99 Best universities for Literature in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 1.01M citations received by 66.3K academic papers made by 99 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Literature

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

2. Free University of Berlin

For Literature

#56 in Europe
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

4. University of Munich

For Literature

#64 in Europe
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

5. Technical University of Munich

For Literature

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

6. University of Cologne

For Literature

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

7. University of Hamburg

For Literature

#80 in Europe
#217 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

8. University of Tubingen

For Literature

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

9. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Literature

#93 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

10. University of Bonn

For Literature

#112 in Europe
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

12. University of Freiburg

For Literature

#128 in Europe
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Literature

#130 in Europe
#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

15. University of Gottingen

For Literature

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

16. University of Munster

For Literature

#144 in Europe
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

17. University of Wurzburg

For Literature

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

18. Dresden University of Technology

For Literature

#150 in Europe
#369 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Literature

#152 in Europe
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

20. Technical University of Berlin

For Literature

#157 in Europe
#381 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

22. University of Leipzig

For Literature

#171 in Europe
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

23. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Literature

#175 in Europe
#421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

24. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Literature

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

25. Saarland University

For Literature

#191 in Europe
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

26. University of Bremen

For Literature

#201 in Europe
#481 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

27. University of Konstanz

For Literature

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

28. University of Bielefeld

For Literature

#207 in Europe
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

29. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Literature

#211 in Europe
#500 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

30. University of Marburg

For Literature

#223 in Europe
#530 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

31. Kiel University

For Literature

#224 in Europe
#532 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

32. University of Potsdam

For Literature

#227 in Europe
#537 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

34. University of Giessen

For Literature

#236 in Europe
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Literature

#246 in Europe
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

36. University of Regensburg

For Literature

#247 in Europe
#582 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

37. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Literature

#253 in Europe
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

38. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Literature

#262 in Europe
#622 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

39. TU Dortmund University

For Literature

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

41. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Literature

#275 in Europe
#649 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

42. University of Augsburg

For Literature

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

45. University of Ulm

For Literature

#292 in Europe
#680 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

46. University of Bayreuth

For Literature

#296 in Europe
#694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

47. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Literature

#301 in Europe
#706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

48. University of Paderborn

For Literature

#307 in Europe
#725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

50. University of Mannheim

For Literature

#314 in Europe
#741 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

51. University of Siegen

For Literature

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

52. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Literature

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

53. University of Trier

For Literature

#329 in Europe
#795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

54. University of Rostock

For Literature

#355 in Europe
#882 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

55. University of Hohenheim

For Literature

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

56. University of Passau

For Literature

#384 in Europe
#987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

57. University of Kassel

For Literature

#404 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

58. University of Erfurt

For Literature

#406 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

59. Osnabruck University

For Literature

#412 in Europe
#1055 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

60. Hannover Medical School

For Literature

#422 in Europe
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

61. University of Bamberg

For Literature

#436 in Europe
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

62. University of Lubeck

For Literature

#455 in Europe
#1203 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

63. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Literature

#494 in Europe
#1329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

66. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Literature

#522 in Europe
#1458 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

67. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Literature

#526 in Europe
#1481 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

69. University of Hagen

For Literature

#534 in Europe
#1523 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

72. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Literature

#590 in Europe
#1746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

74. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Literature

#595 in Europe
#1773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

75. Jacobs University Bremen

For Literature

#597 in Europe
#1783 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Literature

#605 in Europe
#1808 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

77. German Sport University Cologne

For Literature

#618 in Europe
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

78. Witten/Herdecke University

For Literature

#634 in Europe
#1948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

79. Clausthal University of Technology

For Literature

#655 in Europe
#2041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

80. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Literature

#667 in Europe
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

81. Hertie School of Governance

For Literature

#674 in Europe
#2139 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

83. University of Hildesheim

For Literature

#684 in Europe
#2169 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

84. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Literature

#706 in Europe
#2260 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

85. European University Viadrina

For Literature

#739 in Europe
#2443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

86. Freiberg University of Technology

For Literature

#740 in Europe
#2444 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

89. Berlin University of the Arts

For Literature

#813 in Europe
#2822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
4,146
Founded
1975

90. University of Flensburg

For Literature

#826 in Europe
#2880 in the World
Enrollment
5,333
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1946

91. University of Vechta

For Literature

#874 in Europe
#3132 in the World
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

92. Munich School of Philosophy

For Literature

#879 in Europe
#3186 in the World
Enrollment
342
Founded
1925

94. Zeppelin University

For Literature

#908 in Europe
#3362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
805
Founded
2003

The best cities to study Literature in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich.