Top universities in North Rhine-Westphalia
The most populous German state, North Rhine-Westphalia is located in the west of Germany and is home to approximately 17.5 million, some 22% of the nation’s population. A prime location to study in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia claims the highest number of top German universities (nine) and is home to the city of Düsseldorf (its capital) and Cologne (its largest city).
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische HochschuleAachen is the top ranked university in North Rhine-Westphalia, at 147th in the world. It is the only TU9 member in the state and one of two institutions in the region to receive funding from the government’s Excellence Initiative. The other is Universität Köln.
The top universities in North Rhine-Westphalia are:
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (147th in the world; 9th in Germany)
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (177th in the world; 11th in Germany)
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (249th in the world; 16= in Germany)
- Universität zu Köln (305th in the world; 23rd in Germany)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum (388th in the world; 28th in Germany)
- Universität Düsseldorf (411-420 in the world; 32nd in Germany)
- Technische Universität Dortmund (TU Dortmund, 491-500 in the world; 36= in Germany)
- Universität Bielefeld (501-550 in the world; 38= in Germany)
- Universität Duisburg-Essen (501-550 in the world; 38= in Germany)