14 Best universities for Sociology in Lower Saxony

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Below is a list of best universities in Lower Saxony ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 725K citations received by 31.3K 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 Sociology

#10 in Germany
#124 in Europe
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

2. Hannover Medical School

For Sociology

#35 in Germany
#250 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

3. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Sociology

#47 in Germany
#311 in Europe
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

5. Osnabruck University

For Sociology

#49 in Germany
#333 in Europe
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

6. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Sociology

#52 in Germany
#353 in Europe
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

7. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Sociology

#58 in Germany
#425 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

8. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Sociology

#74 in Germany
#581 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

9. University of Hildesheim

For Sociology

#78 in Germany
#639 in Europe
Enrollment
8,307
Founded
1978

10. University of Vechta

For Sociology

#96 in Germany
#842 in Europe
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

11. Clausthal University of Technology

For Sociology

#97 in Germany
#858 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

12. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Sociology

#113 in Germany
#1001 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,217
Founded
1971

14. Jade University of Applied Sciences

For Sociology

#150 in Germany
#1248 in Europe
Enrollment
7,600
Founded
2009

Closest to Lower Saxony states to learn Sociology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Bremen 3 28
Hamburg 8 3
Saxony-Anhalt 4 43
Schleswig-Holstein 4 22
North Rhine-Westphalia 28 9
Thuringia 5 34
Hesse 12 5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 51
Brandenburg 18 4
Saxony 7 19
Rhineland-Palatinate 12 16
Bavaria 21 2
Baden-Wurttemberg 25 1