Universities and research institutes in Germany

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,466 universities and research institutes in Germany.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Berlin (156), Munich (99) and Hamburg (57).

Germany scores 67.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 23 of 117 economies.

See Germany on the IEPA ↗

1,466 universities and research institutes

Aachen Institute for Nuclear Training
University or research institute · Stolberg · nuclear-training.de
Aachener Institut für Bauschadensforschung und Angewandte Bauphysik
University or research institute · Aachen · aibau.de
Abnoba (Germany)
University or research institute · Pforzheim · abnoba.de
Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
University or research institute · Filderstadt · arcim-institute.de
Academy of Arts Education
University or research institute · Remscheid · kulturellebildung.de
Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe
University or research institute · Karlsruhe · kunstakademie-karlsruhe.de
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
University or research institute · Munich · adbk.de
Academy of Fine Arts Münster
University or research institute · Münster · kunstakademie-muenster.de
Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
University or research institute · Nuremberg · adbk-nuernberg.de
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
University or research institute · Cologne · khm.de
Academy of Sciences and Literature
University or research institute · Mainz · adwmainz.de
Acatech
University or research institute · Munich · acatech.de
Accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg
University or research institute · Bad Homburg · international-students.accadis.com
Access
University or research institute · Aachen · access.rwth-aachen.de
ADA Lovelace Center for Analytics, Data and Applications
University or research institute · Nuremberg · scs.fraunhofer.de
Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Physikalische Biochemie und Zellbiologie
University or research institute · Munich · abi.med.uni-muenchen.de
AKAD University
University or research institute · Stuttgart · bildungskompass.akad.de
Akademie der Polizei Hamburg
University or research institute · Hamburg · akademie-der-polizei.hamburg.de
Akademie für Gesundheitsberufe
University or research institute · Heidelberg · afg-heidelberg.de
Akademie für Technikfolgenabschätzung
University or research institute · Baden-Baden · afta-bw.de
Akademie Mode & Design
University or research institute · Hamburg · amdnet.de
Akkon Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften
University or research institute · Berlin · akkon-hochschule.de
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
University or research institute · Alfter · alanus.edu
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
University or research institute · Albstadt · hs-albsig.de
Aldebaran Marine Research and Broadcast
University or research institute · Hamburg · aldebaran.org
Alemannisches Institut
University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · alemannisches-institut.de
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
University or research institute · Bremerhaven · awi.de
Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin
University or research institute · Berlin · ash-berlin.eu
All Silicon System Integration Dresden
University or research institute · Moritzburg · dresden.fraunhofer.de
Allensbach Institute
University or research institute · Allensbach · ifd-allensbach.de
Allensbach University
University or research institute · Konstanz · allensbach-hochschule.de
American Academy in Berlin
University or research institute · Berlin · americanacademy.de
An-Institut für Transfer und Weiterbildung
University or research institute · Chemnitz · tuced.de
Analytisches Laboratorium
University or research institute · Luhnstedt · eng.al-luhnstedt.de
Anatomische Anstalt
University or research institute · Munich · anatomie.med.uni-muenchen.de
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Köthen · hs-anhalt.de
Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Ansbach · hs-ansbach.de
Apherese Forschungsinstitut
University or research institute · Cologne · apheresis-research.de
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung
University or research institute · Berlin · adf-online.de
Arbeitsgruppe für regionale Struktur- und Umweltforschung
University or research institute · Oldenburg · arsu.de
Archives School Marburg
University or research institute · Marburg · archivschule.de
ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association
University or research institute · Hanover · arl-net.de
Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut
University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · arnold-bergstraesser.de
Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Aschaffenburg · th-ab.de
Augenstern
University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · augenstern-ev.de
Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau
University or research institute · Neuendettelsau · augustana.de
AWA-Institut
University or research institute · Pelm · awainstitut.com
AWS-Institute for Digitized Products and Processes
University or research institute · Saarbrücken · aws-institut.de
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
University or research institute · Stuttgart · dhbw.de
Bard College Berlin
University or research institute · Berlin · berlin.bard.edu
Barkhausen Institut
University or research institute · Dresden · barkhauseninstitut.org
Batteryuniversity
University or research institute · Karlstein am Main · bu-lab.eu
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
University or research institute · Weimar · uni-weimar.de
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
University or research institute · Munich · badw.de
Bavarian Natural History Collections
University or research institute · Munich · snsb.de
Bavarian Polymer Institute
University or research institute · Bayreuth · bpi-polymers.com
Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation
University or research institute · Munich · bidt.digital
Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege
University or research institute · Laufen · anl.bayern.de
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft
University or research institute · Freising · lwf.bayern.de
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau
University or research institute · Veitshöchheim · lwg.bayern.de
Bayerisches Staatsinstitut für Hochschulforschung und Hochschulplanung
University or research institute · Munich · ihf.bayern.de
bbw University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Berlin · bbw-hochschule.de
BELLA Labor
University or research institute · Karlsruhe · int.kit.edu
Beratungs und Schulungsinstitut für Tierschutz bei Transport und Schlachtung
University or research institute · Lauenburg · bsi-schwarzenbek.de
Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research
University or research institute · Berlin · zeg-berlin.de
Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research
University or research institute · Berlin · begendiv.de
Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data
University or research institute · Berlin · bifold.berlin
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
University or research institute · Berlin · bihealth.org
Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Berlin · berlin-international.de
Berlin Mathematical School
University or research institute · Berlin · math-berlin.de
Berlin School of Business and Innovation GmbH
University or research institute · Berlin · berlinsbi.com
Berlin School of Economics and Law
University or research institute · Berlin · hwr-berlin.de
Berlin University of the Arts
University or research institute · Berlin · udk-berlin.de
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
University or research institute · Berlin · bbaw.de
Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum für Regenerative Therapien
University or research institute · Berlin · b-crt.de
Berliner Hochschule für Technik
University or research institute · Berlin · bht-berlin.de
Berliner Institut für Sozialforschung
University or research institute · Berlin · bis-berlin.de
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
University or research institute · Hamburg · bnitm.de
Berufsbildungswerk Leipzig für Hör- und Sprachgeschädigte gGmbH
University or research institute · Leipzig · bbw-leipzig.de
Berufsförderungszentrum Essen
University or research institute · Essen · bfz-essen.de
Berufskolleg Am Wasserturm
University or research institute · Bocholt · bk-amwasserturm.de
BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
University or research institute · Bonn · bicc.de
Bielefeld University
University or research institute · Bielefeld · uni-bielefeld.de
BilSE - Institut für Bildung und Forschung
University or research institute · Güstrow · bilse.de
BioMed X Institute
University or research institute · Heidelberg · bio.mx
BIOP Institute
University or research institute · Satow-Oberhagen · biop-institut.de
Biosphärenreservat Rhön
University or research institute · Oberelsbach · biosphaerenreservat-rhoen.de
Biosphere Reserves Institute
University or research institute · Eberswalde · biospherereserves.institute
Bochum Observatory
University or research institute · Bochum · sternwarte-bochum.de
Bochum University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Bochum · hochschule-bochum.de
Bochum University of Applied Sciences Health Campus
University or research institute · Bochum · gesundheitscampus.hochschule-bochum.de
Bonn Aachen International Center for Information Technology
University or research institute · Bonn · b-it-center.de
Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy
University or research institute · Bonn · gradschool.physics.uni-bonn.de
Brand University of Applied Science Hamburg
University or research institute · Hamburg · brand-university.de
Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Brandenburg · th-brandenburg.de
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
University or research institute · Senftenberg · b-tu.de
Braunschweig University of Art
University or research institute · Braunschweig · hbk-bs.de
Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology
University or research institute · Bremen · bias.de
Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH
University or research institute · Bremen · biba.uni-bremen.de
BRIQ Institute on Behavior and Inequality
University or research institute · Bonn · briq-institute.org
BSP Business & Law School – Hochschule für Management und Recht
University or research institute · Berlin · businessschool-berlin.de
BTK University of Arts & Design
University or research institute · Berlin · btk-fh.de
Bucerius Law School
University or research institute · Hamburg · law-school.de
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
University or research institute · Halle · burg-halle.de
CAIMed - Niedersächsisches Zentrum für KI und Kausale Methoden in der Medizin
University or research institute · Hanover · caimed.de
Campus-Institut Data Science (CIDAS)
University or research institute · Göttingen · uni-goettingen.de
Cardio-Pulmonary Institute
University or research institute · Giessen · cpi-online.de
Cardiovascular Center Bethanien
University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · ccb.de
Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt
University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · cvcfrankfurt.de
Carl Gustav Carus-Institut
University or research institute · Niefern-Öschelbronn · carus-institut.de
Carl Remigius Medical School
University or research institute · Idstein · carl-remigius.de
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
University or research institute · Oldenburg · uol.de
Catholic University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Mainz · kh-mz.de
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg
University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · kh-freiburg.de
Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine – Westphalia
University or research institute · Cologne · katho-nrw.de
Catholic University of Applied Social Sciences
University or research institute · Berlin · khsb-berlin.de
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
University or research institute · Eichstätt · ku.de
CBS University of Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Cologne · cbs.de
Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt
University or research institute · Dormant · Darmstadt · cased.de
Center for Advanced Systems Understanding
University or research institute · Görlitz · casus.science

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