Best Cinematography Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#105 in Europe #241 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Cinematography

#109 in Europe #249 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

3

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Cinematography

#124 in Europe #288 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

4

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Cinematography

#133 in Europe #305 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

5

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#139 in Europe #316 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

6

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Cinematography

#140 in Europe #318 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

7

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Cinematography

#181 in Europe #423 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

8

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Cinematography

#192 in Europe #456 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

9

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Cinematography

#200 in Europe #466 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

10

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Cinematography

#216 in Europe #500 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

11

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Cinematography

#224 in Europe #530 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

12

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#241 in Europe #579 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

13

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Cinematography

#253 in Europe #608 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

14

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Cinematography

#257 in Europe #616 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

15

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Cinematography

#261 in Europe #624 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

16

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Cinematography

#277 in Europe #683 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

17

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Cinematography

#298 in Europe #735 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

18

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Cinematography

#306 in Europe #759 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

19

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Cinematography

#358 in Europe #914 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

20

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Cinematography

#333 in Europe #842 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

21

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Cinematography

#280 in Europe #696 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

22

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Cinematography

#236 in Europe #559 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

23

Thuringia | Weimar

Bauhaus – University Weimar

For Cinematography

#97 in Europe #226 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,988 Enrollment

1860 Founded

24

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Cinematography

#304 in Europe #748 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

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