Compare 15 Biology PhD Programs in Germany

Grad School Navigator tracks 15 Biology PhD programs in Germany across 9 universities. A typical program takes about 42 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Oct 15 +3
    Program duration
    36 months
  2. 2

    Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

    LSM doctoral project

    Application deadline
    Nov 2 +1
    Program duration
    48 months

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Complete Program List15 programs

The complete list of Biology PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#71Technical University of MunichMedical Life Science and Technology (PhD-Program)36 months
#73Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichLSM doctoral project48 months
#87Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergHeidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS)
#201–250University of Tübingen-International Max Planck Research SchoolNeuroscience PhD (Neural Information Processing)
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)PhD Program in Cancer Research48 months
International Max Planck Research SchoolIMPRS for Brain and Behavior48 months
International Max Planck Research SchoolPhD Life Sciences36 months
International Max Planck Research SchoolPhD Neuroscience
Max Planck InstituteIMPRS for Biology and Computation (IMPRS-BAC)
Max Planck InstituteMSc|PhD Molecular Biology
Max Planck InstitutePhD at the IMPRS-MOB (Molecular Organ Biology)36 months
Max Planck InstitutePhD in Genome Science36 months
Max Planck InstitutePhD program in High-Resolution Functional Genomics48 months
Max Planck Institute for molecular GeneticsInternational Max Planck Research School for Biology and Computation36 months
Max Planck School of CognitionThe Doctoral program at the Max Planck School of Cognition48 months

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