7 Best Art & Design schools in Hamburg City [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Hamburg City ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 235K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 7 universities in Hamburg City 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. University of Hamburg

For Art & Design

#1 in Hamburg State

#4 in Germany

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Hamburg University of Technology

For Art & Design

#2 in Hamburg State

#67 in Germany

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

3. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Art & Design

#3 in Hamburg State

#79 in Germany

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

4. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#4 in Hamburg State

#85 in Germany

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

5. HafenCity University Hamburg

For Art & Design

#5 in Hamburg State

#101 in Germany

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

6. Hamburg School of Business Administration

For Art & Design

#6 in Hamburg State

#141 in Germany

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

7. Kuhne Logistics University

For Art & Design

#7 in Hamburg State

#147 in Germany

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

Universities for Art & Design near Hamburg City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
45	Leuphana University of Luneburg	66	Luneburg
56	University of Lubeck	58	Lubeck
88	Kiel University	26	Kiel
91	University of Bremen	22	Bremen City
99	Jacobs University Bremen	70	Bremen City
129	Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg	46	Oldenburg
130	Hannover Medical School	64	Hanover, Lower Saxony
131	Leibniz University of Hanover	35	Hanover, Lower Saxony
132	University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover	92	Hanover, Lower Saxony
146	Braunschweig University of Technology	36	Braunschweig

Art & Design subfields in Hamburg City

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