Notable Universities in Germany

A closer look at 20 universities in Germany — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Hochschule für Musik Detmold	Detmold	Public	1946	German	Instrumental PerformanceVocal PerformanceConducting
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management	Frankfurt am Main	Private	1957	English, German	FinanceManagementEconomics
Fachhochschule Dortmund	Dortmund	Public	1971	German, English	EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness Administration
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Public	1994	German, English	Automotive EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness Administration
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg	Heidelberg	Public	1386	German, English	MedicineBiosciencesPhysics
Universität Köln	Cologne	Public	1388	German, English	EconomicsLawSocial Sciences
Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg	Würzburg	Public	1402	German, English	MedicinePhysicsChemistry
Universität Leipzig	Leipzig	Public	1409	German, English	HumanitiesNatural SciencesMedicine
Universität Rostock	Rostock	Public	1419	German, English	Marine SciencesMedicineEngineering
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald	Greifswald	Public	1456	German, English	MedicineLawPharmacy
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg	Freiburg im Breisgau	Public	1457	German, English	HumanitiesNatural SciencesMedicine
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Munich	Public	1472	German, English	MedicinePhysicsPhilosophy
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen	Tübingen	Public	1477	German, English	MedicineNeuroscienceAncient Cultures
Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz	Mainz	Public	1477	German, English	Communication StudiesPhysicsChemistry
Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg	Halle (Saale)	Public	1502	German, English	MedicineLawTheology
Phillips-Universität Marburg	Marburg	Public	1527	German, English	MedicinePharmacyPsychology
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena	Jena	Public	1558	German, English	Optics & PhotonicsMaterials ScienceLife Sciences
Justus Liebig Universität Gießen	Gießen	Public	1607	German, English	Agricultural SciencesVeterinary MedicineNutritional Sciences
Theologische Fakultät Paderborn	Paderborn	Private	1614	German	Catholic TheologyPhilosophyReligious Education
Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg	Bamberg	Public	1647	German, English	HumanitiesSocial SciencesEconomics and Business Administration