppertal
• University of Würzburg

• 
  University of Rostock
• 
  University of Tübingen
• 
  Bauhaus University, Weimar
• 
  Campus of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg in Halle

Universities by geographic region

North

• University of Bremen
• Jacobs University Bremen
• University of Flensburg
• University of Göttingen
• University of Greifswald
• University of Hamburg
• Helmut Schmidt University (University of the Bundeswehr, Hamburg)
• University of Hannover
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Kiel
• University of Lübeck
• University of Lüneburg
• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Rostock
• University of Vechta

West

• University of Bielefeld
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• University of Cologne
• Technical University of Dortmund
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Düsseldorf
• University of Frankfurt am Main
• University of Giessen
• University of Hagen (distance learning; open university)
• University of Kassel
• University of Koblenz
• University of Mainz
• University of Marburg
• University of Münster
• University of Paderborn
• Saarland University
• University of Trier
• University of Siegen
• German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
• Witten/Herdecke University
• University of Wuppertal

East

• Berlin University of the Arts
• Dresden University of Technology
• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Schiller International University (Heidelberg)
• Technical University of Ilmenau
• University of Erfurt
• University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Jena
• University of Leipzig
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Potsdam
• University of Weimar
• Viadrina University (Frankfurt an der Oder)

South

• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Freiburg
• Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen)
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Hohenheim
• University of Karlsruhe
• University of Konstanz
• University of Ravensburg Weingarten
• University of Mannheim
• Bundeswehr University of Munich
• University of Munich
• Ukrainian Free University Munich
• University of Passau
• University of Regensburg
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Würzburg

Universities of Technology by location

• RWTH Aachen University
• Technical University of Berlin
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• Technical University of Dortmund
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Dresden University of Technology
• Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
• Hamburg University of Technology
• University of Hannover
• Ilmenau University of Technology
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Technical University of Munich
• University of Stuttgart

• 
  TU Berlin
• 
  RWTH Aachen
• 
  Chemnitz University of Technology

International rankings

According to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE):

NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 400.

See also

• Education in Germany
• List of oldest universities in continuous operation
• German Academic Exchange Service
• German Universities Excellence Initiative
• TU9 German Institutes of Technology
• Charles University in Prague (Karls-Universität: first German university)

References

1. ↑ Universities in Germany
2. ↑ Top Universities for MS, MBA, Medical and Engineering
3. ↑ Strasser, Franz. "How US students get a university degree for free in Germany". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015. 
4. ↑ Originally in Ingolstadt; relocated to Munich in 1826
5. ↑ Founded in Wittenberg 1502, closed in 1813; in 1817 merged with the University of Halle, founded in 1694.
6. ↑ Top Universities in Germany 2015

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universities and colleges in Germany.

• Higher Education Compass: complete list of German universities