100 Best universities for Anthropology in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 70.1K academic papers made by 112 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. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Anthropology

#56 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

2. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#58 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Anthropology

#63 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#101 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

5. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Anthropology

#105 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Anthropology

#126 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

7. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#127 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#135 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#144 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Anthropology

#146 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

11. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Anthropology

#155 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

12. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Anthropology

#164 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

13. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Anthropology

#172 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

14. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Anthropology

#177 in Europe

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Anthropology

#182 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

16. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#185 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Anthropology

#186 in Europe

#491 in the World

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

18. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Anthropology

#190 in Europe

#504 in the World

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

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Anthropology

#195 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

20. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Anthropology

#197 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Anthropology

#201 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Anthropology

#202 in Europe

#550 in the World

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

23. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Anthropology

#229 in Europe

#605 in the World

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

24. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Anthropology

#232 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

25. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#234 in Europe

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

26. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Anthropology

#247 in Europe

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

27. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Anthropology

#250 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Anthropology

#254 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Anthropology

#257 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

30. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Anthropology

#261 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

31. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Anthropology

#262 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

32. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Anthropology

#268 in Europe

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

33. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Anthropology

#270 in Europe

#709 in the World

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

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Anthropology

#276 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

35. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Anthropology

#280 in Europe

#733 in the World

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

36. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Anthropology

#297 in Europe

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

37. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Anthropology

#298 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Anthropology

#316 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Anthropology

#318 in Europe

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

40. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Anthropology

#323 in Europe

#849 in the World

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

41. University of Kassel

For Anthropology

#327 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

42. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Anthropology

#331 in Europe

#868 in the World

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

43. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Anthropology

#332 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

44. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Anthropology

#333 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#345 in Europe

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

46. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Anthropology

#348 in Europe

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

47. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Anthropology

#350 in Europe

#931 in the World

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

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Anthropology

#352 in Europe

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Anthropology

#356 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

50. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Anthropology

#360 in Europe

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

51. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#371 in Europe

#1012 in the World

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

52. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Anthropology

#372 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

53. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Anthropology

#394 in Europe

#1090 in the World

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

54. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#428 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

55. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Anthropology

#449 in Europe

#1247 in the World

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

56. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Anthropology

#457 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

57. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Anthropology

#458 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

58. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Anthropology

#463 in Europe

#1291 in the World

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

59. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Anthropology

#467 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Anthropology

#470 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Anthropology

#474 in Europe

#1355 in the World

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

62. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Anthropology

#476 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

63. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Anthropology

#478 in Europe

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

64. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Anthropology

#492 in Europe

#1396 in the World

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

65. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Anthropology

#497 in Europe

#1418 in the World

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

66. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Anthropology

#522 in Europe

#1527 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

67. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#531 in Europe

#1563 in the World

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

68. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Anthropology

#541 in Europe

#1615 in the World

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

69. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Anthropology

#548 in Europe

#1661 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

70. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Anthropology

#551 in Europe

#1667 in the World

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

71. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Anthropology

#556 in Europe

#1692 in the World

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

72. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#578 in Europe

#1806 in the World

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

73. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Anthropology

#580 in Europe

#1812 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

74. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#594 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

75. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Anthropology

#611 in Europe

#1953 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

76. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Anthropology

#620 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

77. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#632 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

78. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Anthropology

#633 in Europe

#2063 in the World

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

79. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Anthropology

#684 in Europe

#2338 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

80. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Anthropology

#692 in Europe

#2369 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

81. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Anthropology

#716 in Europe

#2478 in the World

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

82. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#738 in Europe

#2579 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

83. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Anthropology

#761 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

84. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#766 in Europe

#2721 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#769 in Europe

#2733 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Anthropology

#772 in Europe

#2741 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

87. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Anthropology

#784 in Europe

#2789 in the World

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

88. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#791 in Europe

#2822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

89. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Anthropology

#803 in Europe

#2863 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

90. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Anthropology

#812 in Europe

#2922 in the World

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

91. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Anthropology

#823 in Europe

#3006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

92. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Anthropology

#825 in Europe

#3016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

93. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Anthropology

#841 in Europe

#3110 in the World

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

94. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#870 in Europe

#3247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

95. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Anthropology

#871 in Europe

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

96. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#890 in Europe

#3364 in the World

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

97. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#892 in Europe

#3378 in the World

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

98. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Anthropology

#900 in Europe

#3436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

99. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Anthropology

#901 in Europe

#3437 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

100. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Anthropology

#907 in Europe

#3476 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Germany

Broadcast Journalism39

Classics and Ancient History78

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice51

Early Childhood Education37

Education Majors107

Forensic Science33

Gender Studies73

Human Rights Law35

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law43

International Relations and Diplomacy38

Journalism and Digital Media65

Law Enforcement34

Library and Information science104

Media Studies59

Military science37

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Occupational Safety and Health30

Political Economy64

Political Science174

Public Policy / Administration69

Radio and Television broadcasting37

Special Education40

Sports / Exercise science49

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies107

Urban and Regional planning53