100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 8.08M citations received by 377K academic papers made by 162 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 Archaeology

#36 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Archaeology

#41 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#47 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Archaeology

#54 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

5. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Archaeology

#65 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

6. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Archaeology

#67 in Europe

#199 in the World

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

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Archaeology

#70 in Europe

#204 in the World

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

8. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Archaeology

#76 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

9. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#84 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

10. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Archaeology

#94 in Europe

#265 in the World

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

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Archaeology

#96 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

12. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#100 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

13. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#105 in Europe

#294 in the World

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

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#110 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Archaeology

#117 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Archaeology

#120 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Archaeology

#121 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

18. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Archaeology

#126 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

19. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#139 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Archaeology

#143 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Archaeology

#144 in Europe

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Archaeology

#149 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Archaeology

#155 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#157 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Archaeology

#163 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Archaeology

#179 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

27. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Archaeology

#183 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

28. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Archaeology

#187 in Europe

#493 in the World

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

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#194 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

30. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Archaeology

#196 in Europe

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

31. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Archaeology

#197 in Europe

#521 in the World

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

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Archaeology

#201 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

33. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Archaeology

#204 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

34. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Archaeology

#212 in Europe

#550 in the World

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

35. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Archaeology

#214 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

36. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Archaeology

#226 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

37. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Archaeology

#232 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

38. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Archaeology

#233 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

39. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Archaeology

#234 in Europe

#599 in the World

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

40. University of Kassel

For Archaeology

#235 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

41. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Archaeology

#243 in Europe

#611 in the World

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

42. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Archaeology

#247 in Europe

#615 in the World

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

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Archaeology

#251 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

44. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Archaeology

#255 in Europe

#634 in the World

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

45. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Archaeology

#270 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

46. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#288 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Archaeology

#294 in Europe

#749 in the World

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

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Archaeology

#300 in Europe

#762 in the World

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

49. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Archaeology

#307 in Europe

#783 in the World

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

50. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Archaeology

#332 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Archaeology

#344 in Europe

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Archaeology

#348 in Europe

#887 in the World

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

53. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Archaeology

#369 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Archaeology

#370 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

55. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Archaeology

#372 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

56. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#381 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Archaeology

#385 in Europe

#985 in the World

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

58. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Archaeology

#386 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Archaeology

#398 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Archaeology

#401 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

61. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Archaeology

#407 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Archaeology

#458 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

63. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Archaeology

#460 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

64. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Archaeology

#461 in Europe

#1263 in the World

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

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Archaeology

#470 in Europe

#1297 in the World

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

66. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Archaeology

#498 in Europe

#1375 in the World

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

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Archaeology

#506 in Europe

#1409 in the World

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

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Archaeology

#510 in Europe

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Archaeology

#523 in Europe

#1466 in the World

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

70. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Archaeology

#535 in Europe

#1500 in the World

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

71. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Archaeology

#536 in Europe

#1507 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

72. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#547 in Europe

#1540 in the World

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

73. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Archaeology

#571 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

74. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Archaeology

#590 in Europe

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

75. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Archaeology

#592 in Europe

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

76. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Archaeology

#606 in Europe

#1807 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

77. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#608 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

78. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Archaeology

#615 in Europe

#1849 in the World

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

79. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#636 in Europe

#1972 in the World

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

80. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#645 in Europe

#2017 in the World

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

81. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Archaeology

#656 in Europe

#2092 in the World

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

82. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Archaeology

#665 in Europe

#2130 in the World

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

83. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Archaeology

#667 in Europe

#2139 in the World

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

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Archaeology

#681 in Europe

#2224 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Archaeology

#744 in Europe

#2561 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

86. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Archaeology

#745 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

87. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#768 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

88. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#787 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

89. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#789 in Europe

#2813 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Archaeology

#792 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#812 in Europe

#2901 in the World

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

92. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#815 in Europe

#2922 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

93. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Archaeology

#841 in Europe

#3069 in the World

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

94. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Archaeology

#861 in Europe

#3171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

95. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Archaeology

#865 in Europe

#3194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

96. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#881 in Europe

#3311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

97. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Archaeology

#888 in Europe

#3350 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

98. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Archaeology

#891 in Europe

#3371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

99. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Archaeology

#910 in Europe

#3474 in the World

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

100. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Archaeology

#911 in Europe

#3480 in the World

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

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Germany

Anthropology107

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