100 Best universities for Library and Information science in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 992K citations received by 71.7K academic papers made by 102 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Library and Information science

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

2. University of Gottingen

For Library and Information science

#37 in Europe
#133 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

3. RWTH Aachen University

For Library and Information science

#39 in Europe
#136 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

4. Dresden University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#42 in Europe
#151 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

5. University of Freiburg

For Library and Information science

#50 in Europe
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

6. University of Hamburg

For Library and Information science

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

7. University of Bonn

For Library and Information science

#59 in Europe
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

8. Technical University of Munich

For Library and Information science

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

9. University of Munich

For Library and Information science

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

10. University of Tubingen

For Library and Information science

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

11. Ruhr University Bochum

For Library and Information science

#74 in Europe
#218 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

12. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#77 in Europe
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

13. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Library and Information science

#78 in Europe
#230 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

14. Free University of Berlin

For Library and Information science

#80 in Europe
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Library and Information science

#82 in Europe
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Library and Information science

#84 in Europe
#237 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

17. University of Cologne

For Library and Information science

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

18. University of Marburg

For Library and Information science

#89 in Europe
#248 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

19. University of Munster

For Library and Information science

#104 in Europe
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

20. Technical University of Berlin

For Library and Information science

#105 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Library and Information science

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

22. University of Wurzburg

For Library and Information science

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

23. Kiel University

For Library and Information science

#111 in Europe
#286 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

24. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#112 in Europe
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

25. University of Stuttgart

For Library and Information science

#116 in Europe
#293 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Library and Information science

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

27. University of Leipzig

For Library and Information science

#126 in Europe
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

28. University of Regensburg

For Library and Information science

#136 in Europe
#343 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

29. University of Konstanz

For Library and Information science

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

30. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Library and Information science

#157 in Europe
#410 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

31. Saarland University

For Library and Information science

#159 in Europe
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

32. TU Dortmund University

For Library and Information science

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

33. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Library and Information science

#169 in Europe
#435 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

34. Hannover Medical School

For Library and Information science

#176 in Europe
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Library and Information science

#180 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

36. University of Giessen

For Library and Information science

#188 in Europe
#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

37. University of Bremen

For Library and Information science

#190 in Europe
#477 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

38. University of Ulm

For Library and Information science

#191 in Europe
#478 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

39. University of Bayreuth

For Library and Information science

#194 in Europe
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

40. University of Bielefeld

For Library and Information science

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

41. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Library and Information science

#204 in Europe
#510 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

42. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Library and Information science

#206 in Europe
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

43. University of Rostock

For Library and Information science

#219 in Europe
#552 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#231 in Europe
#585 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

45. University of Kassel

For Library and Information science

#253 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Library and Information science

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

47. University of Mannheim

For Library and Information science

#258 in Europe
#661 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

48. University of Potsdam

For Library and Information science

#268 in Europe
#690 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

49. Clausthal University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#275 in Europe
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

50. University of Paderborn

For Library and Information science

#281 in Europe
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

51. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Library and Information science

#285 in Europe
#740 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

52. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

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

53. University of Lubeck

For Library and Information science

#301 in Europe
#791 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

54. Hamburg University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#303 in Europe
#798 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

55. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#319 in Europe
#835 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

56. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Library and Information science

#320 in Europe
#839 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

57. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#321 in Europe
#840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

58. Freiberg University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#326 in Europe
#852 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

59. University of Greifswald

For Library and Information science

#329 in Europe
#862 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

60. Osnabruck University

For Library and Information science

#330 in Europe
#864 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

61. University of Hohenheim

For Library and Information science

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

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#350 in Europe
#930 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

63. University of Wuppertal

For Library and Information science

#357 in Europe
#947 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

64. University of Siegen

For Library and Information science

#373 in Europe
#996 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

65. University of Augsburg

For Library and Information science

#413 in Europe
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

66. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#416 in Europe
#1120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,034
Founded
1992

67. University of Passau

For Library and Information science

#417 in Europe
#1125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

68. University of Bamberg

For Library and Information science

#427 in Europe
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

69. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Library and Information science

#449 in Europe
#1277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Library and Information science

#453 in Europe
#1302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

71. University of Trier

For Library and Information science

#460 in Europe
#1354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

72. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Library and Information science

#474 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

73. University of Hagen

For Library and Information science

#475 in Europe
#1424 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

74. Witten/Herdecke University

For Library and Information science

#487 in Europe
#1454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

75. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#495 in Europe
#1483 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

76. Jacobs University Bremen

For Library and Information science

#506 in Europe
#1520 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

77. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#513 in Europe
#1564 in the World
Enrollment
5,786
Founded
1996

78. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#522 in Europe
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,217
Founded
1971

79. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#533 in Europe
#1680 in the World
Enrollment
14,326
Founded
1994

80. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#557 in Europe
#1750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

81. University of Erfurt

For Library and Information science

#558 in Europe
#1758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

82. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Library and Information science

#573 in Europe
#1826 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

83. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#585 in Europe
#1887 in the World
Enrollment
4,081
Founded
1832

84. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Library and Information science

#591 in Europe
#1905 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

85. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Library and Information science

#609 in Europe
#2004 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

86. Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#622 in Europe
#2058 in the World
Enrollment
3,639
Founded
1991

87. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Library and Information science

#631 in Europe
#2107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

88. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#632 in Europe
#2110 in the World
Enrollment
17,125
Founded
1970

89. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Library and Information science

#657 in Europe
#2228 in the World
Enrollment
2,587
Founded
1972

90. University of Hildesheim

For Library and Information science

#661 in Europe
#2248 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

91. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#663 in Europe
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
5,760
Founded
1994

92. European University Viadrina

For Library and Information science

#669 in Europe
#2265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

93. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#670 in Europe
#2266 in the World
Enrollment
6,407
Founded
1971

94. German Sport University Cologne

For Library and Information science

#674 in Europe
#2278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

95. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Library and Information science

#680 in Europe
#2310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

96. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Library and Information science

#688 in Europe
#2347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
5,620
Founded
1962

97. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Library and Information science

#714 in Europe
#2484 in the World
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

98. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#720 in Europe
#2517 in the World
Enrollment
13,494
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1971

99. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Library and Information science

#744 in Europe
#2674 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

100. University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Library and Information science

#746 in Europe
#2677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,145
Founded
1996

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Gottingen, Aachen, and Dresden.