Best Anthropology Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Anthropology

#56 in Europe #187 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

2

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Anthropology

#58 in Europe #190 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

3

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Anthropology

#63 in Europe #207 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

4

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Anthropology

#101 in Europe #296 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

5

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Anthropology

#126 in Europe #354 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

6

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Anthropology

#127 in Europe #355 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

7

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Anthropology

#135 in Europe #375 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

8

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Anthropology

#144 in Europe #398 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

9

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Anthropology

#146 in Europe #401 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

10

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Anthropology

#155 in Europe #417 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

11

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Anthropology

#164 in Europe #439 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Anthropology

#182 in Europe #481 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

13

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Anthropology

#185 in Europe #489 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

14

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Anthropology

#186 in Europe #491 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

15

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Anthropology

#190 in Europe #504 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

16

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Anthropology

#195 in Europe #516 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Anthropology

#197 in Europe #528 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

18

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Anthropology

#201 in Europe #549 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

19

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Anthropology

#232 in Europe #610 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

20

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Anthropology

#234 in Europe #616 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

21

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Anthropology

#254 in Europe #651 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

22

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Anthropology

#257 in Europe #664 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

23

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Anthropology

#261 in Europe #686 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Anthropology

#262 in Europe #689 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

25

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Anthropology

#270 in Europe #709 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

26

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#276 in Europe #722 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

27

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Anthropology

#280 in Europe #733 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

28

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Anthropology

#297 in Europe #771 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

29

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Anthropology

#323 in Europe #849 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

30

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Anthropology

#327 in Europe #864 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

31

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Anthropology

#345 in Europe #917 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

32

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Anthropology

#348 in Europe #925 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

33

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Anthropology

#352 in Europe #938 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

34

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Anthropology

#360 in Europe #967 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

35

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Anthropology

#371 in Europe #1012 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

36

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Anthropology

#428 in Europe #1193 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

37

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Anthropology

#449 in Europe #1247 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

38

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Anthropology

#492 in Europe #1396 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Anthropology

#541 in Europe #1615 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Anthropology

#738 in Europe #2579 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For Anthropology

#331 in Europe #868 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

42

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#766 in Europe #2721 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

43

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Anthropology

#594 in Europe #1871 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

44

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Anthropology

#900 in Europe #3436 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

45

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

For Anthropology

#871 in Europe #3252 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

46

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Anthropology

#298 in Europe #774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

47

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For Anthropology

#784 in Europe #2789 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

48

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Anthropology

#394 in Europe #1090 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

49

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#803 in Europe #2863 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

50

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For Anthropology

#823 in Europe #3006 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Anthropology

#522 in Europe #1527 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,669 Enrollment

1984 Founded

52

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#1033 in Europe #4302 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Anthropology

#356 in Europe #950 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

54

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Anthropology

#458 in Europe #1278 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

55

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For Anthropology

#316 in Europe #825 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

56

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Anthropology

#531 in Europe #1563 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

57

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#791 in Europe #2822 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

58

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#966 in Europe #3905 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

59

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Anthropology

#950 in Europe #3796 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

60

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Anthropology

#332 in Europe #879 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

61

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For Anthropology

#497 in Europe #1418 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

62

Brandenburg | Berlin

ESMT Berlin

For Anthropology

#870 in Europe #3247 in the World

22% Acceptance

233 Enrollment

2002 Founded

63

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Anthropology

#350 in Europe #931 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

64

Hesse | Frankfurt

University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Anthropology

#890 in Europe #3364 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,278 Enrollment

1957 Founded

65

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For Anthropology

#467 in Europe #1310 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

66

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Anthropology

#202 in Europe #550 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

67

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Anthropology

#548 in Europe #1661 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

68

Thuringia | Weimar

Bauhaus – University Weimar

For Anthropology

#611 in Europe #1953 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,988 Enrollment

1860 Founded

69

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For Anthropology

#632 in Europe #2057 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

70

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Anthropology

#580 in Europe #1812 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

71

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#1027 in Europe #4271 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Anthropology

#476 in Europe #1362 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

73

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Anthropology

#318 in Europe #833 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

74

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Anthropology

#474 in Europe #1355 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

75

Thuringia | Ilmenau

Ilmenau University of Technology

For Anthropology

#684 in Europe #2338 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,889 Enrollment

1953 Founded

76

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Anthropology

#578 in Europe #1806 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

77

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Anthropology

#372 in Europe #1013 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

78

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#909 in Europe #3483 in the World

53% Acceptance

16,136 Enrollment

1971 Founded

79

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Anthropology

#333 in Europe #881 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

80

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For Anthropology

#984 in Europe #4048 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

81

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Anthropology

#1020 in Europe #4237 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

82

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#993 in Europe #4112 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

83

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

University of Paderborn

For Anthropology

#463 in Europe #1291 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,110 Enrollment

1972 Founded

84

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Anthropology

#105 in Europe #304 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

85

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For Anthropology

#772 in Europe #2741 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

86

Bavaria | Eichstatt

Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Anthropology

#556 in Europe #1692 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,910 Enrollment

1980 Founded

87

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#841 in Europe #3110 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

88

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Anthropology

#716 in Europe #2478 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

89

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal

For Anthropology

#470 in Europe #1334 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,601 Enrollment

1972 Founded

90

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

For Anthropology

#915 in Europe #3517 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

91

Saxony | Freiberg

Freiberg University of Technology

For Anthropology

#692 in Europe #2369 in the World

49% Acceptance

4,016 Enrollment

1765 Founded

92

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For Anthropology

#551 in Europe #1667 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

93

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#1062 in Europe #4412 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

94

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Anthropology

#247 in Europe #638 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

95

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For Anthropology

#177 in Europe #474 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

96

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Anthropology

#907 in Europe #3476 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

97

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

For Anthropology

#620 in Europe #1996 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

98

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Anthropology

#457 in Europe #1276 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

99

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Anthropology

#633 in Europe #2063 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

100

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Anthropology

#901 in Europe #3437 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,170 Enrollment

1971 Founded

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