List of Universities in Germany

You may be finding a lot of information on internet about studying abroad and free education. Then surely Germany is the best option. Here you will find a list of universities in Germany for your convenience. Germany offers in most of its universities tuition free education. In Germany, there are almost 380 universities with more than 1600 courses with a lot of taught in English medium of instruction.

Types of universities

There are different types of universities in Germany and one has to choose a correct university for himself in order to save time and get timely admission. There are mainly 3 types of universities in Germany currently with their respective styles as follows:

• Universities of applied sciences

In such types of universities, focus is mainly on professional application than of theory. Such type of universities are called Fachhochschulen and Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften in German language. Mainly taught subjects here are training oriented for example economics, computer science, social sciences, and medicine etc. As per current statistics, on average 1 million of students are currently studying in 246 universities of applied science. 

• Universities

The universities are typically theory based institutions where more focus is given to theory, ideas and research. Some universities are however subject specialization based which are called technical universities such as  Technische Universität Hamburg. Other type of universities are universities of education (Pädagogische Hochschule, PH) where teacher training programs are run. As per latest statistics, there currently almost 1.9 million students studying in all such type of universities.

• Colleges of arts, film, and music

As the name shows the types of subjects taught in their colleges and Institution. The taught subjects are music, architecture, visual arts, drama, dance, industrial and fashion design etc. Mostly taught programs here are in German language and there may be an entrance exam to get admission here.

• Dual universities

There are many universities in Germany that taught dual degree programs. These programs include a part of studies as theory based and a part of course as working on a professional premises.

Tuition free universities?

There are a lot of tuition free universities in Germany and important thing is that you will have to check first which country offers such courses. Most of universities just charge €200 to €700 as semester contribution. So if you also want to study in Germany without tuition fees, then Germany could the best option for you.

Here is a lit of universities for you to choose a suitable one for you:

• RWTH Aachen University
• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Berlin University of the Arts
• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Technical University of Berlin
• University of Bielefeld
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• University of Bremen
• Jacobs University Bremen
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• University of Cologne
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Technical University of Dortmund
• Dresden University of Technology
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Düsseldorf
• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin
• University of Erfurt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Essen)
• University of Flensburg
• Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
• Viadrina University (Frankfurt an der Oder)
• Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
• Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen)
• University of Freiburg
• University of Giessen
• University of Göttingen
• University of Greifswald
• University of Hagen (distance learning; open university)
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Wittenberg)
• University of Hamburg
• HafenCity University Hamburg
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Helmut Schmidt University (University of the Bundeswehr, Hamburg)
• Hertie School of Governance (private institution with university status, awards PhD)
• University of Hannover
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Hohenheim
• Technical University of Ilmenau
• University of Jena
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• University of Kassel
• University of Kiel
• University of Koblenz-Landau
• University of Konstanz
• University of Leipzig
• University of Lübeck
• Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Mainz
• University of Mannheim
• University of Marburg
• Technical University of Munich
• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
• Bundeswehr University Munich
• Ukrainian Free University Munich (private university; awards PhD)
• University of Münster
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Paderborn
• University of Passau
• University of Potsdam
• University of Regensburg
• University of Rostock
• Saarland University
• University of Siegen
• German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Trier
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Halle-Wittenberg (also in Halle)
• University of Vechta
• University of Weimar
• Witten/Herdecke University
• University of Wuppertal
• University of Würzburg

List of top 10 oldest universities in Germany

Name of University                          Year of establishment            City

List of technical universities

These universities offer subject based specialization.

• RWTH Aachen University
• Technical University of Berlin
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• Technical University of Dortmund
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Dresden University of Technology
• Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
• Hamburg University of Technology
• University of Hannover
• Ilmenau University of Technology
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Technical University of Munich
• University of Stuttgart