76 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 474K citations received by 30.9K academic papers made by 76 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 Classics and Ancient History

#32 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#37 in Europe

#104 in the World

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

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#53 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#56 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Classics and Ancient History

#69 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Classics and Ancient History

#70 in Europe

#180 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Classics and Ancient History

#81 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Classics and Ancient History

#85 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

9. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Classics and Ancient History

#87 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

10. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Classics and Ancient History

#92 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Classics and Ancient History

#96 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#100 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#101 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

14. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#109 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Classics and Ancient History

#112 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Classics and Ancient History

#141 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

17. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Classics and Ancient History

#149 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Classics and Ancient History

#161 in Europe

#406 in the World

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

19. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#175 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Classics and Ancient History

#176 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Classics and Ancient History

#181 in Europe

#461 in the World

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

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Classics and Ancient History

#183 in Europe

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Classics and Ancient History

#188 in Europe

#479 in the World

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

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#190 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

25. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Classics and Ancient History

#192 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Classics and Ancient History

#195 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

27. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Classics and Ancient History

#197 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

28. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Classics and Ancient History

#200 in Europe

#506 in the World

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

29. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Classics and Ancient History

#203 in Europe

#519 in the World

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

30. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Classics and Ancient History

#233 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Classics and Ancient History

#238 in Europe

#627 in the World

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

32. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Classics and Ancient History

#250 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

33. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Classics and Ancient History

#268 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

34. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Classics and Ancient History

#270 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

35. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Classics and Ancient History

#274 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

36. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Classics and Ancient History

#278 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

37. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Classics and Ancient History

#294 in Europe

#762 in the World

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

38. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#300 in Europe

#781 in the World

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

39. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Classics and Ancient History

#301 in Europe

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

40. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#308 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

41. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Classics and Ancient History

#309 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Classics and Ancient History

#313 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

43. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Classics and Ancient History

#325 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

44. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#340 in Europe

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

45. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#343 in Europe

#891 in the World

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

46. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#354 in Europe

#923 in the World

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

47. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Classics and Ancient History

#360 in Europe

#939 in the World

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

48. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#366 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

49. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Classics and Ancient History

#372 in Europe

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

50. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#387 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

51. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Classics and Ancient History

#395 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

52. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Classics and Ancient History

#408 in Europe

#1075 in the World

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

53. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Classics and Ancient History

#411 in Europe

#1086 in the World

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

54. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Classics and Ancient History

#412 in Europe

#1091 in the World

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

55. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Classics and Ancient History

#415 in Europe

#1103 in the World

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

56. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Classics and Ancient History

#433 in Europe

#1160 in the World

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

57. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Classics and Ancient History

#440 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

58. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Classics and Ancient History

#465 in Europe

#1312 in the World

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

59. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Classics and Ancient History

#482 in Europe

#1388 in the World

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

60. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Classics and Ancient History

#485 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

61. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#488 in Europe

#1408 in the World

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

62. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#491 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Classics and Ancient History

#495 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Classics and Ancient History

#538 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

65. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Classics and Ancient History

#541 in Europe

#1624 in the World

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

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Classics and Ancient History

#542 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Classics and Ancient History

#580 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#585 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

69. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#588 in Europe

#1811 in the World

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

70. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#602 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

71. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Classics and Ancient History

#641 in Europe

#2049 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

72. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Classics and Ancient History

#642 in Europe

#2058 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

73. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#659 in Europe

#2124 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

74. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Classics and Ancient History

#663 in Europe

#2136 in the World

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

75. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Classics and Ancient History

#694 in Europe

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

76. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Classics and Ancient History

#704 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

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