This is a list of the universities in Germany, of which there are about seventy. The list also includes German Technische Universitäten (universities of technology), which have official and full university status, but usually focus on engineering and the natural sciences rather than covering the whole spectrum of academic disciplines. Some twenty German universities rank among top 200 universities in world.^[1] Highest ranked universities in Germany include some research oriented universities for MS, MBA, medical and engineering.^[2]

The list does not, however, cover the German Fachhochschulen (University of Applied Sciences) or institutions that cover only certain disciplines such as business studies, fine arts, or engineering. Those do not have all of the responsibilities and limitations of universities, and most cannot award doctorate degrees on their own.

A private university is included in the list if it awards its own doctorate degree.

In general, public German universities do not charge tuition fees. At many universities this usually also applies to foreign students,^[3] though regulations for non-EU foreign citizens differ regionally.^[4] Universities may charge small fees for administrative costs.

This is a list of the ten oldest universities that have been in continuous operation since their founding in present-day Germany.

Some universities were established in the 14th or 15th centuries, but shut down for longer periods and later re-opened (e.g. the universities of Cologne, Erfurt, Ingolstadt, Mainz and Würzburg). These are not included in this list.

• RWTH Aachen University
• Technical University of Berlin
• Brandenburg University of Technology
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• Chemnitz University of Technology
• Clausthal University of Technology
• Technical University of Dortmund
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Dresden University of Technology
• Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Leibniz University Hannover
• Ilmenau University of Technology
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Technical University of Munich
• University of Stuttgart

• TU Berlin
• RWTH Aachen
• Chemnitz University of Technology

• Charles University in Prague (Karls-Universität) – The first German university
• Education in Germany
• Franco-German University – An organization of universities across France and Germany
• German Academic Exchange Service
• German Universities Excellence Initiative
• List of oldest universities in continuous operation
• Open access in Germany
• TU9 – An association of 9 German technical universities
• U15 – An association of 15 German research-intensive universities
• UAS7 – An association of 7 German Universities of Applied Sciences