2 nd place, University of Munich (ranked 66 th in the world; European University Rankings 19)
3 rd place, University of Heidelberg (ranked 68 th in the world; European universities ranked 20th)
Fourth place, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (world university ranking107; European universities ranked 38th)
Fifth place, Humboldt University of Berlin (World University Ranking120; European universities ranked 45th)
6th place of Free University of Berlin (tied in the world university rankings 125)
7th Aachen University of Technology (world university ranking 14 1)
No.8 Technical University of Berlin (world ranking 144)
9th place: University of Tiebingen (tied for world universities 164)
10 University of Freiburg (world university ranking 17 1)