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List of Universities in Germany

here is a comprehensive list of universities in Germany with some brief information about each of them:

  • Technical University of Munich (TUM): TUM is a research university located in Munich. It was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious technical universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including engineering, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU): LMU is a public research university located in Munich. It was founded in 1472 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • Humboldt University of Berlin: HU Berlin is a public research university located in Berlin. It was founded in 1810 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • Freie Universität Berlin: FU Berlin is a public research university located in Berlin. It was founded in 1948 and is one of the most renowned universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin): TU Berlin is a research university located in Berlin. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the largest and most prestigious technical universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including engineering, natural sciences, and economics.

  • University of Heidelberg: Heidelberg University is a public research university located in Heidelberg. It was founded in 1386 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Germany. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • University of Bonn: The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn. It was founded in 1818 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • University of Cologne: The University of Cologne is a public research university located in Cologne. It was founded in 1388 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • University of Hamburg: The University of Hamburg is a public research university located in Hamburg. It was founded in 1919 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • University of Mannheim: The University of Mannheim is a public research university located in Mannheim. It was founded in 1967 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including economics, social sciences, and law.

  • University of Stuttgart: The University of Stuttgart is a public research university located in Stuttgart. It was founded in 1829 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including engineering, natural sciences, and humanities.

  • Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden): TU Dresden is a public research university located in Dresden. It was founded in 1828 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including engineering, natural sciences, and humanities.

  • University of Frankfurt: The University of Frankfurt is a public research university located in Frankfurt. It was founded in 1914 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

  • University of Göttingen: The University of Göttingen is a public research university located in Göttingen. It was founded in 1737 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of study, including humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, and medicine.

here is a list of universities of applied sciences in Germany with some brief information about each of them:

  • Aachen University of Applied Sciences: Aachen University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Aachen. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, and design.

  • Berlin University of Applied Sciences: Berlin University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Berlin. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences: Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Frankfurt. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Hochschule Darmstadt - University of Applied Sciences: Hochschule Darmstadt is a public university of applied sciences located in Darmstadt. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Munich University of Applied Sciences: Munich University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Munich. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Nuremberg Institute of Technology: Nuremberg Institute of Technology is a public university of applied sciences located in Nuremberg. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences: Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Karlsruhe. It was founded in 1878 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences: Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Lemgo. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • Esslingen University of Applied Sciences: Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Esslingen. It was founded in 1914 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover is a public university of applied sciences located in Hannover. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • University of Applied Sciences Augsburg: University of Applied Sciences Augsburg is a public university of applied sciences located in Augsburg. It was founded in 1971 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

  • University of Applied Sciences Bremen: University of Applied Sciences Bremen is a public university of applied sciences located in Bremen. It was founded in 1982 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of study, including engineering, economics, social sciences, and design.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list of universities of applied sciences in Germany, as there may be other institutions of higher education in the country.


This is only a List / Database of Institutions

  1. AKAD Fernstudium

  2. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

  3. Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin

  4. Augustana Hochschule

  5. Bauhaus Universität Weimar

  6. Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

  7. Bergische Universität Wuppertal

  8. Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin

  9. Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

  10. Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

  11. CBS International Business School

  12. Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel

  13. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

  14. Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer

  15. Diploma Hochschule

  16. Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg

  17. E.A.P. Europäische Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin

  18. Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

  19. EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht

  20. Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

  21. EUFH - Hochschule für Gesundheit

  22. Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

  23. European College of Liberal Arts

  24. Evangelische Hhochschule Moritzburg

  25. Evangelische Hochschule Berlin

  26. Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt

  27. Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg

  28. Evangelische Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Dresden (FH)

  29. Evangelische Hochschule Hamburg

  30. Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg

  31. Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg

  32. Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe in Bochum (EvH RWL

  33. Fachhochschule Aachen

  34. Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft

  35. Fachhochschule des Mittelstandes (FHM)

  36. Fachhochschule Dortmund

  37. Fachhochschule Erfurt

  38. Fachhochschule für die Wirtschaft Hannover

  39. Fachhochschule Kiel

  40. Fachhochschule Münster

  41. Fachhochschule Potsdam

  42. Fachhochschule Schwäbisch Hall

  43. Fachhochschule Südwestfalen

  44. Fachhochschule Wedel

  45. Fachhochschule Westküste, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik

  46. Fern-Fachhochschule Hamburg

  47. Fernuniversität Gesamthochschule Hagen

  48. FOM Hochschule

  49. Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

  50. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

  51. Freie Kunst-Studienstätte Ottersberg

  52. Freie Universität Berlin

  53. Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

  54. Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena

  55. Georg-August Universität Göttingen

  56. Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie

  57. Hafencity Universität Hamburg

  58. Handelshochschule Leipzig

  59. HAW Hamburg

  60. HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst

  61. Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf

  62. Hertie School of Governance

  63. Hochschule Aalen

  64. Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

  65. Hochschule Anhalt (FH), Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften

  66. Hochschule Augsburg

  67. Hochschule Biberach

  68. Hochschule Bielefeld

  69. Hochschule Bochum

  70. Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

  71. Hochschule Bremen

  72. Hochschule Bremerhaven

  73. Hochschule Coburg

  74. Hochschule Darmstadt

  75. Hochschule der Medien

  76. Hochschule Düsseldorf

  77. Hochschule Emden/Leer

  78. Hochschule Esslingen

  79. Hochschule Flensburg

  80. Hochschule Fresenius

  81. Hochschule Fulda

  82. Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

  83. Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg

  84. Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (HNEE)

  85. Hochschule für Philosophie München

  86. Hochschule für Politik (HFP)

  87. Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart

  88. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

  89. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes

  90. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH)

  91. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Karlsruhe

  92. Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig

  93. Hochschule Furtwangen

  94. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Ludwigshafen

  95. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

  96. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

  97. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen

  98. Hochschule Hannover

  99. Hochschule Harz, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (FH)

  100. Hochschule Heilbronn (HHN)

  101. Hochschule Hof

  102. Hochschule Kaiserslautern

  103. Hochschule Kempten

  104. Hochschule Koblenz

  105. Hochschule Konstanz, Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung

  106. Hochschule Landshut

  107. Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal

  108. Hochschule Mainz

  109. Hochschule Mannheim

  110. Hochschule Merseburg

  111. Hochschule Mittweida, University of Applied Sciences

  112. Hochschule München

  113. Hochschule Neubrandenburg

  114. Hochschule Neu-Ulm

  115. Hochschule Niederrhein

  116. Hochschule Nordhausen

  117. Hochschule Offenburg

  118. Hochschule Osnabrück

  119. Hochschule Pforzheim

  120. Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten

  121. Hochschule Reutlingen

  122. Hochschule RheinMain

  123. Hochschule Rottenburg

  124. Hochschule Schmalkalden

  125. Hochschule Stralsund

  126. Hochschule Trier

  127. Hochschule Vechta

  128. Hochschule Weihenstephan

  129. Hochschule Wismar

  130. Hochschule Worms

  131. Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz

  132. Humboldt Universität Berlin

  133. Internationales Hochschulinstitut Zittau

  134. International School of Management

  135. International School of Management ISM Dortmund

  136. International School of New Media, University of Lübeck

  137. IUBH Internationale Hochschule

  138. Jacobs University Bremen

  139. Jade Hochschule

  140. Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz

  141. Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

  142. Justus Liebig Universität Gießen

  143. Karlshochschule International University

  144. Karlshochschule International University

  145. Katholische Hochschule Freiburg

  146. Katholische Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Saarbrücken

  147. Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin

  148. Katholische Hochschule Mainz

  149. Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen

  150. Katholische Stiftungshochschule München

  151. Katholische Universität Eichstätt

  152. Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel

  153. Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

  154. Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Hochschule für Gestaltung

  155. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

  156. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

  157. Lutherische Theologische Hochschule Oberursel

  158. Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg

  159. Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

  160. Merz Akademie, Hochschule für Gestaltung Stuttgart

  161. Munich Business School

  162. Musikhochschule Trossingen

  163. Muthesius Kunsthochschule

  164. Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Akademie, Isny

  165. Nordakademie, Hochschule der Wirtschaft

  166. Northern Institute of Technology Management (NIT)

  167. Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

  168. Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften

  169. Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg

  170. Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

  171. Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg

  172. Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg

  173. Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe

  174. Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg

  175. Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd

  176. Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

  177. Phillips-Universität Marburg

  178. Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule der Salesianer Don Boscos

  179. Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Münster

  180. Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule SVD Sankt Augustin

  181. Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Vallendar

  182. Popakademie Baden-Württemberg

  183. Private Fachhochschule Göttingen

  184. Private Hanseuniversität

  185. Private Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik | PHWT

  186. Private Universität Witten/Herdecke

  187. Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

  188. Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln (RFH)

  189. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn

  190. Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

  191. Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  192. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

  193. Schiller International University, Heidelberg

  194. SRH Fernhochschule

  195. SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

  196. SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

  197. SRH University of Applied Sciences

  198. Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin

  199. Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg

  200. Technische Hochschule Brandenburg

  201. Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola

  202. Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

  203. Technische Hochschule Lübeck

  204. Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen

  205. Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm

  206. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe

  207. Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

  208. Technische Hochschule (TH) Bingen

  209. Technische Hochschule Ulm

  210. Technische Hochschule Wildau

  211. Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt

  212. Technischen Hochschule Deggendorf

  213. Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg

  214. Technische Universität Berlin

  215. Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina Braunschweig

  216. Technische Universität Chemnitz

  217. Technische Universität Clausthal

  218. Technische Universität Darmstadt

  219. Technische Universität Dortmund

  220. Technische Universität Dresden

  221. Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg

  222. Technische Universität Ilmenau

  223. Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

  224. Technische Universität München

  225. Theologische Fakultät Paderborn

  226. Theologische Fakultät Trier

  227. Theologische Hochschule Friedensau

  228. Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover

  229. Universität Augsburg

  230. Universität Bayreuth

  231. Universität Bielefeld

  232. Universität Bremen

  233. Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg

  234. Universität der Bundeswehr München

  235. Universität Der Künste Berlin (UDK)

  236. Universität des Saarlandes

  237. Universität Duisburg-Essen

  238. Universität Erfurt

  239. Universität Flensburg

  240. Universität Fridericana Karlsruhe (Technische Hochschule)

  241. Universität Greifswald

  242. Universität Hamburg

  243. Universität Hannover

  244. Universität Hildesheim

  245. Universität Hohenheim

  246. Universität Kassel

  247. Universität Koblenz-Landau

  248. Universität Köln

  249. Universität Konstanz

  250. Universität Leipzig

  251. Universität Mannheim

  252. Universität Osnabrück

  253. Universität Paderborn

  254. Universität Passau

  255. Universität Potsdam

  256. Universität Regensburg

  257. Universität Rostock

  258. Universität Siegen

  259. Universität Stuttgart

  260. Universität Trier

  261. Universität Ulm

  262. Westfälische Hochschule

  263. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

  264. Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (FH)

  265. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule

  266. Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung, Otto-Beisheim Hochschule

  267. Zeppelin University

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