19 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 87.1K citations received by 6.01K academic papers made by 19 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Munster

For Communications and Public Relations

#172 in Europe

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Germany

#228 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. University of Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in Germany

#230 in Europe

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

4. TU Dortmund University

For Communications and Public Relations

#19 in Germany

#249 in Europe

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

5. University of Bonn

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Germany

#256 in Europe

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

6. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in Germany

#271 in Europe

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

7. University of Bielefeld

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in Germany

#274 in Europe

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

8. University of Siegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Germany

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

9. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in Germany

#287 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

10. Ruhr University Bochum

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Germany

#317 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

11. German Sport University Cologne

For Communications and Public Relations

#42 in Germany

#372 in Europe

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

12. Witten/Herdecke University

For Communications and Public Relations

#55 in Germany

#426 in Europe

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

13. University of Wuppertal

For Communications and Public Relations

#59 in Germany

#443 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

14. University of Hagen

For Communications and Public Relations

#72 in Germany

#510 in Europe

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

15. Cologne Business School

For Communications and Public Relations

#76 in Germany

#535 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,123
Founded: 1993

16. University of Paderborn

For Communications and Public Relations

#82 in Germany

#598 in Europe

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

17. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Communications and Public Relations

#86 in Germany

#622 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

18. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Communications and Public Relations

#92 in Germany

#708 in Europe

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

19. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Communications and Public Relations

#101 in Germany

#838 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	8	7
Rhineland-Palatinate	7	22
Lower Saxony	9	1
Thuringia	3	56
Hamburg	7	2
Baden-Wurttemberg	13	6
Brandenburg	10	4
Saxony	4	18
Bavaria	12	3

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in North Rhine-Westphalia

Broadcast Journalism9

Classics and Ancient History13

Criminology and Criminal Justice8

Early Childhood Education9

Education Majors21

Forensic Science5

Gender Studies15

Human Rights Law8

Intellectual Property and Patent Law5

International Law6

International Relations and Diplomacy7

Journalism and Digital Media12

Law Enforcement7

Library and Information science19

Media Studies10

Military science4

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy11

Political Science30

Public Policy / Administration12

Radio and Television broadcasting10

Special Education10

Sports / Exercise science11

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies19

Urban and Regional planning8