38 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in Germany

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 67.1K citations received by 3.3K academic papers made by 38 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. University of Hamburg

For Performing arts

#10 in Europe
#34 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

2. Free University of Berlin

For Performing arts

#25 in Europe
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

3. University of Bremen

For Performing arts

#41 in Europe
#107 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

4. Technical University of Munich

For Performing arts

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

5. University of Munich

For Performing arts

#61 in Europe
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Performing arts

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

7. University of Gottingen

For Performing arts

#106 in Europe
#251 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

8. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Performing arts

#117 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

9. RWTH Aachen University

For Performing arts

#124 in Europe
#296 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

10. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Performing arts

#126 in Europe
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

11. University of Freiburg

For Performing arts

#127 in Europe
#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

12. University of Cologne

For Performing arts

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

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

#151 in Europe
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

15. University of Munster

For Performing arts

#157 in Europe
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

16. University of Leipzig

For Performing arts

#167 in Europe
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

17. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Performing arts

#172 in Europe
#390 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

18. Kiel University

For Performing arts

#178 in Europe
#404 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

19. University of Bonn

For Performing arts

#179 in Europe
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

20. Ruhr University Bochum

For Performing arts

#183 in Europe
#414 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

21. University of Marburg

For Performing arts

#197 in Europe
#447 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

22. Saarland University

For Performing arts

#201 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

23. University of Giessen

For Performing arts

#208 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

24. University of Potsdam

For Performing arts

#211 in Europe
#478 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

25. Technical University of Berlin

For Performing arts

#213 in Europe
#485 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

26. University of Stuttgart

For Performing arts

#217 in Europe
#492 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Performing arts

#220 in Europe
#498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

28. University of Ulm

For Performing arts

#223 in Europe
#501 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

29. University of Augsburg

For Performing arts

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

30. University of Bielefeld

For Performing arts

#233 in Europe
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

31. University of Siegen

For Performing arts

#236 in Europe
#521 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

32. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Performing arts

#237 in Europe
#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

33. TU Dortmund University

For Performing arts

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

34. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Performing arts

#243 in Europe
#540 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

35. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Performing arts

#246 in Europe
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

36. University of Wurzburg

For Performing arts

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

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Performing arts

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

38. University of Tubingen

For Performing arts

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

The best cities to study Performing arts in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, and Munich.