100 Best universities for Paleontology in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 15.2M citations received by 518K 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

#27 in Europe

#103 in the World

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

2. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Paleontology

#34 in Europe

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

3. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Paleontology

#38 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Paleontology

#40 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Paleontology

#41 in Europe

#131 in the World

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

6. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#47 in Europe

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#59 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Paleontology

#62 in Europe

#194 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Paleontology

#66 in Europe

#204 in the World

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

10. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Paleontology

#72 in Europe

#219 in the World

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

11. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Paleontology

#73 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Paleontology

#76 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Paleontology

#80 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

14. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#81 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

15. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Paleontology

#84 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Paleontology

#89 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Paleontology

#95 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Paleontology

#97 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Paleontology

#113 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

20. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Paleontology

#115 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Paleontology

#118 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

22. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#119 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

23. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#120 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

24. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#122 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

25. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Paleontology

#128 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Paleontology

#130 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Paleontology

#134 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Paleontology

#135 in Europe

#363 in the World

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

29. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#136 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Paleontology

#145 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

31. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Paleontology

#148 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Paleontology

#150 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

33. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Paleontology

#161 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

34. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Paleontology

#165 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

35. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#168 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

36. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Paleontology

#169 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

37. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Paleontology

#173 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

38. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Paleontology

#177 in Europe

#464 in the World

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

39. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Paleontology

#180 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

40. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Paleontology

#184 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

41. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Paleontology

#188 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Paleontology

#189 in Europe

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

43. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#194 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

44. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Paleontology

#206 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

45. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Paleontology

#213 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Paleontology

#241 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Paleontology

#246 in Europe

#655 in the World

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

48. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Paleontology

#263 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Paleontology

#268 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

50. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Paleontology

#277 in Europe

#763 in the World

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

51. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Paleontology

#281 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

52. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#301 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Paleontology

#303 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#311 in Europe

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

55. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#319 in Europe

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

56. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Paleontology

#330 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

57. University of Kassel

For Paleontology

#338 in Europe

#952 in the World

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

58. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Paleontology

#361 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Paleontology

#399 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Paleontology

#406 in Europe

#1177 in the World

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

61. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Paleontology

#413 in Europe

#1199 in the World

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

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Paleontology

#436 in Europe

#1289 in the World

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

63. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Paleontology

#460 in Europe

#1370 in the World

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

64. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Paleontology

#467 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

65. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Paleontology

#491 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Paleontology

#500 in Europe

#1576 in the World

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

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Paleontology

#516 in Europe

#1625 in the World

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

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Paleontology

#517 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Paleontology

#521 in Europe

#1650 in the World

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

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Paleontology

#525 in Europe

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

71. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Paleontology

#532 in Europe

#1709 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

72. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Paleontology

#539 in Europe

#1741 in the World

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

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Paleontology

#559 in Europe

#1816 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Paleontology

#637 in Europe

#2261 in the World

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

75. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#641 in Europe

#2284 in the World

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

76. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#647 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

77. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Paleontology

#653 in Europe

#2324 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

78. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Paleontology

#673 in Europe

#2424 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

79. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Paleontology

#677 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

80. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Paleontology

#688 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

81. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Paleontology

#704 in Europe

#2600 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

82. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Paleontology

#752 in Europe

#2872 in the World

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

83. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Paleontology

#763 in Europe

#2921 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

84. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Paleontology

#770 in Europe

#2967 in the World

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

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Paleontology

#778 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Paleontology

#801 in Europe

#3226 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

87. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Paleontology

#802 in Europe

#3235 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

88. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Paleontology

#807 in Europe

#3265 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

89. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Paleontology

#809 in Europe

#3267 in the World

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

90. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Paleontology

#812 in Europe

#3271 in the World

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

91. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Paleontology

#854 in Europe

#3450 in the World

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

92. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Paleontology

#858 in Europe

#3483 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

93. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Paleontology

#870 in Europe

#3549 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

94. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Paleontology

#879 in Europe

#3611 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

95. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Paleontology

#882 in Europe

#3632 in the World

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

96. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Paleontology

#903 in Europe

#3760 in the World

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

97. Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Paleontology

#919 in Europe

#3876 in the World

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

98. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Paleontology

#921 in Europe

#3881 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

99. Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Giessen

For Paleontology

#925 in Europe

#3907 in the World

Enrollment: 17,668
Founded: 1971

100. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Paleontology

#933 in Europe

#3942 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

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