Germany's best Social Psychology universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 6.29M citations received by 201K academic papers made by 150 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 Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Social Psychology

#40 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Social Psychology

#44 in Europe

#162 in the World

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

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Social Psychology

#51 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#59 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

5. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Social Psychology

#77 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#78 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

7. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Social Psychology

#86 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

8. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Social Psychology

#88 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Social Psychology

#90 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

10. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Social Psychology

#96 in Europe

#306 in the World

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

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Social Psychology

#97 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

12. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Social Psychology

#99 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Social Psychology

#102 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

14. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Social Psychology

#104 in Europe

#323 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Social Psychology

#109 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Social Psychology

#111 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Social Psychology

#113 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Social Psychology

#114 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

19. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Social Psychology

#119 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Social Psychology

#123 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Social Psychology

#125 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Social Psychology

#129 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Social Psychology

#136 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#145 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

25. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Social Psychology

#151 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

26. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Social Psychology

#155 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

27. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#164 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

28. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Social Psychology

#167 in Europe

#464 in the World

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

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Social Psychology

#169 in Europe

#467 in the World

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

30. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Social Psychology

#179 in Europe

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

31. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Social Psychology

#180 in Europe

#493 in the World

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

32. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Social Psychology

#186 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

33. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Social Psychology

#192 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

34. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Social Psychology

#193 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

35. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Social Psychology

#195 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

36. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Social Psychology

#199 in Europe

#547 in the World

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

37. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Social Psychology

#217 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Social Psychology

#219 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

39. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Social Psychology

#225 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

40. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Social Psychology

#232 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

41. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Social Psychology

#235 in Europe

#628 in the World

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

42. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Social Psychology

#238 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

43. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Social Psychology

#239 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Social Psychology

#252 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

45. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Social Psychology

#261 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

46. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Social Psychology

#279 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

47. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Social Psychology

#291 in Europe

#778 in the World

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

48. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Social Psychology

#295 in Europe

#794 in the World

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

49. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Social Psychology

#297 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

50. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Social Psychology

#305 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

51. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Social Psychology

#306 in Europe

#826 in the World

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

52. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Social Psychology

#324 in Europe

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

53. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Social Psychology

#325 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Social Psychology

#330 in Europe

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Social Psychology

#337 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

56. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Social Psychology

#343 in Europe

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

57. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Social Psychology

#360 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

58. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Social Psychology

#366 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

59. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Social Psychology

#367 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

60. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Social Psychology

#382 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

61. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Social Psychology

#385 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

62. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Social Psychology

#404 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

63. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Social Psychology

#440 in Europe

#1243 in the World

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

64. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Social Psychology

#441 in Europe

#1244 in the World

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

65. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Social Psychology

#450 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

66. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Social Psychology

#451 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

67. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Social Psychology

#453 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

68. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Social Psychology

#458 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

69. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Social Psychology

#460 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Social Psychology

#461 in Europe

#1345 in the World

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

71. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Social Psychology

#492 in Europe

#1472 in the World

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

72. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Social Psychology

#499 in Europe

#1502 in the World

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

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Social Psychology

#500 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Social Psychology

#511 in Europe

#1534 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

75. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Social Psychology

#536 in Europe

#1669 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

76. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Social Psychology

#542 in Europe

#1704 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

77. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Social Psychology

#584 in Europe

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

78. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Social Psychology

#607 in Europe

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

79. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Social Psychology

#622 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Social Psychology

#635 in Europe

#2084 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

81. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Social Psychology

#643 in Europe

#2135 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

82. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Social Psychology

#648 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

83. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Social Psychology

#659 in Europe

#2187 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

84. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#666 in Europe

#2225 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

85. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#699 in Europe

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

86. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Social Psychology

#700 in Europe

#2394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

87. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Social Psychology

#702 in Europe

#2406 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

88. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Social Psychology

#709 in Europe

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

89. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Social Psychology

#712 in Europe

#2456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

90. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Social Psychology

#740 in Europe

#2593 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

91. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Social Psychology

#773 in Europe

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

92. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Social Psychology

#794 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

93. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Social Psychology

#798 in Europe

#2900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

94. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Social Psychology

#800 in Europe

#2914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

95. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Social Psychology

#810 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

96. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Social Psychology

#862 in Europe

#3248 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

97. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Social Psychology

#869 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

98. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Social Psychology

#889 in Europe

#3348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

99. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Social Psychology

#892 in Europe

#3357 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

100. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Social Psychology

#904 in Europe

#3432 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

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