100 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 849K citations received by 34.1K academic papers made by 106 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 Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#94 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#107 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Communications and Public Relations

#112 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#128 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Communications and Public Relations

#130 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#155 in Europe

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#160 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

8. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Communications and Public Relations

#166 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

9. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#171 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

10. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Communications and Public Relations

#186 in Europe

#519 in the World

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

11. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Communications and Public Relations

#191 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Communications and Public Relations

#211 in Europe

#588 in the World

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

13. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#219 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

14. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#222 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

15. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Communications and Public Relations

#225 in Europe

#619 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Communications and Public Relations

#234 in Europe

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Communications and Public Relations

#239 in Europe

#657 in the World

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

18. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Communications and Public Relations

#244 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

19. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Communications and Public Relations

#251 in Europe

#688 in the World

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

20. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#260 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

21. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Communications and Public Relations

#265 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Communications and Public Relations

#271 in Europe

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

23. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Communications and Public Relations

#275 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

24. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Communications and Public Relations

#276 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

25. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Communications and Public Relations

#278 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Communications and Public Relations

#279 in Europe

#748 in the World

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

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Communications and Public Relations

#285 in Europe

#768 in the World

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

28. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Communications and Public Relations

#290 in Europe

#777 in the World

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

29. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#294 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

30. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Communications and Public Relations

#309 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

31. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#315 in Europe

#851 in the World

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

32. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#318 in Europe

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#326 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

34. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Communications and Public Relations

#329 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

35. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#339 in Europe

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

36. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Communications and Public Relations

#342 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

37. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#351 in Europe

#941 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

38. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Communications and Public Relations

#354 in Europe

#947 in the World

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

39. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Communications and Public Relations

#362 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

40. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#366 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

41. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#374 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

42. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Communications and Public Relations

#382 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

43. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Communications and Public Relations

#391 in Europe

#1073 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

44. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Communications and Public Relations

#394 in Europe

#1088 in the World

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

45. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Communications and Public Relations

#399 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

46. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Communications and Public Relations

#400 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

47. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Communications and Public Relations

#406 in Europe

#1133 in the World

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

48. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#411 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

49. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#415 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

50. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#428 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

51. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Communications and Public Relations

#430 in Europe

#1201 in the World

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

52. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Communications and Public Relations

#436 in Europe

#1221 in the World

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

53. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Communications and Public Relations

#437 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

54. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#446 in Europe

#1257 in the World

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

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#448 in Europe

#1268 in the World

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

56. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#453 in Europe

#1282 in the World

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

57. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Communications and Public Relations

#454 in Europe

#1283 in the World

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

58. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Communications and Public Relations

#459 in Europe

#1293 in the World

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

59. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Communications and Public Relations

#460 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

60. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Communications and Public Relations

#462 in Europe

#1308 in the World

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

61. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#470 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

62. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#471 in Europe

#1340 in the World

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

63. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#481 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

64. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Communications and Public Relations

#492 in Europe

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

65. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Communications and Public Relations

#493 in Europe

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

66. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#502 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

67. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Communications and Public Relations

#510 in Europe

#1471 in the World

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

68. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Communications and Public Relations

#515 in Europe

#1480 in the World

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

69. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Communications and Public Relations

#522 in Europe

#1515 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

70. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#530 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

71. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Communications and Public Relations

#532 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

72. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Communications and Public Relations

#534 in Europe

#1552 in the World

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

73. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Communications and Public Relations

#535 in Europe

#1555 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

74. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Communications and Public Relations

#538 in Europe

#1560 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

75. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Communications and Public Relations

#541 in Europe

#1570 in the World

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

76. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Communications and Public Relations

#542 in Europe

#1581 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

77. Cologne Business School

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#558 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 1,123
Founded: 1993

78. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#567 in Europe

#1677 in the World

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

79. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#582 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

80. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#591 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

81. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Communications and Public Relations

#599 in Europe

#1808 in the World

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

82. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#615 in Europe

#1858 in the World

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

83. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#642 in Europe

#1981 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

84. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Communications and Public Relations

#645 in Europe

#1995 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

85. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Communications and Public Relations

#651 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

86. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Communications and Public Relations

#657 in Europe

#2038 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

87. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Communications and Public Relations

#663 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

88. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Communications and Public Relations

#668 in Europe

#2076 in the World

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

89. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Communications and Public Relations

#684 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

90. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Communications and Public Relations

#712 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

91. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Communications and Public Relations

#733 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

92. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Communications and Public Relations

#749 in Europe

#2540 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

93. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#752 in Europe

#2554 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

94. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Communications and Public Relations

#755 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

95. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Communications and Public Relations

#792 in Europe

#2739 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

96. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#813 in Europe

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

97. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Communications and Public Relations

#815 in Europe

#2865 in the World

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

98. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#818 in Europe

#2884 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

99. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#820 in Europe

#2896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

100. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#831 in Europe

#2954 in the World

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

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Luneburg, Munich, and Berlin.