14 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Lower Saxony

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Below is a list of best universities in Lower Saxony ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 2.26M citations received by 130K academic papers made by 14 universities in Lower Saxony 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 Gottingen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Germany
#84 in Europe
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

2. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Germany
#199 in Europe
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

3. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Germany
#224 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

4. Hannover Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Germany
#235 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

5. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Germany
#276 in Europe
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

6. Osnabruck University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in Germany
#300 in Europe
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

7. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Germany
#364 in Europe
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

8. University of Hildesheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Germany
#528 in Europe
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

9. Clausthal University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in Germany
#534 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

10. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Germany
#686 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

11. University of Vechta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in Germany
#713 in Europe
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

12. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in Germany
#802 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,217
Founded
1971

13. Ostfalia - Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Germany
#842 in Europe
Enrollment
11,042
Founded
1971

14. Jade University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Germany
#999 in Europe
Enrollment
7,600
Founded
2009

Closest to Lower Saxony states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Bremen 3 24
Hamburg 9 3
Saxony-Anhalt 5 41
Schleswig-Holstein 5 29
North Rhine-Westphalia 30 8
Thuringia 5 35
Hesse 12 6
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 54
Brandenburg 18 5
Saxony 7 18
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 17
Bavaria 23 2
Baden-Wurttemberg 27 1