Best International Law Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For International Law

#45 in Europe #95 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

2

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For International Law

#49 in Europe #103 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

3

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For International Law

#51 in Europe #106 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

4

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For International Law

#60 in Europe #126 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

5

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For International Law

#61 in Europe #129 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

6

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For International Law

#79 in Europe #172 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

7

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For International Law

#91 in Europe #201 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

8

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For International Law

#93 in Europe #206 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

9

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For International Law

#94 in Europe #209 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

10

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For International Law

#99 in Europe #223 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

11

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For International Law

#118 in Europe #264 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For International Law

#122 in Europe #275 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

13

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For International Law

#128 in Europe #284 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

14

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For International Law

#140 in Europe #317 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

15

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For International Law

#150 in Europe #336 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For International Law

#163 in Europe #373 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For International Law

#187 in Europe #432 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

18

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For International Law

#213 in Europe #496 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

19

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For International Law

#227 in Europe #531 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

20

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For International Law

#246 in Europe #593 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

21

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For International Law

#253 in Europe #608 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

22

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For International Law

#272 in Europe #655 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

23

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For International Law

#299 in Europe #716 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

24

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For International Law

#307 in Europe #740 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Bucerius Law School

For International Law

#192 in Europe #442 in the World

12% Acceptance

670 Enrollment

2000 Founded

26

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For International Law

#242 in Europe #588 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

27

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For International Law

#342 in Europe #856 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

28

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For International Law

#351 in Europe #879 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

29

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For International Law

#153 in Europe #345 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

30

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For International Law

#196 in Europe #448 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

31

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For International Law

#260 in Europe #620 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For International Law

#224 in Europe #527 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

33

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For International Law

#240 in Europe #573 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

34

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For International Law

#234 in Europe #549 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

35

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For International Law

#288 in Europe #686 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

36

Brandenburg | Berlin

ESMT Berlin

For International Law

#327 in Europe #812 in the World

22% Acceptance

233 Enrollment

2002 Founded

37

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For International Law

#317 in Europe #779 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

38

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For International Law

#159 in Europe #357 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

39

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For International Law

#166 in Europe #381 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For International Law

#185 in Europe #427 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

41

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For International Law

#312 in Europe #771 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

42

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For International Law

#161 in Europe #368 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

43

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For International Law

#278 in Europe #667 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

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