100 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 1.27M citations received by 59.8K academic papers made by 107 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 Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#61 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Anthropology

#64 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Anthropology

#67 in Europe

#212 in the World

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

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#101 in Europe

#294 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Anthropology

#121 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#139 in Europe

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Anthropology

#140 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

8. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#142 in Europe

#392 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#143 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Anthropology

#146 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

11. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Anthropology

#159 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

12. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Anthropology

#168 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

13. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Anthropology

#171 in Europe

#459 in the World

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

14. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Anthropology

#176 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

15. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#177 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Anthropology

#180 in Europe

#486 in the World

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

17. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Anthropology

#184 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

18. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Anthropology

#187 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

19. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Anthropology

#192 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Anthropology

#199 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Anthropology

#204 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Anthropology

#218 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

23. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Anthropology

#224 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

24. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Anthropology

#235 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

25. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#238 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

26. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Anthropology

#249 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

27. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Anthropology

#253 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Anthropology

#256 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Anthropology

#258 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Anthropology

#260 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

31. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Anthropology

#263 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

32. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Anthropology

#269 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Anthropology

#271 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Anthropology

#275 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

35. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Anthropology

#279 in Europe

#717 in the World

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

36. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Anthropology

#280 in Europe

#719 in the World

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

37. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Anthropology

#298 in Europe

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

38. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Anthropology

#304 in Europe

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

39. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Anthropology

#311 in Europe

#800 in the World

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

40. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Anthropology

#322 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

41. University of Kassel

For Anthropology

#324 in Europe

#837 in the World

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

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Anthropology

#325 in Europe

#838 in the World

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

43. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Anthropology

#337 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Anthropology

#338 in Europe

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Anthropology

#341 in Europe

#888 in the World

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

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Anthropology

#343 in Europe

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

47. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Anthropology

#350 in Europe

#913 in the World

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

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#355 in Europe

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

49. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Anthropology

#366 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

50. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#372 in Europe

#1001 in the World

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

51. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Anthropology

#374 in Europe

#1008 in the World

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

52. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Anthropology

#377 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

53. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Anthropology

#381 in Europe

#1062 in the World

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

54. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Anthropology

#404 in Europe

#1113 in the World

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

55. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Anthropology

#419 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

56. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Anthropology

#422 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

57. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#437 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

58. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Anthropology

#447 in Europe

#1226 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Anthropology

#451 in Europe

#1235 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Anthropology

#452 in Europe

#1237 in the World

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

61. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Anthropology

#457 in Europe

#1249 in the World

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

62. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Anthropology

#462 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

63. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Anthropology

#470 in Europe

#1291 in the World

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

64. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Anthropology

#475 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

65. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Anthropology

#481 in Europe

#1333 in the World

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

66. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Anthropology

#493 in Europe

#1385 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

67. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Anthropology

#497 in Europe

#1410 in the World

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

68. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Anthropology

#513 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

69. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Anthropology

#514 in Europe

#1478 in the World

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

70. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#531 in Europe

#1554 in the World

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

71. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Anthropology

#533 in Europe

#1562 in the World

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

72. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Anthropology

#537 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

73. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#548 in Europe

#1621 in the World

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

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Anthropology

#592 in Europe

#1840 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

75. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Anthropology

#604 in Europe

#1903 in the World

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

76. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#611 in Europe

#1949 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

77. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#618 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

78. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Anthropology

#639 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

79. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Anthropology

#645 in Europe

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

80. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Anthropology

#663 in Europe

#2227 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

81. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Anthropology

#696 in Europe

#2372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

82. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Anthropology

#721 in Europe

#2483 in the World

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

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Anthropology

#731 in Europe

#2523 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Anthropology

#733 in Europe

#2544 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

85. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Anthropology

#756 in Europe

#2651 in the World

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

86. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#757 in Europe

#2653 in the World

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

87. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Anthropology

#765 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

88. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Anthropology

#778 in Europe

#2760 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

89. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Anthropology

#780 in Europe

#2764 in the World

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

90. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Anthropology

#798 in Europe

#2846 in the World

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

91. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Anthropology

#802 in Europe

#2874 in the World

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

92. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Anthropology

#806 in Europe

#2890 in the World

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

93. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Anthropology

#816 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

94. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Anthropology

#823 in Europe

#2974 in the World

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

95. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Anthropology

#828 in Europe

#2983 in the World

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

96. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Anthropology

#831 in Europe

#3002 in the World

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

97. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Anthropology

#836 in Europe

#3039 in the World

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

98. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#840 in Europe

#3054 in the World

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

99. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Anthropology

#865 in Europe

#3169 in the World

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

100. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Anthropology

#868 in Europe

#3205 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 Hamburg, Heidelberg, Munich, and Berlin.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Germany

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History71

Communications and Public Relations101

Criminology and Criminal Justice45

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors103

Forensic Science35

Gender Studies70

Human Rights Law39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law44

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media61

Law Enforcement35

Library and Information science102

Media Studies51

Military science36

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Occupational Safety and Health32

Political Economy58

Political Science173

Public Policy / Administration62

Radio and Television broadcasting38

Special Education41

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies100

Urban and Regional planning45