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Of the 123 Public Bachelor's universities in Germany, Technical University of Munich ranks highest at #22 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (QS World #54) and Heidelberg University (QS World #80). Across the whole list there are 1,570 courses to choose from.
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Universities at other levels
By university type
17 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (Technical University of Munich) to #592 (Universität Bremen); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Heidelberg University is cited most (44,319,490 citations). 19 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
123 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Bavaria (2), Baden-Württemberg (1) and North Rhine-Westphalia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Heidelberg University, founded in 1386. Technical University of Munich is the largest, with 52,000 students.
The most common subjects are Business & Management (343), Engineering (302), Computer Science & IT (160) and Social Sciences & Psychology (133). The usual length is 4 years and 7 Semester. 98% are full-time and 6 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (80% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (79% of courses with a stated intake). Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg offers the widest choice, with 138 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is the least expensive at USD 600 a year and Heidelberg University the most at USD 3,000; the middle of the range is about USD 600. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Technical University of Munich (QS World #22), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (QS World #54) and Heidelberg University (QS World #80) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is the least expensive at about USD 600 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
123 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 7 Semester the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 80% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
6 of these courses are listed as online.
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