30 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 1.78M citations received by 148K 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 Political Science

#6 in Germany
#66 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

2. University of Cologne

For Political Science

#8 in Germany
#72 in Europe
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

3. RWTH Aachen University

For Political Science

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

4. University of Bonn

For Political Science

#12 in Germany
#88 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

5. University of Bielefeld

For Political Science

#15 in Germany
#97 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

6. University of Duisburg - Essen

For Political Science

#20 in Germany
#107 in Europe
Enrollment
43,281
Founded
2003

7. Ruhr University Bochum

For Political Science

#21 in Germany
#116 in Europe
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Political Science

#29 in Germany
#155 in Europe
Enrollment
37,473
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1965

9. TU Dortmund University

For Political Science

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

10. University of Paderborn

For Political Science

#45 in Germany
#247 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,110
Founded
1972

11. University of Wuppertal

For Political Science

#50 in Germany
#267 in Europe
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

12. University of Siegen

For Political Science

#55 in Germany
#286 in Europe
Enrollment
17,805
Founded
1972

13. University of Hagen

For Political Science

#57 in Germany
#289 in Europe
Enrollment
71,351
Founded
1974

14. Witten/Herdecke University

For Political Science

#63 in Germany
#345 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,894
Founded
1982

15. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#70 in Germany
#406 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
13,671
Founded
1971

16. Folkwang University of the Arts

For Political Science

#75 in Germany
#443 in Europe
Enrollment
1,506
Founded
1927

17. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Political Science

#80 in Germany
#467 in Europe
Enrollment
11,170
Founded
1971

18. German Sport University Cologne

For Political Science

#83 in Germany
#523 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1947

20. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#96 in Germany
#616 in Europe
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1971

21. Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#107 in Germany
#696 in Europe
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1971

22. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#112 in Germany
#735 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,633
Founded
1971

23. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#113 in Germany
#738 in Europe
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1995

24. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Political Science

#124 in Germany
#797 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
14,741
Founded
1971

25. Cologne Business School

For Political Science

#132 in Germany
#899 in Europe
Enrollment
1,123
Founded
1993

26. Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#148 in Germany
#968 in Europe
Enrollment
5,938
Founded
1971

27. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#158 in Germany
#1043 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
6,723
Founded
2009

28. University of Applied Sciences Europe

For Political Science

#167 in Germany
#1178 in Europe
Enrollment
2,906
Founded
2000

29. Dusseldorf Art Academy

For Political Science

#172 in Germany
#1335 in Europe
Enrollment
577
Founded
1773

30. Academy of Media Arts Cologne

For Political Science

#173 in Germany
#1373 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
398
Founded
1990

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hesse 12 4
Rhineland-Palatinate 13 25
Lower Saxony 14 14
Bremen 3 18
Thuringia 5 40
Saxony-Anhalt 5 38
Hamburg 9 1
Baden-Wurttemberg 26 2
Schleswig-Holstein 5 34
Brandenburg 18 5
Saxony 7 16
Bavaria 22 3
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 61