Best biology universities in germany

With over 50 universities offering courses in different disciplines of Biology, some of the best biology universities in Germany include the top-ranked universities like Technical University Munich. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Heidelberg University and many more.

Various substreams including molecular biotechnology, cellular biology and radiation biology can be opted by students based on their field of interest. The University of Goettingen provides more than 10 degree programs that focus on different departments of biology. The courses are tailored to suit students looking for hands-on experience in research and opportunities to work with industry professionals.
 

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#1Technical University Munich logo

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $11.3K/Yr (€10,400/Yr)Living$17.4K/Yr (€15,984/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular BiotechnologyTOEFL88PTE65$8.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.2/10(12 Users)Ranked 51 by ARWU in 2022
#2Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich logo

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $312.83/Yr (€287/Yr)Living$790.25/Yr (€725/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Cellular Biolo...IELTS5.5$312.83/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 41 by ARWU in 2022
#3Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$8.7K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular BiosciencesIELTS6.5$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 47 by ARWU in 2022
#4Humboldt University of Berlin logo

Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $116.26666666667/Yr (€107/Yr)Living$8K/Yr (€7,326/Yr)Admission M.S Computational NeuroscienceIELTS6.5PTE53$174.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.7/10(1 User)Ranked 36 by ARWU in 2022
#5RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $566.8/Yr (€520/Yr)Living$948.3/Yr (€870/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Applied Biotec...TOEFL90$566.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.8/10(14 Users)Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#6University of Bonn logo

University of Bonn, Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $665.99/Yr (€611/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular Biology and Biotec...IELTS6$665.99/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(6 Users)Ranked 51 by ARWU in 2022
#7University of Tuebingen logo

University of Tuebingen, Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$6.7K/Yr (€6,167/Yr)Admission M.S Cellular and Molecular Neuro...$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 95 by THE in 2024Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#8Free University of Berlin logo

Free University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.9K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Living$3.2K/Yr (€2,920/Yr)Admission M.A BiologyIELTS5.0$8.9K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 35 by ARWU in 2022
#9University of Goettingen logo

University of Goettingen, Gottingen

Lower Saxony, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $721.07692307692/Yr (€662/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular Life Sciences: Mic...TOEFL95$872/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#10University of Freiburg logo

University of Freiburg, Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.S BiologyTOEFL100$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 51 by ARWU in 2022
#11Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Living$18.1K/Yr (€16,565/Yr)Admission M.S Human FactorsTOEFL87--
Course duration: 2 years
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4.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 136 by THE in 2024Ranked 147 by QS in 2025
#12University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $741.2/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.S BiologyIELTS6.5$741.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(7 Users)Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#13Karlsruhe Institute of Technology logo

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.6K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Admission M.S Chemical BiologyIELTS6$1.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)
#14University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne, Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Living$15.4K/Yr (€14,172/Yr)Admission M.S Biological SciencesTOEFL92--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#15Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $287.76/Yr (€264/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.S Regenerative Biology and Med...IELTS6.5$287.76/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(23 Users)Ranked 101 by ARWU in 2022
#16University of Wuerzburg logo

University of Wuerzburg, Wurzburg

Bavaria, Germany43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.5K/Yr (€32,580/Yr)Admission M.S Behavioural NeurobiologyIELTS6.5$35.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#17University of Muenster logo

University of Muenster, Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $345.53/Yr (€317/Yr)Admission M.Ed Biology (Teaching at vocati...IELTS6$345.53/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 101 by ARWU in 2022
#18Ulm University logo

Ulm University, Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$5.7K/Yr (€5,234/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Translational ...IELTS7$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#19Goethe University Frankfurt logo

Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

Hesse, Germany77%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $894.89/Yr (€821/Yr)Living$8.4K/Yr (€7,752/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular BiosciencesIELTS7$894.89/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 309 by QS in 2025
#20Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $523.2/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.S Microbiology$523.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#21University of Potsdam logo

University of Potsdam, Potsdam

Brandenburg, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $688.88/Yr (€632/Yr)Admission M.S ToxicologyTOEFL95PTE59$688.88/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 474 by QS in 2025
#22Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $763/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Developmental ...IELTS6$763/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#23Technical University Darmstadt logo

Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $471.97/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission M.S BiologyIELTS5$471.97/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#24University of Duesseldorf logo

University of Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany17%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $654/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.S Toxicology$654/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 101 by ARWU in 2022
#25University of Konstanz logo

University of Konstanz, Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany55%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $2.6K/Yr (€2,387/Yr)Living$7.8K/Yr (€7,192/Yr)Admission M.S NeuroscienceIELTS6$1.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 401 by ARWU in 2022
#26Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz logo

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $730.3/Yr (€670/Yr)Living$10.2K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission M.Ed BiologyIELTS6$730.3/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#27University of Hohenheim logo

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.S BiologyTOEFL90$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#28University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$26.4K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission M.S Technical BiologyTOEFL79$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.3/10(12 Users)
#29University of Bremen logo

University of Bremen, Bremen

Bremen, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Living$4.4K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission M.S Biochemistry and Molecular B...TOEFL95--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#30University of Kiel logo

University of Kiel, Kiel

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $582.06/Yr (€534/Yr)Admission M.S Biochemistry and Molecular B...IELTS6$582.06/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 101 by ARWU in 2022
#31University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.2K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission M.S Biochemistry and Molecular B...IELTS6.5$31.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(1 User)
#32Leibniz University of Hannover logo

Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $862.19/Yr (€791/Yr)Admission M.Ed BiologyTOEFL79$862.19/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#33University of Greifswald logo

University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $270.32/Yr (€248/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (€5,061/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular Biology and Physio...$270.32/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#34Technical University of Braunschweig logo

Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $763/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$5.8K/Yr (€5,328/Yr)Admission M.S BiologyTOEFL80$763/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#35University of Erlangen-Nuremberg logo

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

Bavaria, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $313.92/Yr (€288/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular ScienceTOEFL80$313.92/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.5/10(1 User)Ranked 101 by ARWU in 2022
#36Saarland University logo

Saarland University, Saarbrucken

Saarland, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $645.28/Yr (€592/Yr)Living$654/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.S Bioinformatics (internationa...$645.28/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#37Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg logo

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle

Saxony, Germany56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $114.45/Yr (€105/Yr)Living$2.8K/Yr (€2,597/Yr)Admission M.S Biology$114.45/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#38University of Regensburg logo

University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Bavaria, Germany38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $359.7/Yr (€330/Yr)Admission M.Ed Biology$359.7/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#39University of Duisburg-Essen logo

University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.1K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission M.S Applied Cognitive and Media ...TOEFL85$1.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#40Philipps University Marburg logo

Philipps University Marburg, Marburg

Hesse, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $878.54/Yr (€806/Yr)Admission B.S Biology$878.54/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#41Bielefeld University logo

Bielefeld University, Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany80%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $654/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission B.S BiologyTOEFL87$654/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#42University of Kaiserslautern logo

University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany39%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $625.66/Yr (€574/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular Cell Biology and N...$625.66/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by ARWU in 2022
#43University of Luebeck logo

University of Luebeck, Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Admission M.S Infection Biology--
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#44University of Kassel logo

University of Kassel, Kassel

Hesse, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $10.9K/Yr (€10,000/Yr)Admission B.S BiologyIELTS5.5$10.9K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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7.3/10(1 User)Ranked 801 by ARWU in 2022Ranked 1109 by CWUR in 2022
#45University of Wuppertal logo

University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $71.3K/Yr (€65,404/Yr)Admission B.A BiologyTOEFL79$71.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#46Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg logo

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg

Lower Saxony, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $87.2K/Yr (€79,964/Yr)Admission M.S MicrobiologyTOEFL95$87.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 798 by CWUR in 2022
#47Paderborn University logo

Paderborn University, Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $741.2/Yr (€680/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission M.S Applied Neurosciences in Spo...IELTS6.5$741.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1047 by CWUR in 2022
#48Jacobs University logo

Jacobs University, Bremen

Bremen, Germany47%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.8K/Yr (€20,000/Yr)Admission B.S Medical Chemistry and Chemic...TOEFL90$21.8K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.8/10(6 Users)
#49University of Trier logo

University of Trier, Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $327/Yr (€300/Yr)Admission B.Ed BiologyTOEFL80$327/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 1576 by CWUR in 2022
#50University of Koblenz - Landau logo

University of Koblenz - Landau, Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $261.6/Yr (€240/Yr)Admission M.S BioGeoSciencesIELTS6.5$261.6/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 1728 by CWUR in 2022