Do you know which universities in Germany are the oldest, the most innovative, the largest or the most international? After reading this article you will know. Learn more about the advantages of studying a university degree in Germany (either undergraduate or postgraduate), as well as the best universities in this European country.
Why study in Germany?
Germany has been recognized for decades and by many international education groups as one of the most supportive countries for students seeking a degree in a country other than their own; this internationally.
Complementing this recognition is the fact that the tuition fees charged by many German universities are close to zero, making studying in Germany an attractive and exciting prospect for students wishing to attend school in a country other than their own (and without going into debt or draining your family’s savings). In addition, Germany has some of the best universities not only in Europe, but in the whole world.
Remember that after studying in Germany you must validate your degree with SUNEDU.
The best universities in Germany
Timer Higher Education (abbreviated as THE), publishes a ranking of 1,000 of the best universities in the world every year. In 2020, there were 10 German universities that were included in this list:
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (34th place)
- Technische Universität München (41st place)
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (45th place)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (rank 62)
- RWTH Aachen (rank 79)
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (82nd place)
- Freie Universität Berlin (Room 88)
- Technische Universität Berlin (Room 92)
- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (rank 94)
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (rank 100)
The most innovative German universities
This year’s Reuters ranking includes 23 German universities among the 100 most innovative universities in Europe. Reuters rankings are based on ten criteria. For example, aspects such as the number of patent applications or the number of listed economic publications are taken into account.
The top three ranked universities in Germany in this category are:
- Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen (5th place)
- Technische Universität München (6th place)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (8th place)
The German university with the highest number of Nobel Prize winners
Among the graduates of the Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), there are as many as sixteen Nobel laureates: specifically, in the field of physics, chemistry, and medicine. While among the students of the universities of Heidelberg and Göttingen, we can find fourteen Nobel Prize winners.
This not only demonstrates the capacity of their teachers, but also the good condition of their facilities and the support that these universities give their students.
The largest university in Germany
More than 76,000 people currently study at Hagen University. Likewise, it is the only state university in Germany that offers exclusively part-time and distance learning. However, when it comes to the largest university with all its students in face-to-face classes, it is considered that the largest university in Germany is Cologne (Universität zu Köln), which is attended by more than 53,000 students.
The oldest university in Germany
The oldest in Germany and one of the oldest in Europe is the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; which was founded in the year 1386. It is one of the main medical schools in the entire European continent. We also meet the German Cancer Research Center (German das Deutsche Krebsforschungszentrum). Other fields of study in Heidelberg are: Neurobiology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Legal Sciences. This university was the first in Germany to establish branches abroad as well; for example, today it has branches in Santiago de Chile, New York, Kyoto and in Delhi, India.
The most international university in Germany
The Technische Universität München appears again in this category; since here, almost one in four students is a foreigner. In this year’s THE ranking, the Technical University of Munich has the highest proportion of students from other countries: around 23%. However, the real first place belongs to a small private music school in Berlin: The Bareinboim-Said-Akademie; Although 40 people studied here in 2018, 90% of them were actually foreign students.
