Universities 

categories of Higher Education Institutions 

More than 400 state-recognised institutions of higher education can be found across Germany. Together, they offer some 20,000 different study programmes.

Universities 
scientific-research oriented

Universities of Applied Sciences
oriented towards professional practice

Universities
of Art, Film and Music

Duale Hochschulen

State-Funded
and Private Universities

for International Students  

Top Universities In Germany

source: studying-in-germany.org

Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg

Humboldt University of Berlin

KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Free University of Berlin

RWTH Aachen University

Berlin Institute of Technology

Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg

Selection Example 

Universities in the most populous federal state of Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

RWTH Aachen University

University of Düsseldorf

University of Cologne

University of Münster

University Duisburg-Essen

Ruhr University of Bochum

University of Dortmund

University of Bielefeld

University of Wuppertal