Best Psychology Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Psychology

#8 in Europe #48 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Psychology

#19 in Europe #86 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

3

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Psychology

#27 in Europe #108 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

4

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Psychology

#35 in Europe #125 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

5

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Psychology

#41 in Europe #147 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

6

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Psychology

#43 in Europe #151 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

7

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Psychology

#46 in Europe #159 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

8

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Psychology

#48 in Europe #167 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

9

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Psychology

#53 in Europe #185 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

10

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Psychology

#56 in Europe #195 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

11

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Psychology

#58 in Europe #203 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Psychology

#62 in Europe #209 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

13

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Psychology

#66 in Europe #216 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

14

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Psychology

#69 in Europe #222 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

15

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

For Psychology

#74 in Europe #234 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Psychology

#79 in Europe #245 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

17

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Psychology

#80 in Europe #246 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

18

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Psychology

#89 in Europe #263 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

19

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Psychology

#90 in Europe #266 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

20

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Psychology

#91 in Europe #268 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

21

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Psychology

#96 in Europe #285 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Psychology

#98 in Europe #296 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

23

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

University of Ulm

For Psychology

#107 in Europe #316 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,164 Enrollment

1967 Founded

24

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

For Psychology

#110 in Europe #321 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

25

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

University of Lubeck

For Psychology

#115 in Europe #328 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,968 Enrollment

1964 Founded

26

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Psychology

#119 in Europe #332 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

27

Hesse | Giessen

University of Giessen

For Psychology

#133 in Europe #376 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,184 Enrollment

1607 Founded

28

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Psychology

#140 in Europe #395 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

29

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Psychology

#147 in Europe #419 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

30

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

For Psychology

#156 in Europe #446 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

31

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Psychology

#157 in Europe #447 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

32

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Psychology

#161 in Europe #454 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

33

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Psychology

#173 in Europe #483 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

34

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

For Psychology

#185 in Europe #510 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

35

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Psychology

#193 in Europe #527 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

36

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#210 in Europe #567 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

37

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Psychology

#219 in Europe #607 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

38

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Psychology

#229 in Europe #643 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

39

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

For Psychology

#233 in Europe #653 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

40

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Psychology

#244 in Europe #686 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

41

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Psychology

#246 in Europe #692 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

42

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Psychology

#249 in Europe #699 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

43

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Psychology

#269 in Europe #758 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

44

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

For Psychology

#303 in Europe #865 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

45

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Psychology

#305 in Europe #872 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

46

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Psychology

#316 in Europe #910 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

47

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Psychology

#321 in Europe #925 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

48

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Psychology

#338 in Europe #999 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

49

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Psychology

#405 in Europe #1229 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

50

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Psychology

#413 in Europe #1252 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

51

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For Psychology

#416 in Europe #1267 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

52

Lower Saxony | Hanover

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Psychology

#426 in Europe #1316 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,274 Enrollment

1778 Founded

53

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Psychology

#428 in Europe #1329 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

54

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Psychology

#432 in Europe #1337 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

55

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

For Psychology

#439 in Europe #1366 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

56

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Psychology

#464 in Europe #1465 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

57

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Psychology

#557 in Europe #1912 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

58

Thuringia | Erfurt

University of Erfurt

For Psychology

#568 in Europe #1967 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,052 Enrollment

1994 Founded

59

Bavaria | Passau

University of Passau

For Psychology

#604 in Europe #2137 in the World

70% Acceptance

11,846 Enrollment

1973 Founded

60

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

For Psychology

#617 in Europe #2205 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

61

Bavaria | Eichstatt

Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

For Psychology

#649 in Europe #2393 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,910 Enrollment

1980 Founded

62

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Psychology

#671 in Europe #2505 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

63

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

For Psychology

#678 in Europe #2536 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

64

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Psychology

#685 in Europe #2562 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,669 Enrollment

1984 Founded

65

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#732 in Europe #2790 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

66

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#792 in Europe #3115 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

67

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#824 in Europe #3279 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

68

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

Zeppelin University

For Psychology

#829 in Europe #3308 in the World

30% Acceptance

805 Enrollment

2003 Founded

69

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For Psychology

#831 in Europe #3317 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

70

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Psychology

#843 in Europe #3381 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#863 in Europe #3516 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,633 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

College of Education, Ludwigsburg

For Psychology

#868 in Europe #3559 in the World

64% Acceptance

5,620 Enrollment

1962 Founded

73

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

For Psychology

#901 in Europe #3748 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

74

Brandenburg | Berlin

ESMT Berlin

For Psychology

#908 in Europe #3779 in the World

22% Acceptance

233 Enrollment

2002 Founded

75

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Psychology

#935 in Europe #3943 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

76

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#941 in Europe #3968 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#947 in Europe #3992 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

78

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

For Psychology

#949 in Europe #3996 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

79

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For Psychology

#950 in Europe #3998 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#973 in Europe #4106 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

81

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Psychology

#987 in Europe #4216 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,170 Enrollment

1971 Founded

82

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#989 in Europe #4226 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

83

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1006 in Europe #4300 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

84

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Psychology

#1011 in Europe #4322 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

85

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Psychology

#1017 in Europe #4369 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

86

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

For Psychology

#1026 in Europe #4419 in the World

27% Acceptance

4,287 Enrollment

1996 Founded

87

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

For Psychology

#1034 in Europe #4466 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

88

Schleswig-Holstein | Wedel

Wedel University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1037 in Europe #4488 in the World

36% Acceptance

957 Enrollment

1969 Founded

89

Bavaria | Deggendorf

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#1043 in Europe #4517 in the World

56% Acceptance

9,476 Enrollment

1994 Founded

90

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For Psychology

#1046 in Europe #4525 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

91

Bavaria | Landshut

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

For Psychology

#1065 in Europe #4617 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,080 Enrollment

1978 Founded

92

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1068 in Europe #4622 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

93

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1077 in Europe #4666 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

94

Bavaria | Regensburg

Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1078 in Europe #4676 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,586 Enrollment

1971 Founded

95

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Psychology

#1090 in Europe #4782 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

96

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1091 in Europe #4783 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

97

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

University of Applied Sciences and Arts

For Psychology

#1096 in Europe #4809 in the World

68% Acceptance

14,373 Enrollment

1971 Founded

98

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1099 in Europe #4837 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

99

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Kuhne Logistics University

For Psychology

#1102 in Europe #4847 in the World

19% Acceptance

450 Enrollment

2010 Founded

100

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne Business School

For Psychology

#1105 in Europe #4853 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,123 Enrollment

1993 Founded

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