100 Best universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 5.68M citations received by 169K academic papers made by 111 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

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Demography

#25 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Demography

#49 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

3. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#63 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Demography

#71 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Demography

#80 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

6. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Demography

#81 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Demography

#92 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

8. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Demography

#95 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Demography

#99 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

10. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Demography

#105 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Demography

#107 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Demography

#117 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

13. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Demography

#119 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#120 in Europe

#337 in the World

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

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#124 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

16. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Demography

#128 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Demography

#130 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

18. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Demography

#131 in Europe

#355 in the World

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

19. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Demography

#134 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Demography

#138 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Demography

#150 in Europe

#409 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Demography

#154 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Demography

#156 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

24. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Demography

#157 in Europe

#422 in the World

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

25. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Demography

#161 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Demography

#171 in Europe

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Demography

#176 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

28. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Demography

#178 in Europe

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Demography

#183 in Europe

#505 in the World

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

30. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Demography

#188 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

31. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Demography

#192 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Demography

#196 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Demography

#197 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Demography

#206 in Europe

#559 in the World

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

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Demography

#208 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

36. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Demography

#209 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

37. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Demography

#212 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

38. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Demography

#214 in Europe

#584 in the World

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

39. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#240 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

40. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Demography

#248 in Europe

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

41. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Demography

#257 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

42. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Demography

#264 in Europe

#730 in the World

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

43. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Demography

#265 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

44. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Demography

#277 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Demography

#288 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

46. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Demography

#299 in Europe

#824 in the World

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

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Demography

#321 in Europe

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Demography

#334 in Europe

#924 in the World

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

49. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Demography

#357 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

50. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Demography

#363 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

51. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Demography

#368 in Europe

#1061 in the World

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

52. University of Kassel

For Demography

#381 in Europe

#1089 in the World

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

53. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Demography

#387 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

54. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Demography

#392 in Europe

#1124 in the World

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

55. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Demography

#396 in Europe

#1135 in the World

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

56. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Demography

#417 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

57. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Demography

#418 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Demography

#443 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

59. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Demography

#460 in Europe

#1446 in the World

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

60. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Demography

#491 in Europe

#1598 in the World

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

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Demography

#512 in Europe

#1691 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Demography

#524 in Europe

#1766 in the World

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

63. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Demography

#534 in Europe

#1803 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

64. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Demography

#536 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

65. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Demography

#546 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

66. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Demography

#547 in Europe

#1878 in the World

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

67. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Demography

#556 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

68. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Demography

#616 in Europe

#2260 in the World

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

69. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Demography

#626 in Europe

#2295 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

70. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Demography

#650 in Europe

#2408 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

71. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Demography

#660 in Europe

#2499 in the World

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

72. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Demography

#668 in Europe

#2523 in the World

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

73. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Demography

#670 in Europe

#2529 in the World

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

74. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Demography

#671 in Europe

#2542 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

75. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Demography

#729 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

76. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Demography

#737 in Europe

#2971 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

77. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Demography

#746 in Europe

#3027 in the World

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

78. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Demography

#749 in Europe

#3051 in the World

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

79. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#755 in Europe

#3077 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

80. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Demography

#757 in Europe

#3086 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

81. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Demography

#775 in Europe

#3179 in the World

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

82. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Demography

#791 in Europe

#3278 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

83. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#796 in Europe

#3299 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

84. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Demography

#797 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

85. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Demography

#803 in Europe

#3311 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

86. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Demography

#810 in Europe

#3350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,217
Founded: 1971

87. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Demography

#820 in Europe

#3397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

88. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Demography

#821 in Europe

#3398 in the World

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

89. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Demography

#828 in Europe

#3439 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

90. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Demography

#835 in Europe

#3501 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

91. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Demography

#845 in Europe

#3544 in the World

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

92. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Demography

#853 in Europe

#3574 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

93. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Demography

#914 in Europe

#4009 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

94. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Demography

#920 in Europe

#4045 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

95. UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

For Demography

#925 in Europe

#4071 in the World

Enrollment: 8,403
Founded: 1908

96. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Demography

#935 in Europe

#4135 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

97. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Demography

#942 in Europe

#4159 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

98. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Demography

#949 in Europe

#4193 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

99. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Demography

#951 in Europe

#4209 in the World

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

100. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Demography

#957 in Europe

#4248 in the World

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

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Germany

Anthropology107

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History71

Communications and Public Relations101

Criminology and Criminal Justice45

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors103

Forensic Science35

Gender Studies70

Human Rights Law39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law44

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media61

Law Enforcement35

Library and Information science102

Media Studies51

Military science36

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution52

Occupational Safety and Health32

Political Economy58

Political Science173

Public Policy / Administration62

Radio and Television broadcasting38

Special Education41

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies100

Urban and Regional planning45