| University | Motto |
|---|
| RWTH Aachen University | Thinking the Future |
| Free University of Berlin | Truth - Justice - Freedom |
| University of Freiburg | The truth will make you free (John 8:32) |
| Darmstadt University of Technology | Mind drives matter |
| University of Greifswald | Knowledge attracts. Since 1456. |
| Hannover Medical School | Unity Liberty Charity |
| University of Mainz | That they all may be one (John 17:21) |
| Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg | Always open |
| University of Hamburg | for research, for teaching, for education |
| University of Kiel | Peace is the greatest good |
| Technische Universität Dresden | Knowledge builds bridges. |
| University of Mannheim | In All the Truth |
| Technische Universität München | At home in Bavaria, successful in the world. The entrepreneurial University. |
| University of Potsdam | Small but excellent |
| University of Rostock | Tradition and innovation |
| University of Göttingen | For the good of all |
| University of Trier | In the city of Trier, God completes the gifts of wisdom |
| University of Tübingen | I dare! |
