This is a list of the roundabout 70 universities in Germany. The list also includes the 13 German "universities of technology" which have official and full university status, but which usually focus on education in the natural sciences rather than covering the whole spectrum of academic disciplines.

However, the list does not cover the German Fachhochschulen (Universities of applied sciences) and institutions that cover only certain disciplines such as business or fine arts, Engineering Sciences, because those do not have all of the responsibilities and only have Undergraduate Degree Programs - Diplom FH (240E.C.T.S.) equivalent to a Bachelor's of Honours Degrees and they are allowed to run only Postgraduate Degree Programs that lead to a Master's Degrees, not like as among other Universities which they can award and Doctorate Degrees.

[edit] Universities by years of existence

The University of Heidelberg is the oldest university in present Germany.

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

This is a list of the ten oldest universities in present Germany by count of the years of their existence.

Some other formerly German universities, for instance the Charles University in Prague (now in the Czech Republic) are no longer on German territory. Also, some universities were established in the 14th/15th century, but shut down for longer periods and later re-opened (e.g. the universities of Cologne, Erfurt or Würzburg). These are not included in this list.

[edit] Universities alphabetically

[edit] A-D

Humboldt University of Berlin is the oldest university in Germany's capital city, Berlin.

• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• University of Bielefeld
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• University of Bremen
• Jacobs University Bremen
• University of Cologne
• University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Duisburg)
• University of Düsseldorf

[edit] E-H

The University of Freiburg

Festive hall of the University of Göttingen.

• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• University of Erfurt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Essen)
• University of Flensburg
• University of Frankfurt am Main
• Viadrina University (Frankfurt an der Oder)
• University of Freiburg
• University of Giessen
• University of Göttingen
• University of Greifswald
• Fernuniversität Hagen (distance learning; open university)
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Wittenberg)
• University of Hamburg
• Helmut Schmidt University (University of the Bundeswehr, Hamburg)
• University of Hannover
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Hohenheim

[edit] I-N

Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich is among the best-ranked institutions of higher education in Germany.

• University of Jena
• University of Karlsruhe
• University of Kassel
• University of Kiel
• University of Koblenz
• University of Konstanz
• University of Leipzig
• University of Lübeck
• University of Lüneburg
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Mainz
• University of Mannheim
• University of Marburg
• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
• Universität der Bundeswehr München
• University of Münster
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

[edit] O-Z

University of Tübingen

• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Passau
• University of Paderborn
• University of Potsdam
• University of Regensburg
• University of Rostock
• Saarland University
• University of Siegen
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart)
• University of Trier
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Halle)
• University of Wuppertal
• University of Würzburg

[edit] Universities by geographic region

[edit] 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 Kiel
• University of Lübeck
• University of Lüneburg
• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Rostock
• University of Vechta

[edit] West

• University of Bielefeld
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• University of Cologne
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Düsseldorf
• University of Frankfurt am Main
• University of Giessen
• Fernuniversität Hagen (distance learning; open university)
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Hohenheim
• University of Karlsruhe
• University of Kassel
• University of Koblenz
• University of Mainz
• University of Mannheim
• University of Marburg
• University of Münster
• University of Paderborn
• Saarland University
• University of Trier
• University of Siegen
• University of Wuppertal

[edit] East

• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• University of Erfurt
• Viadrina University (Frankfurt an der Oder)
• University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Jena
• University of Leipzig
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Potsdam
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Halle)

[edit] South

• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Konstanz
• Universität der Bundeswehr München
• University of Munich
• University of Passau
• University of Regensburg
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart)
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Würzburg

[edit] Universities of Technology by location

Dresden's University Library reading room

• RWTH Aachen
• Technical University of Berlin
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Dortmund University of Technology
• Dresden University of Technology
• Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Ilmenau University of Technology
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Technical University of Munich
• University of Karlsruhe KIT

[edit] International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 200.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Education in Germany
• List of oldest universities in continuous operation

[edit] External links

• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service)
• www.study-in-germany.de
• Higher Education Compass: complete list of German universities
• krawumm.de (sortable directory of all German universities)