Top Doctorate Colleges & Universities in Germany in 2025

Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	Technical University Munich, Munich Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $13.8K/Yr (€12,000/Yr)Living: $1.5K/Yr (€1,300/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Medical Life Science and Te...TOEFL88$13.8K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	7.0/10(15 Users)Ranked 27 by THE in 2026 Ranked 22 by QS in 2026
#2	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate	Living: $1.3K/Yr (€1,100/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Management-- Course duration: 5 years Programs	6.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 34 by THE in 2026 Ranked 58 by QS in 2026
#3	Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin Berlin, Germany18%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $5.7K/Yr (€5,000/Yr)Living: $1.1K/Yr (€1,000/Yr)Admission	Ph.D BGSS International Doctoral...$5.7K/Yr Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	8.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 89 by THE in 2026 Ranked 130 by QS in 2026
#4	RWTH Aachen University, Aachen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Tuition: $838.35/Yr (€729/Yr)Living: $8.3K/Yr (€7,200/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Natural SciencesTOEFL90$838.35/Yr Course duration: 5 years Programs	8.3/10(26 Users)Ranked 92 by THE in 2026 Ranked 105 by QS in 2026

#5	Free University of Berlin, Berlin Berlin, Germany	Tuition: $9.4K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Humanities and Social Scien...IELTS5$9.4K/Yr Course duration: 5 years Programs	5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 113 by THE in 2026 Ranked 88 by QS in 2026
#6	University of Goettingen, Gottingen Lower Saxony, Germany32%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $929.2/Yr (€808/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Microbiology and Biochemist...TOEFL95$929.2/Yr Course duration: 3 years 23+ More Programs	8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 122 by THE in 2026 Ranked 243 by QS in 2026
#7	University of Freiburg, Freiburg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.4K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission	Ph.D HumanitiesTOEFL92$3.4K/Yr Course duration: 5 years Programs	6.8/10(11 Users)Ranked 138 by THE in 2026 Ranked 201 by QS in 2026
#8	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $1.7K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Admission	Ph.DTOEFL88$1.7K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 166 by THE in 2026 Ranked 98 by QS in 2026
#9	Ulm University, Ulm Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany13%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.4K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living: $6K/Yr (€5,234/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Molecular BiologyIELTS6.5$3.4K/Yr Course duration: 4 years Programs	8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2026 Ranked 546 by QS in 2026
#10	Constructor University, Bremen Bremen, Germany47%Acceptance Rate	Admission	Ph.D. Biochemical EngineeringTOEFL90-- Course duration: 3 years Programs	6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2026

#11	University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany39%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $660.1/Yr (€574/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Computer Science$660.1/Yr Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	Ranked 501 by THE in 2026 Ranked 1084 by CWUR in 2025
#12	University of Luebeck, Lubeck Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Admission	Ph.D Computing in Medicine and L...-- Course duration: 3 years Programs	Ranked 701 by ARWU in 2022 Ranked 795 by CWUR in 2025
#13	University of Augsburg, Augsburg Bavaria, Germany69%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $20.5K/Yr (€17,850/Yr)Admission	Ph.D$20.5K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1214 by CWUR in 2025
#14	Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics, Karlsruhe Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $1.7K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Living: $5.4K/Yr (€4,662/Yr)	Ph.DTOEFL88$1.7K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	--
#15	Osnabruck University, Osnabruck Lower Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $831.45/Yr (€723/Yr)Living: $7.2K/Yr (€6,260/Yr)Admission	Ph.D BiologyIELTS6$831.45/Yr Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	--
#16	International School of Management, Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $101.4K/Yr (€88,145/Yr)Admission	Ph.DIELTS6$105.5K/Yr Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	--
#17	Kuehne Logistics University, Hamburg Hamburg, Germany22%Acceptance Rate	Admission	Ph.DIELTS6.5-- Course duration: 4 years Programs	--
#18	EBS University, Oestrich-Winkel Hesse, Germany45%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $5.2K/Yr (€4,560/Yr)Living: $10.3K/Yr (€9,000/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Business Administration$5.2K/Yr Course duration: 5 years Programs	8.0/10(2 Users)

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