95 Best universities for Aesthetics 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 Aesthetics. A graph of 1.22M citations received by 51.8K academic papers made by 95 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. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Aesthetics

#44 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Aesthetics

#60 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

3. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#69 in Europe

#185 in the World

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

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Aesthetics

#72 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

5. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Aesthetics

#79 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Aesthetics

#80 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Aesthetics

#81 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

8. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#93 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Aesthetics

#106 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Aesthetics

#108 in Europe

#294 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#110 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Aesthetics

#130 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

13. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Aesthetics

#134 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Aesthetics

#138 in Europe

#362 in the World

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

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Aesthetics

#140 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

16. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Aesthetics

#146 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

17. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Aesthetics

#152 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Aesthetics

#156 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Aesthetics

#167 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

20. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Aesthetics

#172 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Aesthetics

#174 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

22. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#176 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

23. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Aesthetics

#179 in Europe

#451 in the World

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

24. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Aesthetics

#184 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

25. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Aesthetics

#190 in Europe

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

26. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Aesthetics

#194 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

27. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Aesthetics

#195 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

28. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Aesthetics

#205 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Aesthetics

#207 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

30. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Aesthetics

#212 in Europe

#515 in the World

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

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Aesthetics

#223 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

32. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Aesthetics

#226 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

33. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Aesthetics

#228 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

34. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Aesthetics

#233 in Europe

#563 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

35. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Aesthetics

#242 in Europe

#590 in the World

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

36. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Aesthetics

#243 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

37. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Aesthetics

#254 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

38. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Aesthetics

#263 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

39. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Aesthetics

#271 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

40. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Aesthetics

#272 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Aesthetics

#277 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. University of Kassel

For Aesthetics

#286 in Europe

#679 in the World

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

43. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Aesthetics

#288 in Europe

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

44. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Aesthetics

#297 in Europe

#715 in the World

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

45. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Aesthetics

#305 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

46. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Aesthetics

#320 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

47. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Aesthetics

#336 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Aesthetics

#341 in Europe

#838 in the World

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

49. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Aesthetics

#353 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Aesthetics

#364 in Europe

#912 in the World

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

51. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Aesthetics

#367 in Europe

#925 in the World

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

52. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Aesthetics

#369 in Europe

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

53. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Aesthetics

#381 in Europe

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

54. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Aesthetics

#386 in Europe

#977 in the World

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

55. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Aesthetics

#405 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

56. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Aesthetics

#409 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Aesthetics

#415 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Aesthetics

#422 in Europe

#1086 in the World

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

59. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Aesthetics

#437 in Europe

#1123 in the World

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

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Aesthetics

#450 in Europe

#1168 in the World

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

61. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Aesthetics

#453 in Europe

#1172 in the World

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

62. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Aesthetics

#457 in Europe

#1183 in the World

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

63. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Aesthetics

#477 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

64. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Aesthetics

#548 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

65. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Aesthetics

#558 in Europe

#1542 in the World

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

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Aesthetics

#566 in Europe

#1571 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

67. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Aesthetics

#576 in Europe

#1611 in the World

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

68. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Aesthetics

#586 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

69. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Aesthetics

#596 in Europe

#1682 in the World

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

70. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Aesthetics

#601 in Europe

#1702 in the World

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

71. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Aesthetics

#608 in Europe

#1728 in the World

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

72. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Aesthetics

#614 in Europe

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

73. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Aesthetics

#616 in Europe

#1750 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

74. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Aesthetics

#624 in Europe

#1794 in the World

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

75. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Aesthetics

#640 in Europe

#1857 in the World

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

76. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Aesthetics

#675 in Europe

#2012 in the World

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

77. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Aesthetics

#683 in Europe

#2106 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

78. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Aesthetics

#686 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

79. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Aesthetics

#687 in Europe

#2138 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

80. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Aesthetics

#699 in Europe

#2190 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

81. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Aesthetics

#709 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

82. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Aesthetics

#720 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

83. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Aesthetics

#721 in Europe

#2289 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Aesthetics

#735 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Aesthetics

#756 in Europe

#2471 in the World

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

86. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Aesthetics

#769 in Europe

#2510 in the World

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

87. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Aesthetics

#779 in Europe

#2554 in the World

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

88. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Aesthetics

#812 in Europe

#2734 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

89. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#815 in Europe

#2748 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

90. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#855 in Europe

#2926 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

91. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Aesthetics

#864 in Europe

#2975 in the World

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

92. Berlin University of the Arts

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Aesthetics

#869 in Europe

#3018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 4,201
Founded: 1975

93. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Aesthetics

#874 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

94. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Aesthetics

#887 in Europe

#3094 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

95. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Aesthetics

#888 in Europe

#3095 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

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

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Anthropology112

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Classics and Ancient History76

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice50

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors106

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Gender Studies73

Human Rights Law37

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International Law43

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Journalism and Digital Media65

Law Enforcement34

Library and Information science104

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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

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Political Science174

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