Best Political Science Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Political Science

#27 in Europe #96 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

2

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Political Science

#30 in Europe #107 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

3

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Political Science

#33 in Europe #112 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

4

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Political Science

#43 in Europe #132 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

5

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Political Science

#50 in Europe #152 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Political Science

#67 in Europe #189 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

7

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Political Science

#74 in Europe #203 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

8

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Political Science

#75 in Europe #207 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

9

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Political Science

#79 in Europe #215 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

10

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Political Science

#84 in Europe #228 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

11

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Political Science

#86 in Europe #236 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Political Science

#93 in Europe #245 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

13

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Political Science

#95 in Europe #248 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

14

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Political Science

#97 in Europe #251 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

15

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Political Science

#100 in Europe #255 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

16

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Political Science

#103 in Europe #261 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

17

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Political Science

#104 in Europe #262 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

18

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Political Science

#116 in Europe #289 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

19

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Political Science

#118 in Europe #292 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

20

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Political Science

#123 in Europe #301 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

21

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#128 in Europe #317 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

22

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Political Science

#130 in Europe #325 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

23

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Political Science

#145 in Europe #359 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

24

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Political Science

#147 in Europe #364 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

25

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Political Science

#155 in Europe #374 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

26

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Political Science

#163 in Europe #389 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

27

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Political Science

#165 in Europe #395 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

28

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Political Science

#176 in Europe #409 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

29

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Political Science

#181 in Europe #424 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

30

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Political Science

#194 in Europe #456 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

31

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Political Science

#198 in Europe #466 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

32

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Political Science

#205 in Europe #485 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

33

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Political Science

#211 in Europe #499 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

34

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Political Science

#237 in Europe #561 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

35

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Political Science

#271 in Europe #647 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

36

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Political Science

#278 in Europe #672 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

37

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Political Science

#291 in Europe #701 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

38

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Political Science

#296 in Europe #711 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Political Science

#431 in Europe #1060 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

40

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Political Science

#437 in Europe #1074 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

41

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Political Science

#169 in Europe #399 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

42

Bremen State | Bremen City

Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#847 in Europe #2865 in the World

23% Acceptance

8,672 Enrollment

1982 Founded

43

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne Business School

For Political Science

#941 in Europe #3448 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,123 Enrollment

1993 Founded

44

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For Political Science

#696 in Europe #2100 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

45

Bavaria | Freising

Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#879 in Europe #3061 in the World

34% Acceptance

5,755 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#644 in Europe #1855 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

47

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

Aachen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#433 in Europe #1063 in the World

51% Acceptance

13,671 Enrollment

1971 Founded

48

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1150 in Europe #4595 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,570 Enrollment

1969 Founded

49

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

Constance University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#921 in Europe #3299 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,670 Enrollment

1906 Founded

50

Brandenburg | Wildau

University of Applied Sciences Wildau

For Political Science

#1025 in Europe #3873 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,462 Enrollment

1991 Founded

51

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal University of Technology

For Political Science

#656 in Europe #1910 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,446 Enrollment

1775 Founded

52

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1152 in Europe #4607 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,622 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Political Science

#260 in Europe #619 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

54

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Political Science

#526 in Europe #1376 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

55

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Political Science

#582 in Europe #1598 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

56

Saxony | Mittweida

University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

For Political Science

#1032 in Europe #3913 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,849 Enrollment

1867 Founded

57

Bavaria | Eichstatt

Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Political Science

#435 in Europe #1070 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,910 Enrollment

1980 Founded

58

Hesse | Frankfurt

University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Political Science

#635 in Europe #1800 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,278 Enrollment

1957 Founded

59

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Political Science

#359 in Europe #868 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

60

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For Political Science

#632 in Europe #1784 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

61

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Political Science

#658 in Europe #1915 in the World

64% Acceptance

5,620 Enrollment

1962 Founded

62

Brandenburg | Berlin

Steinbeis University

For Political Science

#901 in Europe #3194 in the World

37% Acceptance

6,344 Enrollment

1998 Founded

63

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Political Science

#247 in Europe #593 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

64

Rhineland-Palatinate | Worms

Worms University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#969 in Europe #3581 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,486 Enrollment

1996 Founded

65

Bavaria | Erding

College of Applied Management

For Political Science

#965 in Europe #3553 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,800 Enrollment

2004 Founded

66

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Kuhne Logistics University

For Political Science

#1056 in Europe #4038 in the World

19% Acceptance

450 Enrollment

2010 Founded

67

North Rhine-Westphalia | Lemgo

Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#991 in Europe #3709 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,938 Enrollment

1971 Founded

68

Saxony | Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#959 in Europe #3533 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,431 Enrollment

1992 Founded

69

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For Political Science

#352 in Europe #855 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

70

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#710 in Europe #2163 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Political Science

#294 in Europe #706 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

72

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Political Science

#398 in Europe #966 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

73

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#850 in Europe #2882 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,371 Enrollment

1878 Founded

74

Brandenburg | Potsdam

Potsdam University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1011 in Europe #3799 in the World

46% Acceptance

3,639 Enrollment

1991 Founded

75

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Political Science

#252 in Europe #601 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

76

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

For Political Science

#659 in Europe #1916 in the World

32% Acceptance

295 Enrollment

1947 Founded

77

Bavaria | Kempten

Kempten University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1020 in Europe #3842 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,337 Enrollment

1977 Founded

78

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

HafenCity University Hamburg

For Political Science

#964 in Europe #3549 in the World

53% Acceptance

2,426 Enrollment

2006 Founded

79

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#744 in Europe #2312 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Saxony | Freiberg

Freiberg University of Technology

For Political Science

#602 in Europe #1672 in the World

49% Acceptance

4,016 Enrollment

1765 Founded

81

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Political Science

#399 in Europe #967 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

82

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#483 in Europe #1241 in the World

53% Acceptance

16,136 Enrollment

1971 Founded

83

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Political Science

#274 in Europe #666 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

84

Thuringia | Nordhausen

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1081 in Europe #4209 in the World

72% Acceptance

1,753 Enrollment

1997 Founded

85

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart Media University

For Political Science

#827 in Europe #2780 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,240 Enrollment

1903 Founded

86

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of the Arts

For Political Science

#975 in Europe #3617 in the World

12% Acceptance

4,201 Enrollment

1975 Founded

87

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Political Science

#265 in Europe #629 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

88

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#763 in Europe #2403 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

89

Bavaria | Deggendorf

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#981 in Europe #3643 in the World

56% Acceptance

9,476 Enrollment

1994 Founded

90

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg School of Business Administration

For Political Science

#838 in Europe #2829 in the World

35% Acceptance

731 Enrollment

2004 Founded

91

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Political Science

#821 in Europe #2733 in the World

68% Acceptance

14,373 Enrollment

1971 Founded

92

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Political Science

#325 in Europe #801 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

93

Baden-Wurttemberg | Weingarten

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1023 in Europe #3868 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,734 Enrollment

1964 Founded

94

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#591 in Europe #1642 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

95

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Political Science

#192 in Europe #452 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

University of Paderborn

For Political Science

#262 in Europe #624 in the World

60% Acceptance

19,110 Enrollment

1972 Founded

97

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For Political Science

#411 in Europe #1007 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

98

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#809 in Europe #2654 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

99

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#782 in Europe #2489 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

100

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For Political Science

#1072 in Europe #4149 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

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