69 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 328K citations received by 13.6K academic papers made by 69 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. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#72 in Europe

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

2. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Public Policy / Administration

#89 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

3. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Public Policy / Administration

#103 in Europe

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Public Policy / Administration

#106 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

5. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Public Policy / Administration

#116 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Policy / Administration

#121 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Policy / Administration

#125 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Public Policy / Administration

#129 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#134 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

10. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Public Policy / Administration

#146 in Europe

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

11. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Public Policy / Administration

#153 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

12. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#160 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

13. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Public Policy / Administration

#176 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

14. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Public Policy / Administration

#189 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

15. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Public Policy / Administration

#199 in Europe

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

16. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Public Policy / Administration

#208 in Europe

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Public Policy / Administration

#209 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

18. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Public Policy / Administration

#211 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

19. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#213 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

20. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#217 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Public Policy / Administration

#220 in Europe

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

22. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Public Policy / Administration

#230 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

23. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#233 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

24. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Public Policy / Administration

#237 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

25. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Public Policy / Administration

#253 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Policy / Administration

#255 in Europe

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Public Policy / Administration

#256 in Europe

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

28. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#257 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

29. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Public Policy / Administration

#258 in Europe

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

30. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Public Policy / Administration

#265 in Europe

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

31. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Public Policy / Administration

#270 in Europe

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

32. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Public Policy / Administration

#282 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

33. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Public Policy / Administration

#286 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

34. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Public Policy / Administration

#292 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

35. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Public Policy / Administration

#298 in Europe

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

36. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Public Policy / Administration

#312 in Europe

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

37. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Public Policy / Administration

#316 in Europe

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

38. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Public Policy / Administration

#317 in Europe

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

39. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Public Policy / Administration

#320 in Europe

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

40. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Public Policy / Administration

#325 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

41. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Policy / Administration

#327 in Europe

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Public Policy / Administration

#329 in Europe

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

43. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Public Policy / Administration

#335 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

44. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Public Policy / Administration

#340 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

45. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Public Policy / Administration

#344 in Europe

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

46. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Public Policy / Administration

#359 in Europe

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#360 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Public Policy / Administration

#367 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

49. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Public Policy / Administration

#378 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

50. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Public Policy / Administration

#380 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

51. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Public Policy / Administration

#396 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

52. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Public Policy / Administration

#397 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

53. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Public Policy / Administration

#408 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

54. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Public Policy / Administration

#410 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

55. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Public Policy / Administration

#425 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

56. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#431 in Europe

#1239 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

57. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#442 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

58. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Public Policy / Administration

#449 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

59. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Public Policy / Administration

#452 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

60. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#455 in Europe

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

61. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Public Policy / Administration

#462 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

62. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Public Policy / Administration

#485 in Europe

#1430 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

63. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#493 in Europe

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

64. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Public Policy / Administration

#496 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

65. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Public Policy / Administration

#513 in Europe

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

66. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Public Policy / Administration

#516 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

67. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Public Policy / Administration

#523 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

68. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Public Policy / Administration

#536 in Europe

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

69. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Public Policy / Administration

#545 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

The best cities to study Public Policy / Administration in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berlin, Mannheim, Konstanz, and Heidelberg.