73 Best universities for Gender Studies in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 315K citations received by 18K 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

#83 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#96 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

3. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Gender Studies

#103 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

4. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#115 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gender Studies

#120 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Gender Studies

#143 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Gender Studies

#151 in Europe

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

8. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Gender Studies

#158 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

9. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gender Studies

#167 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Gender Studies

#175 in Europe

#516 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

#180 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

12. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Gender Studies

#203 in Europe

#602 in the World

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

13. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Gender Studies

#204 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

14. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Gender Studies

#213 in Europe

#628 in the World

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

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Gender Studies

#220 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Gender Studies

#221 in Europe

#654 in the World

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

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Gender Studies

#223 in Europe

#659 in the World

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

18. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Gender Studies

#227 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Gender Studies

#234 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Gender Studies

#241 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Gender Studies

#245 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

22. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Gender Studies

#249 in Europe

#739 in the World

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

23. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Gender Studies

#251 in Europe

#743 in the World

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

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#258 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

25. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Gender Studies

#259 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

26. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Gender Studies

#262 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

27. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Gender Studies

#273 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

28. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Gender Studies

#279 in Europe

#814 in the World

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

29. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Gender Studies

#285 in Europe

#831 in the World

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

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Gender Studies

#286 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

31. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Gender Studies

#288 in Europe

#841 in the World

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

32. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Gender Studies

#296 in Europe

#873 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

#303 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Gender Studies

#310 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

35. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Gender Studies

#317 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gender Studies

#326 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

37. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Gender Studies

#327 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

38. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Gender Studies

#329 in Europe

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

39. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Gender Studies

#330 in Europe

#983 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

40. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Gender Studies

#339 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

41. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Gender Studies

#342 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

42. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Gender Studies

#348 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

43. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Gender Studies

#356 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

44. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Gender Studies

#363 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

45. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Gender Studies

#367 in Europe

#1114 in the World

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

46. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Gender Studies

#392 in Europe

#1208 in the World

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

47. University of Kassel

For Gender Studies

#394 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

48. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Gender Studies

#398 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

49. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Gender Studies

#410 in Europe

#1276 in the World

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

50. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Gender Studies

#420 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

51. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Gender Studies

#422 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

52. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Gender Studies

#433 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

53. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Gender Studies

#437 in Europe

#1377 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Gender Studies

#439 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Gender Studies

#449 in Europe

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

56. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Gender Studies

#455 in Europe

#1471 in the World

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

57. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Gender Studies

#456 in Europe

#1477 in the World

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

58. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Gender Studies

#468 in Europe

#1528 in the World

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

59. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Gender Studies

#469 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

60. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Gender Studies

#473 in Europe

#1547 in the World

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

61. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Gender Studies

#485 in Europe

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

62. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Gender Studies

#486 in Europe

#1583 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

63. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Gender Studies

#499 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

64. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Gender Studies

#508 in Europe

#1673 in the World

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

65. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Gender Studies

#525 in Europe

#1760 in the World

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

66. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Gender Studies

#532 in Europe

#1780 in the World

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

67. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Gender Studies

#536 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

68. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Gender Studies

#557 in Europe

#1897 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

#564 in Europe

#1938 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

70. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Gender Studies

#575 in Europe

#1973 in the World

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

71. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Gender Studies

#590 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

72. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Gender Studies

#616 in Europe

#2170 in the World

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

73. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Gender Studies

#618 in Europe

#2185 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

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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