100 Best Art & Design schools in Germany

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 4.19M citations received by 242K academic papers made by 159 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. Technical University of Munich

For Art & Design

#40 in Europe
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Art & Design

#58 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

3. University of Munich

For Art & Design

#60 in Europe
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

4. University of Hamburg

For Art & Design

#61 in Europe
#187 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

5. University of Tubingen

For Art & Design

#70 in Europe
#205 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

6. RWTH Aachen University

For Art & Design

#73 in Europe
#208 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

8. Free University of Berlin

For Art & Design

#78 in Europe
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Art & Design

#86 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

10. University of Stuttgart

For Art & Design

#96 in Europe
#254 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

11. Technical University of Berlin

For Art & Design

#98 in Europe
#258 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

12. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Art & Design

#112 in Europe
#291 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#117 in Europe
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

14. University of Bonn

For Art & Design

#120 in Europe
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

15. University of Freiburg

For Art & Design

#124 in Europe
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Art & Design

#125 in Europe
#314 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

17. University of Gottingen

For Art & Design

#134 in Europe
#333 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

18. Dresden University of Technology

For Art & Design

#135 in Europe
#334 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

19. University of Cologne

For Art & Design

#143 in Europe
#364 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

20. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Art & Design

#146 in Europe
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

21. University of Munster

For Art & Design

#151 in Europe
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

22. University of Wurzburg

For Art & Design

#166 in Europe
#411 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

23. University of Bremen

For Art & Design

#169 in Europe
#417 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

24. Ruhr University Bochum

For Art & Design

#172 in Europe
#424 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

25. Kiel University

For Art & Design

#184 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

26. Saarland University

For Art & Design

#189 in Europe
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

27. University of Konstanz

For Art & Design

#191 in Europe
#467 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

29. University of Leipzig

For Art & Design

#200 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

30. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Art & Design

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

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Art & Design

#206 in Europe
#504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

32. University of Bielefeld

For Art & Design

#208 in Europe
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

33. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Art & Design

#211 in Europe
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

34. TU Dortmund University

For Art & Design

#226 in Europe
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

35. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Art & Design

#232 in Europe
#570 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

36. University of Potsdam

For Art & Design

#238 in Europe
#581 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

37. University of Marburg

For Art & Design

#241 in Europe
#587 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

38. University of Giessen

For Art & Design

#244 in Europe
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

39. University of Ulm

For Art & Design

#259 in Europe
#635 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

40. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Art & Design

#264 in Europe
#643 in the World
Enrollment
13,607
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

42. University of Regensburg

For Art & Design

#269 in Europe
#649 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

43. University of Mannheim

For Art & Design

#272 in Europe
#654 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

44. University of Bayreuth

For Art & Design

#291 in Europe
#692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

46. University of Paderborn

For Art & Design

#294 in Europe
#699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

48. University of Augsburg

For Art & Design

#313 in Europe
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

50. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Art & Design

#316 in Europe
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

51. University of Siegen

For Art & Design

#320 in Europe
#758 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Art & Design

#324 in Europe
#768 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

53. University of Hohenheim

For Art & Design

#329 in Europe
#787 in the World
Enrollment
8,392
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

54. University of Kassel

For Art & Design

#332 in Europe
#801 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

55. University of Rostock

For Art & Design

#333 in Europe
#805 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

56. Osnabruck University

For Art & Design

#377 in Europe
#940 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

57. University of Trier

For Art & Design

#397 in Europe
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

58. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Art & Design

#403 in Europe
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

59. University of Lubeck

For Art & Design

#413 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

60. University of Passau

For Art & Design

#420 in Europe
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

62. University of Hagen

For Art & Design

#439 in Europe
#1120 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

64. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Art & Design

#447 in Europe
#1148 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

66. University of Bamberg

For Art & Design

#459 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

67. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Art & Design

#470 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

68. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Art & Design

#471 in Europe
#1197 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

69. Jacobs University Bremen

For Art & Design

#475 in Europe
#1208 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

70. Hannover Medical School

For Art & Design

#479 in Europe
#1226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

71. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#507 in Europe
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

72. Freiberg University of Technology

For Art & Design

#528 in Europe
#1428 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

73. University of Erfurt

For Art & Design

#536 in Europe
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

74. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#537 in Europe
#1448 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

75. Clausthal University of Technology

For Art & Design

#559 in Europe
#1534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

77. Witten/Herdecke University

For Art & Design

#594 in Europe
#1702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

78. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Art & Design

#617 in Europe
#1787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

79. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Art & Design

#634 in Europe
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

81. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#658 in Europe
#1980 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

82. University of Hildesheim

For Art & Design

#662 in Europe
#1986 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

83. German Sport University Cologne

For Art & Design

#664 in Europe
#2004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

84. European University Viadrina

For Art & Design

#677 in Europe
#2097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

87. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Art & Design

#766 in Europe
#2576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

89. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#769 in Europe
#2592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

91. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Art & Design

#790 in Europe
#2708 in the World
Enrollment
11,828
Founded
1971

92. Zeppelin University

For Art & Design

#797 in Europe
#2758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
805
Founded
2003

93. Hertie School of Governance

For Art & Design

#804 in Europe
#2801 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

94. Berlin University of the Arts

For Art & Design

#819 in Europe
#2923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,146
Founded
1975

96. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#833 in Europe
#3007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
8,672
Founded
1982

97. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#853 in Europe
#3120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

98. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#857 in Europe
#3127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,034
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Art & Design in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Heidelberg, Hamburg, and Tubingen.