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Universities in Germany

Name: Universities in Germany
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Major universities in Germany.

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University↕	Location↕	State↕	Type↕	Founding date↕	Number of students↕	Right to award doctorates↕	Status in the German Universities Excellence Initiative (as of 2026)↕	Humboldt Ranking 2023↕	THE World University Ranking 2026↕	Note↕	Affiliated Nobel Prize Winners↕
RWTH Aachen University	Aachen	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,870	47,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	29	92	technical university	11
Augsburg University	Augsburg	Bavaria	public	1,970	20,000	yes		59	n/a
University of Bamberg	Bamberg	Bavaria	public	1,972	12,000	yes		41	n/a
University of Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Bavaria	public	1,975	13,000	yes		21	301-350
Bard College Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	private	1,999	400	no		n/a	n/a
Berlin University of the Arts	Berlin	Berlin	public	1,696	3,500	yes		108	n/a
Charité	Berlin	Berlin	public	1,710	8,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	n/a	91	medical school, co-owned by FU and HU Berlin	8
ESCP Business School	Berlin, Paris	Berlin	private	1,819	10,000 (including other campuses)	yes (in France)		n/a	n/a	business school
European School of Management and Technology	Berlin	Berlin	private	2,002	1,000	no		n/a	n/a	business school
Free University of Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	public	1,948	33,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	1	113		15
German International University	Berlin	Berlin	private	2,019	900	no		n/a	n/a
Hertie School	Berlin	Berlin	private	2,003	900	yes		24	n/a	school of governance
Humboldt University of Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	public	1,810	36,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	2	89		57
International Psychoanalytic University Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	private	2,009	600	yes		74	n/a	medical school
Berlin University of Psychology	Berlin	Berlin	private	2,013	1,200	no		n/a	n/a	medical school
TU Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	public	1,879	35,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	8	160	technical university	9
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,969	25,000	yes		27	n/a
Ruhr University Bochum	Bochum	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,962	43,000	yes		23	251-300
University of Bonn	Bonn	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,818	38,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	17	92		12
TU Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Lower Saxony	public	1,745	20,000	yes		38	601-700	technical university
Constructor University	Bremen	Bremen	private	2,001	2,000	yes		12	501-600
University of Bremen	Bremen	Bremen	public	1,971	19,000	yes		35	301-350
TU Chemnitz	Chemnitz	Saxony	public	1,836	9,000	yes		60	n/a	technical university
TU Clausthal	Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Lower Saxony	public	1,775	3,000	yes		71	n/a	technical university
TU Brandenburg	Cottbus	Brandenburg	public	2,013	7,000	yes		n/a	n/a	technical university
TU Darmstadt	Darmstadt	Hesse	public	1,877	25,000	yes		25	251-300	technical university	1
TU Dortmund	Dortmund	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,968	34,000	yes		50	501-600	technical university
Dresden International University	Dresden	Saxony	private	2,003	2,000	no		n/a	n/a
TU Dresden	Dresden	Saxony	public	1,828	30,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	31	174	technical university	2
Herinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,965	35,000	yes		44	251-300
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt	Eichstätt, Ingolstadt	Bavaria	ecclesiastical	1,980	5,000	yes		72	n/a	theological faculty
University of Erfurt	Erfurt	Thuringia	public	1392, 1994	6,000	yes		63	n/a
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg	Erlangen, Nuremberg	Bavaria	public	1,743	39,000	yes		26	201-250		4
University of Duisburg-Essen	Duisburg, Essen	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	2,003	42,000	yes		36	301-350
University of Flensburg	Flensburg	Schleswig-Holstein	public	1,946	6,000	limited		66	n/a
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management	Frankfurt (Main)	Hesse	private	1,957	3,000	yes		76	n/a	business school
Goethe University Frankfurt	Frankfurt (Main)	Hesse	public	1,914	46,000	yes		22	201-250		19
Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology	Frankfurt (Main)	Hesse	ecclesiastical	1,926	400	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
European University Viadrina	Frankfurt (Oder)	Brandenburg	public	1,991	5,000	yes		53	n/a
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology	Freiberg	Saxony	public	1,765	4,000	yes		37	1001-1200	technical university
University of Freiburg	Freiburg	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,457	24,000	yes		10	138		19
Freiburg University of Education	Freiburg	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,962	5,000	limited		n/a	n/a	university of education
Theological University of Friedensau	Möckern	Saxony-Anhalt	ecclesiastical	1,899	300	limited		127	n/a	theological faculty
Zeppelin University	Friedrichshafen	Baden-Württemberg	private	2,003	800	yes		n/a	n/a
University of Theology Fulda	Fulda	Hesse	ecclesiastical	1,743	10	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Giessen	Giessen	Hesse	public	1,607	25,000	yes		34	351-400
University of Göttingen	Göttingen	Lower Saxony	public	1,737	28,000	yes		9	122		45
University of Greifswald	Greifswald	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	public	1,456	10,000	yes		57	401-500
University of Hagen	Hagen	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,974	72,000	yes		85	801-1000
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg	Halle, Wittenberg	Lower Saxony	public	1,502	19,000	yes		33	n/a		8
Bucerius Law School	Hamburg	Hamburg	private	2,000	700	yes		127	n/a	law school
HafenCity University Hamburg	Hamburg	Hamburg	public	2,006	2,500	yes		89	n/a
Helmut Schmidt University	Hamburg	Hamburg	public	1,973	2,500	yes		87	n/a	military university, part of the German Armed Forces
Kühne Logistics University	Hamburg	Hamburg	private	2,010	400	yes		78	n/a	business school
TU Hamburg	Hamburg	Hamburg	public	1,978	7,500	yes		32	501-600	technical university
University of Hamburg	Hamburg	Hamburg	public	1,919	42,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	28	125		10
Leibniz University Hannover	Hanover	Lower Saxony	public	1,831	27,000	yes		11	351-400		9
Hannover Medical School	Hanover	Lower Saxony	public	1,965	4,000	yes		88	n/a
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover	Hanover	Lower Saxony	public	1,778	2,000	yes		68	n/a
Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg	Heidelberg	Baden-Württemberg	private	1,979	100	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Heidelberg	Heidelberg	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,386	30,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	6	49		29
University of Hildesheim	Hildesheim	Lower Saxony	public	1,978	8,000	yes		84	n/a
TU Ilmenau	Ilmenau	Thuringia	public	1,953	4,500	yes		65	n/a	technical university
University of Jena	Jena	Thuringia	public	1,558	17,000	yes		43	201-250		8
RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau	Kaiserslautern, Landau	Rhineland-Palatinate	public	1970, 2023	17,000	yes		42	501-600	technical university
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe	Baden-Württemberg	public	2,009	23,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	3	166	technical university	6
Karlsruhe University of Education	Karlsruhe	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,962	4,000	yes		n/a	n/a	university of education
University of Kassel	Kassel	Hesse	public	1,971	25,000	yes		61	n/a
Kiel University	Kiel	Schleswig-Holstein	public	1,665	24,500	yes		46	351-400		12
University of Koblenz	Koblenz	Rhineland-Palatinate	public	1903, 2023	10,000	yes		n/a	n/a
German Sport University Cologne	Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,947	6,000	yes		n/a	n/a	sport university
Cologne University of Catholic Theology	Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia	ecclesiastical	1,925	85	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Cologne	Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,388	43,500	yes		18	164		12
University of Konstanz	Konstanz	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,966	11,500	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	4	251-300
Medical University of Lausitz	Lausitz	Brandenburg	public	2,024	0	yes		n/a	n/a	medical school
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management	Leipzig	Saxony	private	1898, 1992	700	yes		n/a	n/a	business school
Leipzig University	Leipzig	Saxony	public	1,409	31,000	yes		40	n/a		10
University of Lübeck	Lübeck	Schleswig-Holstein	public	1,964	5,000	yes		51	n/a
Ludwigsburg University of Education	Ludwigsburg	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,962	5,500	limited		n/a	n/a	university of education
Leuphana University of Lüneburg	Lüneburg	Lower Saxony	public	1,946	10,000	yes		82	401-500
Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg	Magdeburg	Saxony-Anhalt	public	1,993	14,000	yes		52	601-800
University of Mainz	Mainz	Rhineland-Palatinate	public	1,477	31,000	yes		30	301-350
University of Mannheim	Mannheim	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,907	12,000	yes		64	201-250
Marburg University	Marburg	Hesse	public	1,527	21,000	yes		39	401-500		11
Munich School of Philosophy	Munich	Bavaria	ecclesiastical	1,925	500	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
LMU Munich	Munich	Bavaria	public	1,472	52,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	5	34		43
TU Munich	Munich	Bavaria	public	1,868	50,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	7	27	technical university	18
Münster University of Philosophy and Theology	Münster	North Rhine-Westphalia	ecclesiastical	2,004	500	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Münster	Münster	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,780	43,000	yes		16	195		8
Bundeswehr University Munich	Neubiberg	Bavaria	public	1,973	3,500	yes		94	n/a	military university, part of the German Armed Forces
Augustana Divinity School	Neuendettelsau	Bavaria	ecclesiastical	1,947	600	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane	Neuruppin	Brandenburg	private	2,014	2,500	yes		n/a	n/a	medical school
University of Technology Nuremberg	Nuremberg	Bavaria	public	2,021	20	yes		n/a	n/a	technical university
Oberusel Theological University	Oberusel	Hesse	ecclesiastical	1,949	200	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
EBS University for Business and Law	Oestrich-Winkel	Hesse	private	1,971	2,000	yes		n/a	n/a	law school
University of Oldenburg	Oldenburg	Lower Saxony	public	1,973	15,000	yes		49	n/a
University of Osnabrück	Osnabrück	Lower Saxony	public	1,629	13,500	yes		79	n/a
Paderborn Faculty of Theology	Paderborn	North Rhine-Westphalia	ecclesiastical	1,614	400	yes		127	n/a	theological faculty
University of Paderborn	Paderborn	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,972	20,000	yes		62	601-800
University of Passau	Passau	Bavaria	public	1,978	12,000	yes		58	601-800
University of Potsdam	Potsdam	Brandenburg	public	1,991	21,000	yes		14	201-250
University of Regensburg	Regensburg	Bavaria	public	1,962	21,000	yes		20	401-500
University of Rostock	Rostock	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	public	1,419	14,000	yes		73	n/a
Saarland University	Saarbrücken	Saarland	public	1,948	17,000	yes		47	501-600
University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd	Schwäbisch Gmünd	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,962	3,000	limited		n/a	n/a	university of education
University of Siegen	Siegen	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,972	17,000	yes		55	501-600
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer	Speyer	Rhineland-Palatinate	public	1,947	500	yes		127	n/a	university of administrative science
Stuttgart Free University	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg	private	1,946	600	yes		n/a	n/a
University of Stuttgart	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,829	23,000	yes		13	251-300
University of Hohenheim	Hohenheim	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,818	9,000	yes		48	n/a
Trier Faculty of Theology	Trier	Rhineland-Palatinate	ecclesiastical	1,950	150	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Trier	Trier	Rhineland-Palatinate	public	1,970	15,000	yes		56	n/a
University of Tübingen	Tübingen	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,477	28,000	yes	regarded as a university of excellence	15	98		11
University of Ulm	Ulm	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,967	10,000	yes		45	251-300
Vinzenz Pallotti University	Vallendar	Rhineland-Palatinate	ecclesiastical	1,946	400	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management	Vallendar	Rhineland-Palatinate	private	1,984	2,000	yes		n/a	n/a	business school
University of Vechta	Vechta	Lower Saxony	public	1,995	6,000	yes		75	n/a
Bauhaus-University Weimar	Weimar	Thuringia	public	1,860	4,000	yes		67	n/a
Weingarten University of Education	Weingarten	Baden-Württemberg	public	1,962	3,500	limited		n/a	n/a
Charlotte Fresenius University	Wiesbaden	Hesse	private	2,021	1,000	no		n/a	n/a	medical school
Witten/Herdecke University	Witten	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,982	3,000	yes		80	n/a
University of Wuppertal	Wuppertal	North Rhine-Westphalia	public	1,972	23,000	yes		54	601-800
Theological University Wuppertal	Wuppertal	North Rhine-Westphalia	ecclesiastical	1,974	200	yes		n/a	n/a	theological faculty
University of Würzburg	Würzburg	Bavaria	public	1,402	28,000	yes		19	179		14

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