100 Best universities for Liberal Arts &amp; Social Sciences in Germany

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

2. Free University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

3. University of Munich

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Europe

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

4. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

5. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

6. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Europe

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

7. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Europe

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

8. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

9. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#78 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Europe

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#82 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

12. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Europe

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

13. University of Hamburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Europe

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in Europe

#252 in the World

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

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

18. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Europe

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

19. Technical University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Europe

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

20. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Europe

#302 in the World

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

21. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

22. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

23. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

24. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Europe

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#144 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

26. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#145 in Europe

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#159 in Europe

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

28. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#160 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

29. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Europe

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Europe

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

32. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#177 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

33. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#179 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#181 in Europe

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#182 in Europe

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

36. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#185 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

38. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#189 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

39. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#197 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

40. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#206 in Europe

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

41. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#209 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#219 in Europe

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Europe

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

45. Hannover Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#256 in Europe

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#270 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#275 in Europe

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

48. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#276 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#277 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

50. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

51. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#291 in Europe

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

52. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#294 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

53. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#297 in Europe

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in Europe

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#306 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

56. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#317 in Europe

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

57. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#333 in Europe

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

58. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#336 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

59. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#358 in Europe

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

60. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#361 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

61. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#362 in Europe

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

62. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

63. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#377 in Europe

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

64. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#394 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

65. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#401 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

66. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#403 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#417 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#421 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

69. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#435 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

70. Hamburg University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#451 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

71. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#465 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

72. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#469 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

73. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#478 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

74. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#484 in Europe

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

75. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#495 in Europe

#1352 in the World

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

76. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#498 in Europe

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

77. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#512 in Europe

#1416 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

78. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#515 in Europe

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

79. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#517 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

80. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#521 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Enrollment: 8,532
Founded: 1971

81. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#522 in Europe

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,716
Founded: 1991

82. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#553 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

83. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#555 in Europe

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

84. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#558 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

85. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#562 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

86. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#583 in Europe

#1725 in the World

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

87. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#602 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

88. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#625 in Europe

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

89. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#638 in Europe

#1994 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#645 in Europe

#2029 in the World

Enrollment: 5,473
Founded: 1996

91. Hertie School of Governance

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#660 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

92. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#667 in Europe

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

93. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#698 in Europe

#2298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,459
Founded: 1778

94. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#703 in Europe

#2339 in the World

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

95. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#711 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

96. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#716 in Europe

#2392 in the World

Enrollment: 5,286
Founded: 1830

97. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#726 in Europe

#2451 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

98. Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#732 in Europe

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,727
Founded: 1992

99. Munich School of Philosophy