Best Archaeology Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Archaeology

#35 in Europe #127 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

2

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Archaeology

#36 in Europe #130 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

3

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Archaeology

#47 in Europe #147 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

4

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Archaeology

#48 in Europe #148 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

5

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Archaeology

#51 in Europe #159 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

6

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Archaeology

#64 in Europe #186 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

7

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Archaeology

#68 in Europe #205 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

8

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Archaeology

#75 in Europe #225 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

9

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Archaeology

#78 in Europe #230 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Archaeology

#84 in Europe #245 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

11

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#87 in Europe #250 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Archaeology

#96 in Europe #269 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

13

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Archaeology

#105 in Europe #300 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

14

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Archaeology

#108 in Europe #306 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

15

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Archaeology

#112 in Europe #321 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

16

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Archaeology

#116 in Europe #328 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

17

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Archaeology

#118 in Europe #333 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

18

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Archaeology

#128 in Europe #359 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

19

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Archaeology

#130 in Europe #361 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

20

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Archaeology

#132 in Europe #365 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

21

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Archaeology

#140 in Europe #384 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Archaeology

#141 in Europe #389 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

23

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Archaeology

#159 in Europe #416 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

24

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Archaeology

#160 in Europe #417 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

25

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Archaeology

#162 in Europe #423 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

26

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Archaeology

#185 in Europe #494 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

27

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Archaeology

#198 in Europe #524 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

28

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Archaeology

#199 in Europe #525 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

29

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Archaeology

#212 in Europe #551 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

30

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Archaeology

#233 in Europe #604 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

31

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Archaeology

#240 in Europe #615 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

32

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Archaeology

#244 in Europe #626 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

33

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Archaeology

#249 in Europe #638 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

34

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Archaeology

#250 in Europe #640 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

35

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Archaeology

#254 in Europe #649 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

36

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Archaeology

#296 in Europe #772 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

37

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Archaeology

#313 in Europe #809 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

38

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Archaeology

#327 in Europe #838 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Archaeology

#390 in Europe #1030 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Archaeology

#794 in Europe #2816 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For Archaeology

#457 in Europe #1265 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

42

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1250 in Europe #5220 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

43

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Archaeology

#206 in Europe #541 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

44

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1214 in Europe #5035 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

45

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For Archaeology

#751 in Europe #2619 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

46

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Archaeology

#401 in Europe #1068 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

47

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For Archaeology

#520 in Europe #1478 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

48

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For Archaeology

#1108 in Europe #4488 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

49

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#789 in Europe #2793 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

50

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#824 in Europe #2940 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Archaeology

#340 in Europe #868 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

52

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Archaeology

#414 in Europe #1119 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

53

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

Jade University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1239 in Europe #5144 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,127 Enrollment

2009 Founded

54

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Archaeology

#211 in Europe #550 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

55

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1180 in Europe #4880 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

56

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Archaeology

#687 in Europe #2255 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

57

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Archaeology

#305 in Europe #793 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

58

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Archaeology

#395 in Europe #1042 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

59

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Archaeology

#1254 in Europe #5239 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

60

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Archaeology

#633 in Europe #1976 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

61

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For Archaeology

#796 in Europe #2828 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

62

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1306 in Europe #5582 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,570 Enrollment

1969 Founded

63

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For Archaeology

#286 in Europe #743 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

64

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

For Archaeology

#938 in Europe #3586 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

65

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

For Archaeology

#1205 in Europe #5003 in the World

27% Acceptance

4,287 Enrollment

1996 Founded

66

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

For Archaeology

#1002 in Europe #3899 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

67

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1019 in Europe #3986 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

68

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1070 in Europe #4275 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,723 Enrollment

2009 Founded

69

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Archaeology

#232 in Europe #601 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

70

Bavaria | Augsburg

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1233 in Europe #5105 in the World

26% Acceptance

5,895 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1224 in Europe #5070 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Archaeology

#533 in Europe #1527 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

73

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For Archaeology

#976 in Europe #3764 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

74

Baden-Wurttemberg | Weingarten

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1163 in Europe #4804 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,734 Enrollment

1964 Founded

75

Brandenburg | Berlin

Bard College Berlin

For Archaeology

#1325 in Europe #5696 in the World

50% Acceptance

100 Enrollment

1999 Founded

76

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1198 in Europe #4978 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,217 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#987 in Europe #3827 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

78

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1114 in Europe #4504 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

79

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Archaeology

#554 in Europe #1603 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

80

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne Business School

For Archaeology

#1220 in Europe #5060 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,123 Enrollment

1993 Founded

81

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For Archaeology

#946 in Europe #3616 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

82

Bavaria | Landshut

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

For Archaeology

#1340 in Europe #5760 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,080 Enrollment

1978 Founded

83

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For Archaeology

#966 in Europe #3737 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

84

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#745 in Europe #2565 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

85

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Archaeology

#379 in Europe #996 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

86

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1152 in Europe #4715 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

87

Brandenburg | Berlin

SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin

For Archaeology

#1279 in Europe #5453 in the World

53% Acceptance

518 Enrollment

2002 Founded

88

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

For Archaeology

#713 in Europe #2358 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

89

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1303 in Europe #5561 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,622 Enrollment

1971 Founded

90

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Archaeology

#884 in Europe #3286 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

91

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Archaeology

#189 in Europe #505 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

92

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Archaeology

#992 in Europe #3844 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

93

Saxony | Mittweida

University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

For Archaeology

#1345 in Europe #5773 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,849 Enrollment

1867 Founded

94

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1140 in Europe #4648 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

95

Hesse | Wiesbaden

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#1113 in Europe #4502 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,322 Enrollment

1971 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Archaeology

#517 in Europe #1467 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

97

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For Archaeology

#582 in Europe #1748 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

98

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#932 in Europe #3567 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

99

Brandenburg | Berlin

ESMT Berlin

For Archaeology

#906 in Europe #3421 in the World

22% Acceptance

233 Enrollment

2002 Founded

100

Lower Saxony | Hanover

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Archaeology

#659 in Europe #2085 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,274 Enrollment

1778 Founded

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