Best History Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For History

#41 in Europe #127 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For History

#44 in Europe #134 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

3

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For History

#55 in Europe #156 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

4

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For History

#58 in Europe #164 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

5

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For History

#59 in Europe #167 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

6

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For History

#69 in Europe #202 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For History

#70 in Europe #203 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

8

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For History

#75 in Europe #213 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

9

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For History

#79 in Europe #227 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

10

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For History

#90 in Europe #261 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

11

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For History

#91 in Europe #262 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

12

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For History

#94 in Europe #270 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

13

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For History

#102 in Europe #289 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

14

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For History

#105 in Europe #294 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

15

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For History

#118 in Europe #322 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

16

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For History

#119 in Europe #323 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

17

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For History

#120 in Europe #324 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

18

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For History

#123 in Europe #334 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

19

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For History

#129 in Europe #349 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

20

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For History

#137 in Europe #367 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

21

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For History

#141 in Europe #377 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

22

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For History

#147 in Europe #389 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

23

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For History

#160 in Europe #415 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

24

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For History

#163 in Europe #426 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

25

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For History

#180 in Europe #463 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

26

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For History

#185 in Europe #472 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

27

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For History

#203 in Europe #511 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

28

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For History

#208 in Europe #531 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

29

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For History

#231 in Europe #568 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

30

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For History

#241 in Europe #601 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

31

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For History

#246 in Europe #617 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

32

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For History

#253 in Europe #632 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

33

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For History

#259 in Europe #649 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

34

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For History

#268 in Europe #666 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

35

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For History

#272 in Europe #674 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

36

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For History

#274 in Europe #681 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

37

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For History

#308 in Europe #784 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

38

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For History

#345 in Europe #878 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For History

#414 in Europe #1097 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For History

#774 in Europe #2760 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For History

#761 in Europe #2644 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

42

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For History

#200 in Europe #498 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

43

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For History

#219 in Europe #549 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

44

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart Media University

For History

#1224 in Europe #5125 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,240 Enrollment

1903 Founded

45

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1095 in Europe #4440 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1142 in Europe #4715 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

47

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For History

#772 in Europe #2739 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

48

Bavaria | Munich

Munich Business School

For History

#1244 in Europe #5251 in the World

51% Acceptance

637 Enrollment

1991 Founded

49

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Bucerius Law School

For History

#1264 in Europe #5351 in the World

12% Acceptance

670 Enrollment

2000 Founded

50

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

Munster University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1053 in Europe #4212 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

Saxony-Anhalt | Wernigerode

Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1314 in Europe #5690 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,269 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For History

#407 in Europe #1074 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

53

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1254 in Europe #5284 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

54

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For History

#182 in Europe #466 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

55

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1180 in Europe #4868 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

56

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For History

#749 in Europe #2529 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

57

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For History

#387 in Europe #1011 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

58

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For History

#525 in Europe #1498 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

59

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For History

#1089 in Europe #4416 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

60

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For History

#789 in Europe #2818 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

61

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For History

#815 in Europe #2934 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

62

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1057 in Europe #4225 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,034 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For History

#405 in Europe #1071 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

Jade University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1269 in Europe #5411 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,127 Enrollment

2009 Founded

65

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For History

#218 in Europe #544 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

66

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1190 in Europe #4937 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

67

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For History

#661 in Europe #2093 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

68

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For History

#319 in Europe #816 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

69

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For History

#367 in Europe #950 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

70

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For History

#1276 in Europe #5437 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For History

#649 in Europe #2022 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

72

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

For History

#684 in Europe #2200 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

73

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For History

#347 in Europe #885 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

74

Baden-Wurttemberg | Weingarten

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1203 in Europe #4999 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,734 Enrollment

1964 Founded

75

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For History

#264 in Europe #661 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

76

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

For History

#906 in Europe #3457 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

77

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

For History

#1191 in Europe #4947 in the World

27% Acceptance

4,287 Enrollment

1996 Founded

78

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

For History

#1042 in Europe #4142 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

79

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For History

#999 in Europe #3932 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

80

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1086 in Europe #4404 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,723 Enrollment

2009 Founded

81

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For History

#240 in Europe #600 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

82

Bavaria | Augsburg

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1238 in Europe #5198 in the World

26% Acceptance

5,895 Enrollment

1971 Founded

83

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1230 in Europe #5169 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

84

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For History

#575 in Europe #1664 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

85

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1290 in Europe #5587 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,570 Enrollment

1969 Founded

86

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design

For History

#1381 in Europe #6048 in the World

13% Acceptance

829 Enrollment

1761 Founded

87

Brandenburg | Berlin

Bard College Berlin

For History

#1301 in Europe #5630 in the World

50% Acceptance

100 Enrollment

1999 Founded

88

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1178 in Europe #4859 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,217 Enrollment

1971 Founded

89

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1014 in Europe #3982 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

90

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1104 in Europe #4493 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

91

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For History

#581 in Europe #1682 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

92

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne Business School

For History

#1167 in Europe #4814 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,123 Enrollment

1993 Founded

93

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For History

#974 in Europe #3794 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

94

Bavaria | Landshut

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

For History

#1356 in Europe #5926 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,080 Enrollment

1978 Founded

95

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For History

#985 in Europe #3859 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For History

#704 in Europe #2319 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

97

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For History

#892 in Europe #3376 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

98

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For History

#1106 in Europe #4506 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

99

Brandenburg | Berlin

SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin

For History

#1305 in Europe #5653 in the World

53% Acceptance

518 Enrollment

2002 Founded

100

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

For History

#696 in Europe #2243 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

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