100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 29.2M citations received by 1.67M academic papers made by 175 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

2. University of Munich

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

3. University of Hamburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Europe
#118 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

4. Technical University of Munich

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. Free University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Europe
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Europe
#174 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

7. University of Freiburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Europe
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

8. University of Bonn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in Europe
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

9. University of Cologne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. University of Munster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in Europe
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

11. RWTH Aachen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Europe
#219 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

12. University of Gottingen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in Europe
#226 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

13. University of Tubingen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in Europe
#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Europe
#236 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

16. Technical University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Europe
#264 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

17. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Europe
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

18. Dresden University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in Europe
#275 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

20. Ruhr University Bochum

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Europe
#284 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

21. University of Stuttgart

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Europe
#291 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

22. University of Bielefeld

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in Europe
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

23. University of Leipzig

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#130 in Europe
#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

24. University of Bremen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#140 in Europe
#346 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

25. University of Marburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Europe
#347 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

26. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

27. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in Europe
#379 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

28. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#157 in Europe
#380 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

29. Kiel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#158 in Europe
#381 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

30. TU Dortmund University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#166 in Europe
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

31. University of Giessen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Europe
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

32. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#174 in Europe
#411 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

33. University of Wurzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

34. University of Mannheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#189 in Europe
#450 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#190 in Europe
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

36. Saarland University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#193 in Europe
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

37. University of Konstanz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

38. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#199 in Europe
#469 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

39. University of Potsdam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#200 in Europe
#472 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

40. University of Regensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#212 in Europe
#504 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

41. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#214 in Europe
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

42. University of Kassel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#216 in Europe
#516 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

43. University of Ulm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in Europe
#529 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Europe
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

45. Hannover Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#235 in Europe
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#262 in Europe
#627 in the World
Enrollment
13,607
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

47. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#274 in Europe
#654 in the World
Enrollment
13,143
Founded
1993

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#276 in Europe
#656 in the World
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

49. University of Paderborn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#277 in Europe
#660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

50. University of Bayreuth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#283 in Europe
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

51. University of Wuppertal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#286 in Europe
#684 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

52. University of Hohenheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#299 in Europe
#718 in the World
Enrollment
8,392
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1818

53. Osnabruck University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#300 in Europe
#719 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

54. University of Rostock

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#301 in Europe
#720 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

55. University of Augsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#304 in Europe
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

56. University of Siegen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#318 in Europe
#769 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

57. University of Trier

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#319 in Europe
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

58. University of Lubeck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#328 in Europe
#790 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

59. University of Bamberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#337 in Europe
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

60. University of Hagen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#355 in Europe
#864 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

61. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in Europe
#885 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#369 in Europe
#916 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

63. University of Greifswald

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#376 in Europe
#936 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

64. University of Passau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#384 in Europe
#970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

65. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#395 in Europe
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

66. Hamburg University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#399 in Europe
#1014 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#404 in Europe
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#415 in Europe
#1056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

69. Witten/Herdecke University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#427 in Europe
#1100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

70. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#441 in Europe
#1148 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

71. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#448 in Europe
#1169 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#486 in Europe
#1303 in the World
Enrollment
2,587
Founded
1972

73. University of Erfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in Europe
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#499 in Europe
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

75. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#507 in Europe
#1362 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

76. European University Viadrina

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#511 in Europe
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

77. Freiberg University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#515 in Europe
#1376 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

78. Jacobs University Bremen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#527 in Europe
#1413 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

79. University of Hildesheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#528 in Europe
#1416 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

80. Clausthal University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#534 in Europe
#1467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

81. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#555 in Europe
#1568 in the World
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

82. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#558 in Europe
#1583 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

83. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#560 in Europe
#1586 in the World
Enrollment
1,669
Founded
1984

84. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#570 in Europe
#1631 in the World
Enrollment
5,786
Founded
1996

85. German Sport University Cologne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#572 in Europe
#1636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#575 in Europe
#1643 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

87. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#577 in Europe
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

88. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#609 in Europe
#1777 in the World
Enrollment
17,125
Founded
1970

89. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#611 in Europe
#1782 in the World
Enrollment
11,828
Founded
1971

90. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#653 in Europe
#1973 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

91. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#686 in Europe
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

92. Hertie School of Governance

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#692 in Europe
#2171 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

93. University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#694 in Europe
#2207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,145
Founded
1996

94. EBS University for business and law

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#702 in Europe
#2254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
2,227
Founded
1971

95. University of Flensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#706 in Europe
#2271 in the World
Enrollment
5,333
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1946

96. Munich School of Philosophy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#710 in Europe
#2292 in the World
Enrollment
342
Founded
1925

97. University of Vechta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#713 in Europe
#2302 in the World
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

98. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#714 in Europe
#2309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
5,620
Founded
1962

99. Zeppelin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#715 in Europe
#2315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
805
Founded
2003

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Hamburg, and Berlin.