A-Z Universities in Germany
2026 Alphabetical University List New
Looking for a specific university in Germany? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 A-Z list of all 353 officially recognised German universities that meet uniRank's selection criteria, along with their location and country ranking position:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Germany.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
A-Z Directory of German Universities
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many universities are there in Germany?
- There are 353 officially chartered, licensed or accredited German higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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Is this A-Z list the same as uniRank's German university ranking?
- No. This page lists German universities alphabetically for easy lookup, while uniRank's 2026 German University Ranking orders the same 353 institutions according to uniRank's web-metric-based ranking methodology. Each institution's country ranking position is also shown in the right-hand column of this list.
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Does alphabetical order reflect a university's quality or web popularity ranking?
- No. Alphabetical order is based solely on the institution name and does not indicate academic quality, reputation or uniRank's ranking position. For web popularity-based ordering, see uniRank's 2026 German University Ranking.
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How many universities in Germany start with each letter of the alphabet?
- The German universities in this list start with the following letters: A (9), B (10), C (5), D (5), E (17), F (25), G (3), H (129), I (7), J (4), K (14), L (5), M (11), N (1), O (5), P (14), Q (1), R (7), S (9), T (31), U (32), V (3), W (5), Z (1).
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Can I search this list by location instead of name?
- Yes. uniRank also provides an German Universities by Town/City listing that allows institutions to be browsed by their main campus town or city instead of alphabetically.
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