27 Best universities for Art History in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Art History. A graph of 22K citations received by 3.26K academic papers made by 27 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Free University of Berlin

For Art History

#28 in Europe
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

2. University of Freiburg

For Art History

#39 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Art History

#44 in Europe
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

4. University of Munich

For Art History

#50 in Europe
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

5. University of Gottingen

For Art History

#70 in Europe
#205 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

6. University of Hamburg

For Art History

#71 in Europe
#207 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

7. University of Munster

For Art History

#72 in Europe
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

8. University of Bremen

For Art History

#98 in Europe
#280 in the World
Enrollment
19,234
Founded
1971

9. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Art History

#107 in Europe
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

10. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Art History

#108 in Europe
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

11. University of Cologne

For Art History

#110 in Europe
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Art History

#124 in Europe
#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

13. Kiel University

For Art History

#133 in Europe
#373 in the World
Enrollment
25,277
Founded
1665

14. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Art History

#135 in Europe
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
20,037
Founded
1745

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Art History

#144 in Europe
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

16. University of Tubingen

For Art History

#155 in Europe
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

17. Ruhr University Bochum

For Art History

#158 in Europe
#427 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

18. University of Leipzig

For Art History

#160 in Europe
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

19. Technical University of Berlin

For Art History

#170 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

20. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Art History

#176 in Europe
#475 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

21. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Art History

#180 in Europe
#483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

22. University of Bonn

For Art History

#182 in Europe
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

23. University of Bayreuth

For Art History

#183 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
13,300
Founded
1972

24. RWTH Aachen University

For Art History

#196 in Europe
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

25. University of Stuttgart

For Art History

#197 in Europe
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

26. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Art History

#200 in Europe
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
25,840
Founded
1877

27. University of Giessen

For Art History

#203 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
27,727
Founded
1607

The best cities to study Art History in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berlin, Freiburg im Breisgau, Frankfurt, and Munich.