Top Universities in Germany by Subject

Again, there is only one German entrant in this ranking: the University of Göttingen, up from 51-100 to 45^th.

17 German universities are featured in the earth & marine sciences ranking, with six sharing the top position of 51-100 in the world for this subject: Christian-Albrechts-University zu Kiel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Universität Bremen, Universität Frankfurt am Main, Universität Hamburg and Universität Potsdam.

Looking at the economics ranking, Universität Mannheim climbed from 51-100 to rank 44^th this year, making it the highest ranked of Germany’s 24 entrants.

Germany has 10 entrants in the education ranking, with Freie Universitaet Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin both ranked 51-100.

18 top universities in Germany are featured in the electrical engineering ranking, led by the Technical University of Munich, which climbed an impressive 17 spots to rank joint 20^th.

Freie Universitaet Berlin is the highest-ranked university for English language & literature in 2018, up 10 places to rank 37^th. There are 10 more top universities in Germany featured in the English ranking.

Germany has 13 entrants in the environmental science ranking, with the Technical University of Munich leading the way at 51-100 in the world, up from 101-150.

There are 11 top universities in Germany in the geography ranking, led by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, which climbed six places to rank 22^nd.

Germany has 11 entrants in the history ranking, including three in the top 50, with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin the highest-ranked at 30^th.

No German institutions were featured in the hospitality & leisure management ranking this year.

There are 14 German institutions in this year’s law school ranking. The highest-ranked was previously Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, but Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München now takes the top spot at joint 35^th, up 14 places from last year.

Germany is represented by three institutions in the library & information management ranking, led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München at 29^th.

Of the 20 German universities in the linguistics ranking, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is again the highest-ranked, climbing four places to rank 29^th in the world this year.

25 top universities in Germany are featured in the materials science ranking, led by RWTH Aachen University, which is up six places to rank 22^nd in the world this year.

The Technical University of Munich is the highest-ranked of Germany’s 26 entries in the mathematics ranking, up five places to rank joint 45^th. Also in the top 50 is Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn at 50^th.

Five of Germany’s 19 representatives in the mechanical engineering ranking are in the global top 50, with RWTH Aachen University its highest-ranked, up four places to rank 19^th.

Those wishing to train as a doctor in Germany have 31 top medical schools to choose from, with Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin the best of the bunch, having climbed from 51-100 to 33^rd place. You can read advice on how to study medicine in Germany here.

There are only two top universities in Germany in the mining engineering ranking, with Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg down this year but nonetheless remaining the highest-ranked German entrant, at 16^th.

If you’re looking to study modern languages in Germany, there are 15 top universities in Germany for this subject, with Freie Universität Berlin climbing nine places to rank joint 26^th.

No German institutions were ranked in this year’s nursing school ranking.

Germany has five top performing arts schools, led by the specialized college of music Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, up 14 places to rank 36^th.

Of Germany’s 19 entrants in the pharmacy ranking, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is the highest-ranked, up five places to rank 45^th.

There are 16 German representatives in the philosophy ranking, three of which are in the global top 50. Its highest-ranked entrant is Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, ranked 12^th.

Germany has an impressive 44 entrants in the physics ranking, including five in the top 50. Its highest-ranked entrant overall is the Technical University of Munich, up five places to rank 16^th.

There are nine German entrants in the politics ranking, with Freie Universitaet Berlin leading the way in 19^th place.

Germany has 23 entrants in the psychology ranking, with its three highest-ranked all placed 51-100: Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Three German universities are featured in the social policy ranking this year, led by Freie Universität Berlin at joint 31^st.

17 top universities in Germany are featured in the sociology ranking, led by Freie Universität Berlin, ranked 20^th this year. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is not far behind, at joint 23^rd.

Germany has two entrants ranked among the world’s best for sports-related subjects, both ranked 51-100: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and Universität Freiburg.

Seven top German universities are featured in the statistics ranking, four of which are ranked 51-100: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (up from 101-150), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, RWTH Aachen University and Technische Universität Berlin.

This year’s theology ranking saw Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen overtake Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg as the highest-ranked of Germany’s nine entrants, climbing nine places to rank joint sixth.

Germany has just two entrants in the veterinary science ranking, led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, which retains its position of 25^th this year.

This article was originally published in March 2018. It was updated in February 2019.

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