In a previous post, we listed Countries with excellent research institutions. This blog post lists Germany’s top public universities for pursuing PhD in various subjects. PhD remains free of cost in Germany’s public universities.
Germany is well known for research.
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1) Technical University of Munich
Location: Munich, Germany
QS World Ranking: 28
The Technical University of Munich, founded in 1868, is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Official Website: https://www.tum.de/en/
2) Ludwig Maximilian University
Location: Munich, Germany
QS World Ranking: 59
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is a public research university founded in 1472.
Official Website: https://www.lmu.de/en/
3) Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
Location: Berlin, Germany
QS World Ranking: 147
Official Website: https://www.tu.berlin/en/
4) KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
QS World Ranking: 102
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is both a German public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association.
Official Website: https://www.kit.edu/english/
5) RWTH Aachen University
Location: Aachen, Germany
QS World Ranking: 99
RWTH Aachen University, in German Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Founded: 10 October 1870
Official Website: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/a/?lidx=1
6) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
QS World Ranking: 126
Founded: October 1810
The Humboldt University of Berlin is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
Official Website: https://www.hu-berlin.de/de
7) Universität Heidelberg
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Founded: 18 October 1386
QS World Ranking: 84
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Official Website: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en
8) Technical University of Darmstadt
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
QS World Ranking: 241
The Technische Universität Darmstadt, commonly known as TU Darmstadt, is a research university in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. It was founded in 1877 and received the right to award doctorates in 1899.
Official Website: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/index.en.jsp
9) Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Location: Bonn, Germany
QS World Ranking: 227
The University of Bonn, officially the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, is a public research university in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Official Website: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en
10) Freie Universitaet Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 18 October 1818
QS World Ranking: 97
The Free University of Berlin is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948
Official Website: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html