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Of the 82 Public Engineering universities in Germany, Technical University of Munich ranks highest at #22 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (QS World #98). The universities on this list offer 542 matching courses between them.
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10 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (Technical University of Munich) to #487 (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Heidelberg University has the largest research record in this group, with 44,319,490 citations and an h-index of 1,646. 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 82 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Bavaria (1) and Baden-Württemberg (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.
By level: 302 bachelor's, 222 master's, 5 diploma and 4 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 99% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (75% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (73% of courses with a stated intake). Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg offers the widest choice, with 48 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Technical University of Munich is the least expensive at USD 1,500 a year and Heidelberg University the most at USD 3,000; the middle of the range is about USD 3,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Technical University of Munich (QS World #22), Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (QS World #98) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Technical University of Munich is the least expensive at about USD 1,500 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
82 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 75% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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