Rankings: The 55 best universities in Germany for 2027

55 universities in Germany appear in at least one of the three major global university rankings. The table orders them by their combined world position.

#	University	QS 2027	THE 2027	ARWU 2026
1	Technical University of Munich (TUM)Munich	25	25	45
2	Ludwig Maximilians University MunichMunich	61	41	49
3	Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg	86	45	59
4	University of BonnBonn	209	89	69
5	RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen	104	90	201
6	Humboldt University BerlinBerlin	140	91	–
7	Freie Universität BerlinBerlin	98	113	–
8	University of FreiburgFreiburg	245	139	101
9	University of TübingenTübingen	230	101	151
10	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Karlsruhe	110	143	201
11	Universität HamburgHamburg	209	129	201
12	University of GöttingenGöttingen	261	133	151
13	Dresden University of TechnologyDresden	185	168	151
14	Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main	376	193	151
15	University of CologneCologne	269	163	151
16	University of MünsterMünster	370	194	151
17	Technische Universität BerlinBerlin	158	171	201
18	University of WürzburgWürzburg	430	182	201
19	FAU Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	218	201	201
20	Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf	951	284	201
21	Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz	500	296	201
22	KUKiel UniversityKiel	620	401	201
23	Leipzig UniversityLeipzig	540	–	201
24	Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena	567	217	401
25	University of PotsdamPotsdam	500	247	301
26	TU DarmstadtDarmstadt	250	284	501
27	Ruhr University BochumBochum	402	261	301
28	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	801	292	301
29	UMUniversity of MarburgMarburg	951	376	301
30	University of StuttgartStuttgart	318	301	301
31	Leibniz Universität HannoverHannover	470	351	401
32	University of BremenBremen	581	351	501
33	Constructor UniversityBremen	–	376	–
34	University of HohenheimStuttgart	771	376	701
35	Justus Liebig University of GiessenGießen	521	401	401
36	MLUMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle	801	–	401
37	Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken	588	401	401
38	University of RegensburgRegensburg	696	451	401
39	Hannover Medical SchoolHannover	–	–	501
40	Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg	–	501	–
41	Universität zu LübeckLübeck	–	–	501
42	UGUniversity of GreifswaldGreifswald	1,001	501	–
43	URUniversity of RostockRostock	901	–	501
44	Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg	721	551	–
45	Paderborn UniversityPaderborn	1,201	601	–
46	RPTUKaiserslautern and Landau	1,401	601	701
47	University of AugsburgAugsburg	1,401	–	601
48	Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburg	646	651	801
49	Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig	781	651	701
50	European University CyprusFrankfurt am Main	–	701	–
51	Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld	1,001	–	801
52	Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergCottbus	–	801	–
53	Clausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-Zellerfeld	–	1,001	–
54	University of BambergBamberg	1,201	–	–
55	Trier UniversityTrier	1,401	–	–

About these rankings

Each ranking uses its own method, so a university can sit in quite different positions across them. A dash (–) means the university is not included in that ranking.

QS World University Rankings combine surveys of academics and employers with measures such as citations per faculty, staff-to-student ratio and the share of international staff and students.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings assess teaching, the research environment, research quality, international outlook and links with industry.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) are based on research output: highly cited researchers, papers in leading journals, and Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals won by staff and alumni.

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