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 3.19M citations received by 147K 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

#14 in Germany
#90 in Europe
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

2. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Germany
#205 in Europe
Enrollment
28,018
Founded
1831

3. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Germany
#234 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

4. Hannover Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Germany
#292 in Europe
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

6. Osnabruck University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

7. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Germany
#347 in Europe
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

8. University of Hildesheim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. Clausthal University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#82 in Germany
#572 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

10. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Germany
#732 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

11. University of Vechta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Germany
#743 in Europe
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Germany
#863 in Europe
Enrollment
11,042
Founded
1971

13. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Germany
#915 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,217
Founded
1971

14. Jade University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#145 in Germany
#1060 in Europe
Enrollment
6,127
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 48
Brandenburg 18 5
Saxony 8 17
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 18
Bavaria 24 2
Baden-Wurttemberg 28 1