Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

20 of the top 100 universities in Germany are in North Rhine-Westphalia. Programmes, languages, intakes and fees come from each university's official catalogue.

100universities listed
60with programme data so far
8,697programmes listed
3 Oct 2026last checked
Popular:English-taught master'sAll master's programmesBachelor's programmesUniversities in North Rhine-WestphaliaUniversities in BavariaUniversities in Baden-Württemberg
20 universities · sorted by THE Germany 2026
THE DE14
University of Cologne
Cologne · North Rhine-Westphalia
THE World =164EduRank #11
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THE DE=24
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum · North Rhine-Westphalia
THE World 251–300EduRank #21
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Official website
THE DE=42
University of Siegen
Siegen · North Rhine-Westphalia
THE World 501–600EduRank #59
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Official website
THE DE–
Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Aachen · North Rhine-Westphalia
EduRank #73
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Official website
THE DE–
Folkwang University of the Arts
Essen · North Rhine-Westphalia
EduRank #77
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TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences
Cologne · North Rhine-Westphalia
EduRank #85
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Official website
THE DE–
FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences
Münster · North Rhine-Westphalia
EduRank #91
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Official website
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Hochschule Düsseldorf – University of Applied Sciences
Düsseldorf · North Rhine-Westphalia
EduRank #94
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Official website

Rankings: THE Germany 2026; THE World 2026; EduRank Germany 2026. Programme data from each university's official catalogue. Values are copied from the source pages; check the programme page before applying.