100 Best universities for Paleontology in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 20.2M citations received by 573K academic papers made by 158 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.

1. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Paleontology

#29 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Paleontology

#32 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Paleontology

#35 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

4. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Paleontology

#39 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Paleontology

#40 in Europe

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

6. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#46 in Europe

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Paleontology

#51 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#59 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Paleontology

#66 in Europe

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

10. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Paleontology

#70 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

11. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Paleontology

#73 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Paleontology

#75 in Europe

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Paleontology

#79 in Europe

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

14. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Paleontology

#83 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#86 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Paleontology

#88 in Europe

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Paleontology

#93 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Paleontology

#100 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Paleontology

#107 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

20. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Paleontology

#109 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

21. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#113 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

22. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Paleontology

#115 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

23. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#116 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#125 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

25. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Paleontology

#128 in Europe

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Paleontology

#130 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Paleontology

#132 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

28. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#137 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

29. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Paleontology

#140 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Paleontology

#146 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

31. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Paleontology

#148 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Paleontology

#165 in Europe

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Paleontology

#168 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Paleontology

#169 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Paleontology

#170 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Paleontology

#172 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

37. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#173 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Paleontology

#174 in Europe

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

39. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Paleontology

#177 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

40. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Paleontology

#185 in Europe

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

41. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Paleontology

#191 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

42. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Paleontology

#193 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

43. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#196 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

44. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Paleontology

#205 in Europe

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

45. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Paleontology

#219 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Paleontology

#244 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Paleontology

#250 in Europe

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

48. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Paleontology

#267 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Paleontology

#274 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

50. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Paleontology

#281 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

51. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Paleontology

#284 in Europe

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

52. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#310 in Europe

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Paleontology

#313 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#318 in Europe

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

55. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#330 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

56. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Paleontology

#333 in Europe

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

57. University of Kassel

For Paleontology

#343 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

58. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Paleontology

#367 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Paleontology

#394 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Paleontology

#412 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Paleontology

#419 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Paleontology

#445 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

63. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Paleontology

#476 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Paleontology

#485 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

65. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Paleontology

#489 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

66. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Paleontology

#515 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Paleontology

#518 in Europe

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Paleontology

#530 in Europe

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

69. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Paleontology

#531 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

70. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Paleontology

#535 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

71. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Paleontology

#539 in Europe

#1777 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

72. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Paleontology

#570 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

73. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Paleontology

#618 in Europe

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Paleontology

#652 in Europe

#2391 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

75. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#658 in Europe

#2426 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

76. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Paleontology

#660 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

77. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#662 in Europe

#2445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

78. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Paleontology

#663 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Paleontology

#690 in Europe

#2586 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Paleontology

#710 in Europe

#2672 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

81. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Paleontology

#739 in Europe

#2850 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

82. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Paleontology

#749 in Europe

#2905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#752 in Europe

#2924 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Paleontology

#764 in Europe

#3015 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Paleontology

#769 in Europe

#3028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

86. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#781 in Europe

#3076 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

87. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Paleontology

#810 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

88. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Paleontology

#817 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

89. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Paleontology

#830 in Europe

#3374 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Paleontology

#842 in Europe

#3424 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#880 in Europe

#3613 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

92. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Paleontology

#888 in Europe

#3676 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

93. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Paleontology

#890 in Europe

#3700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

94. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#915 in Europe

#3857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

95. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#926 in Europe

#3923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

96. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Paleontology

#930 in Europe

#3943 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

97. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Paleontology

#957 in Europe

#4090 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

98. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Paleontology

#961 in Europe

#4115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,583
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1898

99. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#962 in Europe

#4119 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

100. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Paleontology

#965 in Europe

#4124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Paleontology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Gottingen, Tubingen, and Heidelberg.