73 Best universities for Gender Studies in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Gender Studies. A graph of 284K citations received by 17.2K academic papers made by 73 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

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gender Studies

#84 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#95 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Gender Studies

#102 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

4. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#116 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gender Studies

#120 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Gender Studies

#142 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Gender Studies

#155 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

8. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Gender Studies

#157 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

9. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gender Studies

#169 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Gender Studies

#172 in Europe

#517 in the World

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

11. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gender Studies

#179 in Europe

#538 in the World

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

12. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Gender Studies

#201 in Europe

#599 in the World

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

13. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Gender Studies

#202 in Europe

#602 in the World

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

14. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Gender Studies

#210 in Europe

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Gender Studies

#218 in Europe

#649 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Gender Studies

#222 in Europe

#664 in the World

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

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Gender Studies

#227 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

18. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Gender Studies

#240 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Gender Studies

#242 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

20. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Gender Studies

#245 in Europe

#731 in the World

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

21. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Gender Studies

#249 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Gender Studies

#250 in Europe

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

23. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Gender Studies

#252 in Europe

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

24. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Gender Studies

#256 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Gender Studies

#265 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Gender Studies

#267 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#272 in Europe

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Gender Studies

#275 in Europe

#803 in the World

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

29. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Gender Studies

#279 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

30. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Gender Studies

#283 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

31. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Gender Studies

#285 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

32. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gender Studies

#300 in Europe

#897 in the World

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

33. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Gender Studies

#301 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Gender Studies

#308 in Europe

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

35. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Gender Studies

#316 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gender Studies

#321 in Europe

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

37. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Gender Studies

#322 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

38. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Gender Studies

#327 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

39. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Gender Studies

#328 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

40. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Gender Studies

#338 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

41. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Gender Studies

#342 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

42. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gender Studies

#347 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

43. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#359 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

44. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Gender Studies

#366 in Europe

#1123 in the World

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

45. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Gender Studies

#368 in Europe

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

46. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Gender Studies

#394 in Europe

#1216 in the World

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

47. University of Kassel

For Gender Studies

#395 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Gender Studies

#397 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Gender Studies

#406 in Europe

#1270 in the World

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

50. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Gender Studies

#418 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

51. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Gender Studies

#422 in Europe

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

52. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Gender Studies

#427 in Europe

#1346 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

53. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Gender Studies

#436 in Europe

#1376 in the World

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

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Gender Studies

#444 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Gender Studies

#447 in Europe

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

56. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Gender Studies

#460 in Europe

#1497 in the World

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

57. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gender Studies

#461 in Europe

#1501 in the World

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

58. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Gender Studies

#470 in Europe

#1540 in the World

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

59. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gender Studies

#473 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

60. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Gender Studies

#475 in Europe

#1549 in the World

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

61. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Gender Studies

#479 in Europe

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

62. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Gender Studies

#486 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Gender Studies

#488 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Gender Studies

#508 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

65. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Gender Studies

#526 in Europe

#1755 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

66. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Gender Studies

#536 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

67. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Gender Studies

#551 in Europe

#1871 in the World

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

68. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Gender Studies

#552 in Europe

#1874 in the World

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

69. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Gender Studies

#559 in Europe

#1929 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

70. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Gender Studies

#561 in Europe

#1933 in the World

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

71. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Gender Studies

#584 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

72. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gender Studies

#612 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

73. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Gender Studies

#623 in Europe

#2198 in the World

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

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

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