100 Best universities for Political Science in Germany

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 9.77M citations received by 698K academic papers made by 173 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

For Political Science

#27 in Europe
#103 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Political Science

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

3. University of Munich

For Political Science

#41 in Europe
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

4. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Political Science

#47 in Europe
#154 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

5. Free University of Berlin

For Political Science

#50 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

6. University of Munster

For Political Science

#66 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

7. Technical University of Munich

For Political Science

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

8. University of Cologne

For Political Science

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

9. RWTH Aachen University

For Political Science

#76 in Europe
#216 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Political Science

#79 in Europe
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Political Science

#80 in Europe
#222 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

12. University of Bonn

For Political Science

#88 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

13. University of Freiburg

For Political Science

#90 in Europe
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

14. University of Gottingen

For Political Science

#94 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

15. University of Bielefeld

For Political Science

#97 in Europe
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

16. Dresden University of Technology

For Political Science

#100 in Europe
#263 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828

17. Technical University of Berlin

For Political Science

#101 in Europe
#264 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

18. University of Bremen

For Political Science

#103 in Europe
#273 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

19. University of Mannheim

For Political Science

#104 in Europe
#274 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

20. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Political Science

#107 in Europe
#279 in the World
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

21. Ruhr University Bochum

For Political Science

#116 in Europe
#296 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

22. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#117 in Europe
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

23. University of Tubingen

For Political Science

#122 in Europe
#304 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

24. University of Leipzig

For Political Science

#131 in Europe
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Political Science

#133 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

26. University of Stuttgart

For Political Science

#136 in Europe
#347 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

27. University of Marburg

For Political Science

#139 in Europe
#350 in the World
Enrollment
22,612
Founded
1527

28. Darmstadt University of Technology

For Political Science

#149 in Europe
#370 in the World
Enrollment
24,969
Founded
1877

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Political Science

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

30. TU Dortmund University

For Political Science

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

31. University of Kassel

For Political Science

#161 in Europe
#389 in the World
Enrollment
25,043
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1971

32. University of Konstanz

For Political Science

#165 in Europe
#396 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Political Science

#172 in Europe
#408 in the World
Enrollment
8,877
Founded
1710

34. Kiel University

For Political Science

#182 in Europe
#435 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

35. University of Potsdam

For Political Science

#187 in Europe
#450 in the World
Enrollment
20,878
Founded
1991

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Political Science

#193 in Europe
#459 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

37. University of Giessen

For Political Science

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

38. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Political Science

#202 in Europe
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,390
Founded
1817

39. University of Wurzburg

For Political Science

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

40. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Political Science

#205 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558

41. Saarland University

For Political Science

#208 in Europe
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,604
Founded
1948

42. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Political Science

#223 in Europe
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

43. University of Regensburg

For Political Science

#228 in Europe
#540 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

44. University of Bamberg

For Political Science

#245 in Europe
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1972

45. University of Paderborn

For Political Science

#247 in Europe
#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

46. Osnabruck University

For Political Science

#249 in Europe
#590 in the World
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

47. University of Ulm

For Political Science

#250 in Europe
#598 in the World
Enrollment
10,164
Founded
1967

49. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Political Science

#263 in Europe
#631 in the World
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

50. University of Wuppertal

For Political Science

#267 in Europe
#643 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

51. University of Augsburg

For Political Science

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

52. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Political Science

#271 in Europe
#653 in the World
Enrollment
13,607
Male:Female
60:40
Founded
1970

53. University of Bayreuth

For Political Science

#274 in Europe
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,773
Founded
1972

55. University of Siegen

For Political Science

#286 in Europe
#683 in the World
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

56. University of Hohenheim

For Political Science

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

57. University of Hagen

For Political Science

#289 in Europe
#688 in the World
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

58. University of Trier

For Political Science

#293 in Europe
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,564
Founded
1970

59. Hannover Medical School

For Political Science

#296 in Europe
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

60. Chemnitz University of Technology

For Political Science

#322 in Europe
#769 in the World
Enrollment
9,873
Founded
1836

61. University of Rostock

For Political Science

#326 in Europe
#786 in the World
Enrollment
12,996
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1419

62. University of Passau

For Political Science

#343 in Europe
#829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
11,846
Founded
1973

63. Witten/Herdecke University

For Political Science

#345 in Europe
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

64. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Political Science

#361 in Europe
#880 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

65. University of Lubeck

For Political Science

#371 in Europe
#900 in the World
Enrollment
5,968
Founded
1964

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Political Science

#375 in Europe
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

67. European University Viadrina

For Political Science

#389 in Europe
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,210
Founded
1991

70. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#406 in Europe
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

71. Hamburg University of Technology

For Political Science

#417 in Europe
#1021 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1978

72. University of Erfurt

For Political Science

#422 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,052
Founded
1994

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Political Science

#427 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,910
Founded
1980

74. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Political Science

#432 in Europe
#1058 in the World
Enrollment
11,828
Founded
1971

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Political Science

#443 in Europe
#1085 in the World
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#451 in Europe
#1113 in the World
Enrollment
16,136
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1971

77. Ilmenau University of Technology

For Political Science

#454 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Enrollment
4,889
Founded
1953

78. University of Hildesheim

For Political Science

#455 in Europe
#1127 in the World
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

79. University of Greifswald

For Political Science

#461 in Europe
#1151 in the World
Enrollment
10,366
Founded
1456

81. Jacobs University Bremen

For Political Science

#478 in Europe
#1201 in the World
Enrollment
1,531
Founded
2001

83. German Sport University Cologne

For Political Science

#523 in Europe
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

85. Hertie School of Governance

For Political Science

#543 in Europe
#1433 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

86. EBS University for business and law

For Political Science

#548 in Europe
#1460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
2,227
Founded
1971

87. Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#552 in Europe
#1468 in the World
Enrollment
18,183
Founded
1971

88. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

For Political Science

#558 in Europe
#1497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,280
Founded
2013

89. Freiberg University of Technology

For Political Science

#565 in Europe
#1517 in the World
Enrollment
4,016
Founded
1765

90. Bauhaus - University Weimar

For Political Science

#573 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Enrollment
3,988
Founded
1860

92. University of Vechta

For Political Science

#596 in Europe
#1633 in the World
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

93. Zeppelin University

For Political Science

#597 in Europe
#1635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
805
Founded
2003

94. Clausthal University of Technology

For Political Science

#609 in Europe
#1689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

95. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#611 in Europe
#1693 in the World
Enrollment
14,326
Founded
1994

97. University of Flensburg

For Political Science

#623 in Europe
#1747 in the World
Enrollment
5,333
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1946

98. University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Political Science

#637 in Europe
#1816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,278
Founded
1957

99. Pforzheim University

For Political Science

#641 in Europe
#1841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,753
Founded
1877

100. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Political Science

#644 in Europe
#1846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
5,620
Founded
1962

The best cities to study Political Science in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Heidelberg, Munich, and Frankfurt.