100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 12.7M citations received by 437K 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

#35 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Archaeology

#36 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Archaeology

#47 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#48 in Europe

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Archaeology

#51 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Archaeology

#64 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Archaeology

#68 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

8. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Archaeology

#75 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

9. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#78 in Europe

#230 in the World

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

10. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#84 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

11. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Archaeology

#87 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Archaeology

#96 in Europe

#269 in the World

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

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#105 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

14. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#108 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Archaeology

#112 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Archaeology

#116 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Archaeology

#118 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

18. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Archaeology

#128 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

19. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#130 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Archaeology

#132 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

21. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Archaeology

#140 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

22. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Archaeology

#141 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

23. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#159 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

24. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Archaeology

#160 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

25. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Archaeology

#162 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Archaeology

#176 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Archaeology

#184 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

28. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Archaeology

#185 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

29. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Archaeology

#189 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Archaeology

#198 in Europe

#524 in the World

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

31. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#199 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

32. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Archaeology

#206 in Europe

#541 in the World

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

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Archaeology

#211 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Archaeology

#212 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Archaeology

#216 in Europe

#559 in the World

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

36. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Archaeology

#232 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

37. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Archaeology

#233 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

38. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Archaeology

#240 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

39. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Archaeology

#244 in Europe

#626 in the World

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

40. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Archaeology

#249 in Europe

#638 in the World

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

41. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Archaeology

#250 in Europe

#640 in the World

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

42. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Archaeology

#252 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

43. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Archaeology

#254 in Europe

#649 in the World

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

44. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Archaeology

#268 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

45. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Archaeology

#286 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

46. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#296 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

47. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Archaeology

#305 in Europe

#793 in the World

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

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Archaeology

#313 in Europe

#809 in the World

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

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Archaeology

#327 in Europe

#838 in the World

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

50. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Archaeology

#340 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Archaeology

#349 in Europe

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Archaeology

#360 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

53. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Archaeology

#364 in Europe

#958 in the World

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

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Archaeology

#369 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

55. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Archaeology

#379 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

56. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#390 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Archaeology

#395 in Europe

#1042 in the World

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

58. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Archaeology

#401 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Archaeology

#404 in Europe

#1076 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Archaeology

#412 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Archaeology

#414 in Europe

#1119 in the World

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

62. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Archaeology

#424 in Europe

#1151 in the World

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

63. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Archaeology

#453 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

64. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Archaeology

#457 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

65. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Archaeology

#489 in Europe

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

66. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Archaeology

#505 in Europe

#1433 in the World

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

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Archaeology

#517 in Europe

#1467 in the World

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

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Archaeology

#520 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#533 in Europe

#1527 in the World

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

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Archaeology

#542 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

71. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Archaeology

#554 in Europe

#1603 in the World

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

72. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Archaeology

#566 in Europe

#1668 in the World

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

73. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Archaeology

#582 in Europe

#1748 in the World

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

74. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Archaeology

#589 in Europe

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

75. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Archaeology

#597 in Europe

#1806 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

76. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Archaeology

#618 in Europe

#1883 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

77. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#633 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

78. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Archaeology

#641 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

79. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Archaeology

#659 in Europe

#2085 in the World

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

80. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Archaeology

#678 in Europe

#2200 in the World

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

81. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Archaeology

#680 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

82. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#687 in Europe

#2255 in the World

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

83. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Archaeology

#713 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

84. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Archaeology

#745 in Europe

#2565 in the World

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

85. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#751 in Europe

#2619 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

86. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Archaeology

#789 in Europe

#2793 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

87. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#794 in Europe

#2816 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

88. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Archaeology

#796 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

89. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Archaeology

#803 in Europe

#2851 in the World

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

90. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Archaeology

#824 in Europe

#2940 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

91. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Archaeology

#825 in Europe

#2951 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

92. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Archaeology

#834 in Europe

#2985 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

93. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Archaeology

#880 in Europe

#3241 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

94. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Archaeology

#884 in Europe

#3286 in the World

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

95. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Archaeology

#886 in Europe

#3296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

96. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Archaeology

#893 in Europe

#3333 in the World

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

97. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Archaeology

#906 in Europe

#3421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

98. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Archaeology

#932 in Europe

#3567 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

99. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Archaeology

#938 in Europe

#3586 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

100. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Archaeology

#946 in Europe

#3616 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

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