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

• Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
  University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · hfmdk-frankfurt.info
• Fraunhofer Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services
  University or research institute · Nuremberg · scs.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes
  University or research institute · Leuna · cbp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy
  University or research institute · Leipzig · imw.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services
  University or research institute · Hamburg · cml.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics
  University or research institute · Halle · csp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics
  University or research institute · Berlin · mikroelektronik.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Information Center for Planning and Building
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · irb.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing
  University or research institute · Sankt Augustin · scai.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security
  University or research institute · Garching · aisec.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology
  University or research institute · Sankt Augustin · fit.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering
  University or research institute · Jena · iof.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research
  University or research institute · Potsdam · iap.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics
  University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · iaf.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering
  University or research institute · Sulzbach · ibmt.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · ibp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV
  University or research institute · Augsburg · igcv.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
  University or research institute · Leipzig · izi.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems
  University or research institute · Dresden · ikts.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology
  University or research institute · Karlsruhe · ict.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems
  University or research institute · Munich · iks.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics
  University or research institute · Wachtberg · fkie.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research
  University or research institute · Darmstadt · igd.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology
  University or research institute · Ilmenau · idmt.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine
  University or research institute · Bremen · mevis.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems
  University or research institute · Chemnitz · enas.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology
  University or research institute · Kassel · iee.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT
  University or research institute · Oberhausen · umsicht.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering
  University or research institute · Kaiserslautern · iese.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation
  University or research institute · Magdeburg · iff.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
  University or research institute · Wachtberg · fhr.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut
  University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · emi.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · iao.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics
  University or research institute · Kaiserslautern · itwm.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
  University or research institute · Erlangen · iis.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems EAS
  University or research institute · Dresden · eas.iis.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology
  University or research institute · Erlangen · iisb.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems
  University or research institute · Sankt Augustin · iais.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · igb.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP
  University or research institute · Rostock · igp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology
  University or research institute · Aachen · ilt.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology
  University or research institute · Chemnitz · iwu.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · ipa.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials
  University or research institute · Bremen · ifam.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology
  University or research institute · Dresden · iws.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
  University or research institute · Dortmund · iml.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials
  University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · iwm.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design
  University or research institute · Paderborn · iem.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems
  University or research institute · Duisburg · ims.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems
  University or research institute · Mainz · imm.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems
  University or research institute · Halle · imws.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology
  University or research institute · Schmallenberg · ime.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing
  University or research institute · Saarbrücken · izfp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems
  University or research institute · Berlin · fokus.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology
  University or research institute · Dresden · fep.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems
  University or research institute · Dresden · ipms.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques
  University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · ipm.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging
  University or research institute · Freising · ivv.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology
  University or research institute · Berlin · ipk.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT
  University or research institute · Aachen · ipt.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration
  University or research institute · Berlin · izm.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology
  University or research institute · Darmstadt · sit.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research
  University or research institute · Würzburg · isc.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology
  University or research institute · Itzehoe · isit.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering
  University or research institute · Dortmund · isst.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
  University or research institute · Freiburg im Breisgau · ise.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability
  University or research institute · Darmstadt · lbf.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films
  University or research institute · Braunschweig · ist.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
  University or research institute · Karlsruhe · isi.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis
  University or research institute · Euskirchen · int.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
  University or research institute · Berlin · hhi.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine
  University or research institute · Hanover · item.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology
  University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · itmp.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
  University or research institute · Dresden · ivi.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems
  University or research institute · Bremerhaven · iwes.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut
  University or research institute · Braunschweig · wki.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation
  University or research institute · Karlsruhe · iosb.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Project Centre Wolfsburg
  University or research institute · Wolfsburg · hybridleichtbau.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPT
  University or research institute · Hamburg · iapt.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production
  University or research institute · Münster · forschungsfertigung-batteriezelle.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG
  University or research institute · Bochum · ieg.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS
  University or research institute · Alzenau in Unterfranken · iwks.fraunhofer.de
• Fraunhofer Research Institution for Microsystems and Solid State Technologies
  University or research institute · Munich · emft.fraunhofer.de
• Freie Hochschule Stuttgart
  University or research institute · Stuttgart · freie-hochschule-stuttgart.de
• Freie Universität Berlin
  University or research institute · Berlin · fu-berlin.de
• Friedensau Adventist University
  University or research institute · Möckern · thh-friedensau.de
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  University or research institute · Jena · uni-jena.de
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  University or research institute · Erlangen · fau.de
• Friedrich-Wilhelm-Bessel-Institut Forschungsgesellschaft
  University or research institute · Bremen · fwbi-bremen.de
• Fritz Bauer Institut
  University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · fritz-bauer-institut.de
• Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
  University or research institute · Berlin · fhi-berlin.mpg.de
• Frobenius-Institut
  University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · frobenius-institut.de
• Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr
  University or research institute · Hamburg · bundeswehr.de
• Fulda University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Fulda · hs-fulda.de
• Furtwangen University
  University or research institute · Furtwangen im Schwarzwald · hs-furtwangen.de
• Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen
  University or research institute · Essen · gwi-essen.de
• Gauss Centre for Supercomputing
  University or research institute · Berlin · gauss-centre.eu
• GBF German Research Centre for Biotechnology
  University or research institute · Closed · Braunschweig · helmholtz-hzi.de
• General Numerics Research Lab
  University or research institute · Jena · general-numerics-rl.de
• Genetikum
  University or research institute · Neu-Ulm · genetikum.de
• GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  University or research institute · Kiel · geomar.de
• Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg
  University or research institute · Nuremberg · th-nuernberg.de
• Georg Speyer Haus
  University or research institute · Frankfurt am Main · georg-speyer-haus.de
• German Adult Education Association
  University or research institute · Bonn · dvv-international.de
• German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Dresden
  University or research institute · Dresden · dktk.dkfz.de
• German Cancer Research Center
  University or research institute · Heidelberg · dkfz.de
• German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Dresden
  University or research institute · Dresden · dkfz.de
• German Cement Works Association
  University or research institute · Düsseldorf · vdz-online.de
• German Center for Diabetes Research
  University or research institute · Munich · dzd-ev.de
• German Center for Infection Research
  University or research institute · Braunschweig · dzif.de
• German Center for Lung Research
  University or research institute · Giessen · dzl.de
• German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
  University or research institute · Bonn · dzne.de
• German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden
  University or research institute · Dresden · dzne.de
• German Centre for Cardiovascular Research
  University or research institute · Berlin · dzhk.de
• German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
  University or research institute · Leipzig · idiv.de
• German Centre of Gerontology
  University or research institute · Berlin · dza.de
• German Climate Computing Centre
  University or research institute · Hamburg · dkrz.de
• German Diabetes Center Mergentheim
  University or research institute · Bad Mergentheim · diabetes-zentrum.de
• German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy
  University or research institute · Bremen · dav-akademie.de
• German Graduate School of Management and Law
  University or research institute · Heilbronn · ggs.de

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Berlin 156
• Universities and research institutes in Munich 99
• Universities and research institutes in Hamburg 57
• Universities and research institutes in Dresden 52
• Universities and research institutes in Frankfurt am Main 40
• Universities and research institutes in Stuttgart 31
• Universities and research institutes in Cologne 30
• Universities and research institutes in Hanover 30
• Universities and research institutes in Leipzig 28
• Universities and research institutes in Bonn 27
• Universities and research institutes in Heidelberg 27
• Universities and research institutes in Bremen 26
• Universities and research institutes in Göttingen 25
• Universities and research institutes in Potsdam 24
• Universities and research institutes in Saarbrücken 22
• Universities and research institutes in Darmstadt 21
• Universities and research institutes in Freiburg im Breisgau 20
• Universities and research institutes in Karlsruhe 19
• Universities and research institutes in Jena 17
• Universities and research institutes in Düsseldorf 16
• Universities and research institutes in Mainz 16
• Universities and research institutes in Mannheim 16
• Universities and research institutes in Münster 16
• Universities and research institutes in Bochum 15
• Universities and research institutes in Halle 15
• Universities and research institutes in Kiel 15
• Universities and research institutes in Essen 14
• Universities and research institutes in Garching 14
• Universities and research institutes in Dortmund 13
• Universities and research institutes in Nuremberg 13
• Universities and research institutes in Magdeburg 11
• Universities and research institutes in Rostock 11
• Universities and research institutes in Tübingen 11
• Universities and research institutes in Braunschweig 10
• Universities and research institutes in Regensburg 10
• Universities and research institutes in Aachen 9
• Universities and research institutes in Oldenburg 9
• Universities and research institutes in Sankt Augustin 9
• Universities and research institutes in Würzburg 9
• Universities and research institutes in Trier 8
• Universities and research institutes in Giessen 7
• Universities and research institutes in Kaiserslautern 7
• Universities and research institutes in Koblenz 7
• Universities and research institutes in Wiesbaden 7
• Universities and research institutes in Chemnitz 6
• Universities and research institutes in Erfurt 6
• Universities and research institutes in Erlangen 6
• Universities and research institutes in Greifswald 6
• Universities and research institutes in Jülich 6
• Universities and research institutes in Kassel 6
• Universities and research institutes in Paderborn 6
• Universities and research institutes in Bamberg 5
• Universities and research institutes in Duisburg 5
• Universities and research institutes in Freising 5
• Universities and research institutes in Marburg 5
• Universities and research institutes in Augsburg 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bayreuth 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bielefeld 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bremerhaven 4
• Universities and research institutes in Freiberg 4
• Universities and research institutes in Gelsenkirchen 4
• Universities and research institutes in Konstanz 4
• Universities and research institutes in Lübeck 4
• Universities and research institutes in Ludwigsburg 4
• Universities and research institutes in Mülheim 4
• Universities and research institutes in Offenbach 4
• Universities and research institutes in Speyer 4
• Universities and research institutes in Weimar 4
• Universities and research institutes in Wilhelmshaven 4
• Universities and research institutes in Denkendorf 3
• Universities and research institutes in Frankfurt 3
• Universities and research institutes in Görlitz 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hamm 3
• Universities and research institutes in Heilbronn 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hildesheim 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ilmenau 3
• Universities and research institutes in Iserlohn 3
• Universities and research institutes in Martinsried 3
• Universities and research institutes in Neuss 3
• Universities and research institutes in Osnabrück 3
• Universities and research institutes in Schwäbisch Gmünd 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ulm 3