30 Best universities for Philosophy in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 2.54M citations received by 207K academic papers made by 30 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Munster

For Philosophy

#7 in Germany
#41 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

2. RWTH Aachen University

For Philosophy

#9 in Germany
#52 in Europe
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

3. University of Bonn

For Philosophy

#11 in Germany
#56 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

4. University of Cologne

For Philosophy

#12 in Germany
#57 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

5. Ruhr University Bochum

For Philosophy

#17 in Germany
#73 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

6. University of Bielefeld

For Philosophy

#20 in Germany
#82 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

7. TU Dortmund University

For Philosophy

#24 in Germany
#98 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
34,616
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1968

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Philosophy

#27 in Germany
#124 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

9. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Philosophy

#28 in Germany
#125 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

10. University of Wuppertal

For Philosophy

#46 in Germany
#219 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

11. University of Paderborn

For Philosophy

#48 in Germany
#229 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

12. University of Siegen

For Philosophy

#54 in Germany
#283 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. University of Hagen

For Philosophy

#56 in Germany
#291 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

14. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Philosophy

#60 in Germany
#310 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

15. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Philosophy

#65 in Germany
#346 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

16. Witten/Herdecke University

For Philosophy

#72 in Germany
#436 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

18. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Philosophy

#85 in Germany
#520 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

19. German Sport University Cologne

For Philosophy

#89 in Germany
#574 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

21. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Philosophy

#107 in Germany
#725 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

22. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Philosophy

#109 in Germany
#741 in Europe
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1971

24. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Philosophy

#128 in Germany
#858 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
14,741
Founded
1971

26. Cologne Business School

For Philosophy

#158 in Germany
#1049 in Europe
Enrollment
1,123
Founded
1993

27. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Philosophy

#160 in Germany
#1114 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
6,723
Founded
2009

28. Dusseldorf Art Academy

For Philosophy

#168 in Germany
#1208 in Europe
Enrollment
577
Founded
1773

29. University of Applied Sciences Europe

For Philosophy

#170 in Germany
#1279 in Europe
Enrollment
2,906
Founded
2000

30. Academy of Media Arts Cologne

For Philosophy

#172 in Germany
#1289 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
398
Founded
1990

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Philosophy

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 12 6
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 18
Lower Saxony 14 19
Bremen 3 31
Thuringia 5 35
Saxony-Anhalt 5 42
Hamburg 9 4
Baden-Wurttemberg 27 1
Schleswig-Holstein 5 33
Brandenburg 18 5
Saxony 7 22
Bavaria 22 2
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 51