100 Best universities for History in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 12.7M citations received by 481K academic papers made by 164 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 History

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

2. University of Munich

For History

#44 in Europe
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

4. University of Freiburg

For History

#58 in Europe
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

5. Technical University of Munich

For History

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

7. Free University of Berlin

For History

#70 in Europe
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

8. University of Bonn

For History

#74 in Europe
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

11. University of Tubingen

For History

#92 in Europe
#267 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

13. University of Cologne

For History

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For History

#104 in Europe
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

15. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For History

#116 in Europe
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For History

#118 in Europe
#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

17. University of Munster

For History

#119 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

19. Kiel University

For History

#124 in Europe
#338 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

22. University of Bremen

For History

#143 in Europe
#380 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

26. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For History

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

27. University of Leipzig

For History

#184 in Europe
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

28. University of Wurzburg

For History

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

29. University of Giessen

For History

#195 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

30. University of Marburg

For History

#201 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

31. University of Potsdam

For History

#207 in Europe
#524 in the World
Enrollment
20,406
Founded
1991

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For History

#208 in Europe
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

33. University of Bielefeld

For History

#213 in Europe
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

36. Saarland University

For History

#239 in Europe
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,300
Founded
1948

37. University of Bayreuth

For History

#240 in Europe
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

38. University of Konstanz

For History

#242 in Europe
#606 in the World
Enrollment
10,939
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

39. University of Hohenheim

For History

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

41. University of Kassel

For History

#256 in Europe
#644 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

42. Braunschweig University of Technology

For History

#260 in Europe
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

43. University of Regensburg

For History

#262 in Europe
#656 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

44. TU Dortmund University

For History

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

45. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For History

#273 in Europe
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

46. University of Ulm

For History

#286 in Europe
#714 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

47. Hannover Medical School

For History

#306 in Europe
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

48. University of Rostock

For History

#316 in Europe
#803 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

52. University of Trier

For History

#366 in Europe
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

53. Osnabruck University

For History

#373 in Europe
#968 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

54. University of Paderborn

For History

#377 in Europe
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

57. University of Lubeck

For History

#392 in Europe
#1023 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

60. University of Augsburg

For History

#402 in Europe
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,975
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1970

61. University of Bamberg

For History

#403 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1972

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For History

#438 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,084
Founded
1973

65. University of Passau

For History

#483 in Europe
#1333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

66. University of Erfurt

For History

#502 in Europe
#1398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

68. Witten/Herdecke University

For History

#520 in Europe
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

70. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For History

#536 in Europe
#1533 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

71. German Sport University Cologne

For History

#576 in Europe
#1671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

74. Clausthal University of Technology

For History

#591 in Europe
#1736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

76. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For History

#608 in Europe
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

78. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For History

#636 in Europe
#1973 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

81. European University Viadrina

For History

#657 in Europe
#2079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

83. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For History

#681 in Europe
#2184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

85. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#695 in Europe
#2257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

91. University of Banking of Frankfurt

For History

#792 in Europe
#2852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

94. Zeppelin University

For History

#860 in Europe
#3193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
805
Founded
2003

95. Reutlingen University

For History

#870 in Europe
#3240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,700
Founded
1855

96. University of Flensburg

For History

#899 in Europe
#3408 in the World
Enrollment
5,333
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1946

97. University of Vechta

For History

#904 in Europe
#3445 in the World
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

98. ESMT Berlin

For History

#918 in Europe
#3504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
233
Founded
2002

99. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For History

#919 in Europe
#3519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

100. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For History

#938 in Europe
#3612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
8,371
Founded
1878

The best cities to study History in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg, Munich, Hamburg, and Freiburg im Breisgau.