100 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 542K citations received by 30.3K academic papers made by 101 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. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#103 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

2. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#106 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Communications and Public Relations

#124 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#134 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Communications and Public Relations

#142 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

6. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#147 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

7. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#153 in Europe

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#169 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

9. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Communications and Public Relations

#172 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

10. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Communications and Public Relations

#175 in Europe

#495 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

#198 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Communications and Public Relations

#207 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Communications and Public Relations

#227 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

14. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Communications and Public Relations

#228 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#230 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

16. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#236 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

17. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Communications and Public Relations

#241 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

18. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Communications and Public Relations

#246 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Communications and Public Relations

#249 in Europe

#675 in the World

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

20. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Communications and Public Relations

#256 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

21. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Communications and Public Relations

#259 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

22. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Communications and Public Relations

#268 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

23. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Communications and Public Relations

#271 in Europe

#730 in the World

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

24. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Communications and Public Relations

#272 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

25. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Communications and Public Relations

#274 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

26. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Communications and Public Relations

#277 in Europe

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

27. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#281 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

28. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#285 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Communications and Public Relations

#287 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#301 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

31. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#313 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

32. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Communications and Public Relations

#316 in Europe

#850 in the World

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

33. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Communications and Public Relations

#317 in Europe

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

34. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#319 in Europe

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

35. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Communications and Public Relations

#320 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

36. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Communications and Public Relations

#321 in Europe

#857 in the World

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

37. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Communications and Public Relations

#325 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#332 in Europe

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#350 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

40. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#366 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

41. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Communications and Public Relations

#371 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#372 in Europe

#1028 in the World

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

43. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Communications and Public Relations

#373 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Communications and Public Relations

#375 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Communications and Public Relations

#378 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

46. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Communications and Public Relations

#382 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

47. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Communications and Public Relations

#383 in Europe

#1060 in the World

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

48. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Communications and Public Relations

#387 in Europe

#1073 in the World

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

49. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#390 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

50. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#398 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

51. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#399 in Europe

#1108 in the World

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

52. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#406 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

53. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Communications and Public Relations

#408 in Europe

#1132 in the World

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

54. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#421 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

55. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Communications and Public Relations

#426 in Europe

#1183 in the World

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

56. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Communications and Public Relations

#431 in Europe

#1201 in the World

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

57. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Communications and Public Relations

#436 in Europe

#1220 in the World

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

58. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Communications and Public Relations

#441 in Europe

#1238 in the World

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

59. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Communications and Public Relations

#443 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

60. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Communications and Public Relations

#451 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

61. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#459 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

62. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#468 in Europe

#1340 in the World

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

63. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#476 in Europe

#1371 in the World

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

64. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#488 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

65. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Communications and Public Relations

#490 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

66. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Communications and Public Relations

#494 in Europe

#1422 in the World

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

67. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Communications and Public Relations

#495 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

68. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Communications and Public Relations

#498 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

69. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Communications and Public Relations

#502 in Europe

#1446 in the World

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

70. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Communications and Public Relations

#506 in Europe

#1452 in the World

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

71. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#508 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

72. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Communications and Public Relations

#510 in Europe

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

73. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Communications and Public Relations

#513 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

74. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Communications and Public Relations

#523 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

75. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#529 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

76. Cologne Business School

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#535 in Europe

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 1,123
Founded: 1993

77. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#537 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

78. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#538 in Europe

#1586 in the World

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

79. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Communications and Public Relations

#552 in Europe

#1642 in the World

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

80. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#580 in Europe

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

81. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#590 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

82. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Communications and Public Relations

#598 in Europe

#1797 in the World

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

83. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Communications and Public Relations

#605 in Europe

#1827 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

84. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Communications and Public Relations

#611 in Europe

#1867 in the World

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

85. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Communications and Public Relations

#618 in Europe

#1896 in the World

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

86. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Communications and Public Relations

#622 in Europe

#1905 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

87. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Communications and Public Relations

#632 in Europe

#1965 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

88. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Communications and Public Relations

#660 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

89. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Communications and Public Relations

#661 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

90. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Communications and Public Relations

#669 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

91. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Communications and Public Relations

#683 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

92. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Communications and Public Relations

#708 in Europe

#2390 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

93. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Communications and Public Relations

#724 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

94. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#769 in Europe

#2651 in the World

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

95. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Communications and Public Relations

#774 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

96. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#777 in Europe

#2702 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

97. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#781 in Europe

#2724 in the World

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

98. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#783 in Europe

#2751 in the World

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

99. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Communications and Public Relations

#815 in Europe

#2908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

100. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For Communications and Public Relations

#837 in Europe

#3008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

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