69 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 476K citations received by 18.8K academic papers made by 69 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#18 in Europe

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#24 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#36 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#52 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#56 in Europe

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

6. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#69 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#95 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#103 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#104 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#119 in Europe

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

11. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#124 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Europe

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

13. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#131 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#136 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#158 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#159 in Europe

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

17. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#161 in Europe

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

18. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#165 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#179 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#190 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

21. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#193 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

22. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#240 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

23. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#245 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

24. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#246 in Europe

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

25. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#255 in Europe

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

26. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#256 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

27. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#260 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

28. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#267 in Europe

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

29. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#275 in Europe

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

30. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#277 in Europe

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

31. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#289 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

32. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#293 in Europe

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

33. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#297 in Europe

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

34. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#304 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#306 in Europe

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

36. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#307 in Europe

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

37. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#312 in Europe

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#320 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

39. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#327 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

40. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#331 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

41. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#332 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

42. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#339 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

43. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#342 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

44. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

45. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#355 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#357 in Europe

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

47. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

48. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

49. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#375 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

51. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

52. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#399 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

53. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

54. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

55. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#411 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

56. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#418 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

57. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#437 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

58. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

59. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

60. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1523 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

61. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#478 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

62. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#483 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

63. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

64. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

65. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

66. Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,570
Founded: 1969

67. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

68. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

69. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#577 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Renewable Energy Engineering in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Karlsruhe, Berlin, and Stuttgart.