71 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 322K citations received by 26.9K academic papers made by 71 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. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#32 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Classics and Ancient History

#33 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#52 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#57 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Classics and Ancient History

#60 in Europe

#158 in the World

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

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Classics and Ancient History

#70 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

7. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Classics and Ancient History

#73 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Classics and Ancient History

#79 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Classics and Ancient History

#81 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

10. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Classics and Ancient History

#85 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

11. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#86 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

12. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Classics and Ancient History

#93 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Classics and Ancient History

#102 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

14. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#108 in Europe

#284 in the World

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

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#109 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

16. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Classics and Ancient History

#133 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

17. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Classics and Ancient History

#159 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

18. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#162 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

19. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Classics and Ancient History

#166 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Classics and Ancient History

#169 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Classics and Ancient History

#171 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

22. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Classics and Ancient History

#173 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

23. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Classics and Ancient History

#176 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

24. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Classics and Ancient History

#181 in Europe

#464 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Classics and Ancient History

#185 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Classics and Ancient History

#199 in Europe

#522 in the World

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

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Classics and Ancient History

#202 in Europe

#529 in the World

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

28. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Classics and Ancient History

#214 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#222 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

30. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Classics and Ancient History

#232 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

31. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Classics and Ancient History

#239 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

32. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Classics and Ancient History

#241 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Classics and Ancient History

#245 in Europe

#637 in the World

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

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Classics and Ancient History

#247 in Europe

#643 in the World

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

35. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Classics and Ancient History

#258 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

36. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Classics and Ancient History

#275 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

37. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Classics and Ancient History

#279 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

38. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Classics and Ancient History

#281 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

39. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Classics and Ancient History

#283 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

40. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#286 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

41. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Classics and Ancient History

#306 in Europe

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

42. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Classics and Ancient History

#309 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

43. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Classics and Ancient History

#322 in Europe

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

44. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Classics and Ancient History

#333 in Europe

#863 in the World

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

45. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#340 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

46. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#345 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

47. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Classics and Ancient History

#346 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

48. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Classics and Ancient History

#349 in Europe

#903 in the World

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

49. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Classics and Ancient History

#355 in Europe

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

50. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#361 in Europe

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

51. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Classics and Ancient History

#381 in Europe

#992 in the World

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

52. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#389 in Europe

#1020 in the World

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

53. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Classics and Ancient History

#391 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

54. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Classics and Ancient History

#393 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

55. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Classics and Ancient History

#395 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

56. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Classics and Ancient History

#396 in Europe

#1047 in the World

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

57. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Classics and Ancient History

#423 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

58. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Classics and Ancient History

#433 in Europe

#1180 in the World

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

59. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Classics and Ancient History

#448 in Europe

#1233 in the World

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

60. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Classics and Ancient History

#457 in Europe

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Classics and Ancient History

#463 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Classics and Ancient History

#478 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#480 in Europe

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Classics and Ancient History

#505 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

65. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Classics and Ancient History

#514 in Europe

#1520 in the World

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

66. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Classics and Ancient History

#526 in Europe

#1565 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Classics and Ancient History

#542 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Classics and Ancient History

#546 in Europe

#1648 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

#547 in Europe

#1649 in the World

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

70. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Classics and Ancient History

#630 in Europe

#2029 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

71. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#648 in Europe

#2121 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

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