82 Best universities for Cardiology 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 Cardiology. A graph of 4.8M citations received by 161K academic papers made by 82 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Cardiology

#2 in Europe

#16 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cardiology

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

3. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cardiology

#16 in Europe

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

4. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Cardiology

#20 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cardiology

#22 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cardiology

#23 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

7. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Cardiology

#32 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Cardiology

#38 in Europe

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

9. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Cardiology

#41 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Cardiology

#43 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

11. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Cardiology

#45 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

12. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Cardiology

#48 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Cardiology

#56 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

14. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Cardiology

#57 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cardiology

#60 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cardiology

#61 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Cardiology

#64 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

18. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Cardiology

#65 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

19. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cardiology

#74 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Cardiology

#77 in Europe

#224 in the World

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

21. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Cardiology

#79 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cardiology

#80 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

23. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Cardiology

#85 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

24. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Cardiology

#92 in Europe

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

25. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Cardiology

#93 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Cardiology

#94 in Europe

#251 in the World

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

27. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Cardiology

#97 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Cardiology

#100 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Cardiology

#122 in Europe

#310 in the World

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

30. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Cardiology

#134 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

31. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Cardiology

#142 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

32. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Cardiology

#158 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Cardiology

#161 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

34. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Cardiology

#167 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

35. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Cardiology

#175 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

36. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Cardiology

#198 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

37. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Cardiology

#202 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

38. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Cardiology

#213 in Europe

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

39. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Cardiology

#250 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

40. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Cardiology

#280 in Europe

#784 in the World

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

41. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Cardiology

#307 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

42. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cardiology

#322 in Europe

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

43. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cardiology

#326 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Cardiology

#330 in Europe

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

45. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cardiology

#332 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

46. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Cardiology

#356 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

47. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Cardiology

#357 in Europe

#1116 in the World

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

48. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Cardiology

#358 in Europe

#1117 in the World

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

49. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cardiology

#364 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

50. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Cardiology

#385 in Europe

#1213 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

51. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Cardiology

#390 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

52. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Cardiology

#429 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

53. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Cardiology

#438 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

54. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Cardiology

#460 in Europe

#1482 in the World

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

55. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Cardiology

#489 in Europe

#1596 in the World

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

56. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Cardiology

#496 in Europe

#1622 in the World

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

57. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Cardiology

#507 in Europe

#1652 in the World

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

58. Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

For Cardiology

#520 in Europe

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,287
Founded: 1996

59. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Cardiology

#523 in Europe

#1702 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Cardiology

#527 in Europe

#1719 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Cardiology

#534 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Cardiology

#541 in Europe

#1765 in the World

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

63. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Cardiology

#565 in Europe

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

64. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Cardiology

#566 in Europe

#1863 in the World

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

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Cardiology

#567 in Europe

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

66. University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Bavaria | Landshut

For Cardiology

#582 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Enrollment: 4,533
Founded: 1978

67. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Cardiology

#590 in Europe

#1981 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

68. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Cardiology

#594 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

69. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Cardiology

#596 in Europe

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

70. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Cardiology

#609 in Europe

#2059 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

71. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Cardiology

#624 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

72. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Cardiology

#626 in Europe

#2173 in the World

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

73. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

For Cardiology

#631 in Europe

#2193 in the World

Enrollment: 4,161
Founded: 1967

74. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Cardiology

#632 in Europe

#2197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

75. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Cardiology

#634 in Europe

#2199 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

76. University of Kassel

For Cardiology

#647 in Europe

#2264 in the World

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

77. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Cardiology

#657 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

78. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Cardiology

#661 in Europe

#2338 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

79. Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Kempten

For Cardiology

#662 in Europe

#2339 in the World

Enrollment: 5,337
Founded: 1977

80. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Cardiology

#667 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

81. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Cardiology

#706 in Europe

#2575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

82. Steinbeis University

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Cardiology

#712 in Europe

#2596 in the World

Enrollment: 6,344
Founded: 1998

The best cities to study Cardiology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Berlin, Hanover, and Frankfurt.

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics39

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Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)75

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Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)145

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