10 Best Film schools in Germany

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Cinematography. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 10 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. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Cinematography

#77 in Europe
#180 in the World
Enrollment
4,072
Founded
1860

2. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Cinematography

#94 in Europe
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

3. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#103 in Europe
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

4. Free University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#108 in Europe
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

5. Technical University of Munich

For Cinematography

#146 in Europe
#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

6. Technical University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#155 in Europe
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

7. University of Marburg

For Cinematography

#174 in Europe
#421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

8. University of Cologne

For Cinematography

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

9. University of Tubingen

For Cinematography

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

10. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Cinematography

#192 in Europe
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
46,429
Founded
1914

The best cities to study Cinematography in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Weimar, Mainz, Berlin, and Munich.