List of universities in Germany
This is a list of the universities in Germany, of which there are about seventy. The list also includes German Technische Universitäten, 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 Highest ranked universities in Germany include some research oriented universities for MS, MBA, medical and engineering.
The list does not, however, cover the German Fachhochschulen 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 most cannot award doctorate degrees on their own.
A private university is included in the list if it awards its own doctorate degree.
In general, public German universities do not charge tuition fees. At many universities this usually also applies to foreign students, though regulations for non-EU foreign citizens differ regionally. Universities may charge small fees for administrative costs.
Universities by years of existence
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. These are not included in this list.
| University | Year of establishment | Students | Location |
| Heidelberg University | 1386 | 31,500 | Heidelberg |
| Leipzig University | 1409 | 29,500 | Leipzig |
| University of Rostock | 1419 | 14,000 | Rostock |
| University of Greifswald | 1456 | 12,000 | Greifswald |
| University of Freiburg | 1457 | 24,700 | Freiburg |
| University of Munich | 1472 | 50,918 | Munich |
| University of Tübingen | 1477 | 28,700 | Tübingen |
| University of Halle-Wittenberg | 1502 | 18,500 | Halle |
| University of Marburg | 1527 | 24,000 | Marburg |
| University of Jena | 1558 | 19,000 | Jena |
Universities alphabetically
A–D
- RWTH Aachen
- University of Bamberg
- University of Bayreuth
- Berlin University of the Arts
- Free University of Berlin
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Technical University of Berlin
- Bielefeld University
- 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
E–H
- Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
- University of Erfurt
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- ESCP Business School
- University of Flensburg
- Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
- Viadrina University
- Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
- Zeppelin University
- University of Freiburg
- University of Giessen
- University of Göttingen
- University of Greifswald
- University of Hagen
- University of Halle-Wittenberg
- University of Hamburg
- HafenCity University Hamburg
- Hamburg University of Technology
- Helmut Schmidt University
- Hertie School of Governance
- Leibniz University Hannover
- University of Heidelberg
- University of Hildesheim
- University of Hohenheim
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 Maximilian University of Munich
- Bundeswehr University Munich
- Ukrainian Free University Munich
- University of Münster
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
O–Z
- 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
- University of Vechta
- University of Weimar
- Witten/Herdecke University
- University of Wuppertal
- University of Würzburg
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
- Leibniz University 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
- Bielefeld University
- 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
- 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
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
East
- Berlin University of the Arts
- Dresden University of Technology
- Free University of Berlin
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Hertie School of Governance
- 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
South
- University of Augsburg
- University of Bamberg
- University of Bayreuth
- Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- University of Freiburg
- Zeppelin University
- University of Heidelberg
- University of Hohenheim
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- University of Konstanz
- 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
- Leibniz University Hannover
- Ilmenau University of Technology
- Kaiserslautern University of Technology
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Technical University of Munich
- University of Stuttgart