76 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History in Germany

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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

For Classics and Ancient History

#32 in Europe
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#53 in Europe
#146 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

4. Free University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#69 in Europe
#177 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

6. University of Bonn

For Classics and Ancient History

#70 in Europe
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

7. Kiel University

For Classics and Ancient History

#81 in Europe
#211 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

8. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#87 in Europe
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

10. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#96 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

12. University of Marburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#100 in Europe
#262 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#101 in Europe
#267 in the World
Enrollment
36,232
Founded
1809

14. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#112 in Europe
#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

16. University of 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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#161 in Europe
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

19. University of Regensburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#175 in Europe
#443 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

20. Ruhr University Bochum

For Classics and Ancient History

#176 in Europe
#447 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

21. Heinrich Heine University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#183 in Europe
#469 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

23. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#190 in Europe
#486 in the World
Enrollment
9,340
Founded
1710

25. RWTH Aachen University

For Classics and Ancient History

#192 in Europe
#490 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

26. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#195 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

27. University of 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

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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#233 in Europe
#613 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

31. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#250 in Europe
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,300
Founded
1948

33. University of Bremen

For Classics and Ancient History

#268 in Europe
#701 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

34. University of Potsdam

For Classics and Ancient History

#270 in Europe
#705 in the World
Enrollment
20,406
Founded
1991

35. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#278 in Europe
#720 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

37. University of Hohenheim

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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#301 in Europe
#784 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

40. Technical University of Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#308 in Europe
#797 in the World
Enrollment
34,842
Founded
1946

41. University of Stuttgart

For Classics and Ancient History

#309 in Europe
#798 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

42. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#325 in Europe
#839 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

44. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#340 in Europe
#885 in the World
Enrollment
28,018
Founded
1831

45. University of 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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#360 in Europe
#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

48. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#372 in Europe
#975 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

50. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#387 in Europe
#1016 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

51. Osnabruck University

For Classics and Ancient History

#395 in Europe
#1037 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

52. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#411 in Europe
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

54. University of 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

For Classics and Ancient History

#415 in Europe
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

56. TU Dortmund University

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#440 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

58. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

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

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

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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#491 in Europe
#1421 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

63. University of Hagen

For Classics and Ancient History

#495 in Europe
#1431 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

64. University of Siegen

For Classics and Ancient History

#538 in Europe
#1615 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

65. University of 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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#580 in Europe
#1772 in the World
Enrollment
2,587
Founded
1972

68. European University Viadrina

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

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#602 in Europe
#1870 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

71. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Classics and Ancient History

#641 in Europe
#2049 in the World
Enrollment
1,669
Founded
1984

72. University of Hildesheim

For Classics and Ancient History

#642 in Europe
#2058 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

73. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#659 in Europe
#2124 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

74. Witten/Herdecke University

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

For Classics and Ancient History

#694 in Europe
#2290 in the World
Enrollment
5,786
Founded
1996

76. Chemnitz University of Technology

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.