45 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 89.2K citations received by 7.8K academic papers made by 45 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

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#73 in Europe
#283 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#90 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

3. Free University of Berlin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#103 in Europe
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

4. University of Munich

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#109 in Europe
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

5. University of Gottingen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#111 in Europe
#388 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#112 in Europe
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

7. University of Cologne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#113 in Europe
#400 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#123 in Europe
#420 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

9. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#129 in Europe
#437 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

10. University of Konstanz

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#131 in Europe
#440 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#137 in Europe
#450 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

12. University of Freiburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#145 in Europe
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

13. University of Bonn

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#154 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

14. University of Leipzig

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#161 in Europe
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

15. University of Marburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#162 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#171 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

17. University of Bielefeld

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#184 in Europe
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

18. University of Tubingen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#186 in Europe
#585 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

19. University of Munster

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#192 in Europe
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

20. University of Ulm

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#201 in Europe
#639 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

21. University of Potsdam

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#211 in Europe
#676 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

22. Kiel University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#212 in Europe
#677 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

23. University of Bremen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#223 in Europe
#714 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

24. University of Giessen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#224 in Europe
#715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

25. University of Mannheim

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#227 in Europe
#728 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

26. Ruhr University Bochum

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#228 in Europe
#729 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

27. Technical University of Munich

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#243 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

28. University of Wurzburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#248 in Europe
#790 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#253 in Europe
#821 in the World
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#255 in Europe
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

31. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#256 in Europe
#837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

32. Saarland University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#260 in Europe
#848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

33. Dresden University of Technology

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#263 in Europe
#852 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

34. University of Greifswald

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#266 in Europe
#860 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

35. University of Kassel

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#267 in Europe
#863 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

36. Hannover Medical School

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#278 in Europe
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

37. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#289 in Europe
#928 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

38. Osnabruck University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#297 in Europe
#956 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

39. RWTH Aachen University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#308 in Europe
#990 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

40. University of Trier

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#310 in Europe
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

41. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#337 in Europe
#1091 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

42. Technical University of Berlin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#346 in Europe
#1120 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

43. University of Rostock

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#356 in Europe
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

44. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#389 in Europe
#1256 in the World
Enrollment
15,362
Founded
1971

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#396 in Europe
#1275 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Heidelberg, Berlin, and Munich.