Best Sociology Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

#6 in Europe #49 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

#12 in Europe #69 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

3

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

#28 in Europe #110 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

4

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

#36 in Europe #131 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

5

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#188 in Europe #442 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

6

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #85 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

7

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

#50 in Europe #157 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

8

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

#35 in Europe #128 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

9

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

#42 in Europe #139 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

10

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

#46 in Europe #149 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

11

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

#57 in Europe #168 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

#54 in Europe #161 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

13

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

#102 in Europe #267 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

14

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

#76 in Europe #215 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

15

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#64 in Europe #190 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

#70 in Europe #200 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

17

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

#59 in Europe #171 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

18

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

#67 in Europe #196 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

19

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

#105 in Europe #272 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

20

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

#170 in Europe #400 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

21

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

#81 in Europe #224 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

#91 in Europe #242 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

23

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

#254 in Europe #625 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

24

Hesse | Marburg

University of Marburg

#116 in Europe #294 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

25

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

#89 in Europe #239 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

26

Thuringia | Jena

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

#127 in Europe #326 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

27

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

#68 in Europe #197 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

28

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover Medical School

#247 in Europe #612 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

29

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

#193 in Europe #463 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

30

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

#111 in Europe #286 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

31

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

#298 in Europe #723 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

32

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

#282 in Europe #678 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

33

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

#123 in Europe #312 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

34

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

#160 in Europe #383 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

35

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

#150 in Europe #365 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

36

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

#220 in Europe #540 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

37

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

#203 in Europe #502 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

38

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

#258 in Europe #636 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

#415 in Europe #1057 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

#722 in Europe #2099 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Baden-Wurttemberg | Esslingen

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

#876 in Europe #2795 in the World

51% Acceptance

6,211 Enrollment

1914 Founded

42

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

#767 in Europe #2325 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,833 Enrollment

1971 Founded

43

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

#918 in Europe #3008 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

44

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

#713 in Europe #2068 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,786 Enrollment

1996 Founded

45

Bavaria | Munich

Munich Business School

#1002 in Europe #3465 in the World

51% Acceptance

637 Enrollment

1991 Founded

46

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Bucerius Law School

#1028 in Europe #3620 in the World

12% Acceptance

670 Enrollment

2000 Founded

47

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

#732 in Europe #2132 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,170 Enrollment

1971 Founded

48

Saxony-Anhalt | Wernigerode

Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences

#1101 in Europe #4007 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,269 Enrollment

1991 Founded

49

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

#426 in Europe #1101 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

50

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

#1070 in Europe #3873 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

University of Bielefeld

#164 in Europe #390 in the World

50% Acceptance

23,342 Enrollment

1969 Founded

52

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

#871 in Europe #2784 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,583 Enrollment

1898 Founded

53

Brandenburg | Berlin

Hertie School of Governance

#760 in Europe #2286 in the World

27% Acceptance

586 Enrollment

2003 Founded

54

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

University of Greifswald

#275 in Europe #664 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

1456 Founded

55

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Koblenz-Landau

#642 in Europe #1780 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,757 Enrollment

1990 Founded

56

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

#994 in Europe #3410 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

57

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

#598 in Europe #1622 in the World

49% Acceptance

17,125 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

Munster University of Applied Sciences

#725 in Europe #2107 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

59

Saxony-Anhalt | Merseburg

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

#847 in Europe #2672 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,034 Enrollment

1992 Founded

60

Baden-Wurttemberg | Weingarten

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

#1310 in Europe #5214 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,734 Enrollment

1964 Founded

61

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

#299 in Europe #724 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

62

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

Jade University of Applied Sciences

#943 in Europe #3138 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,127 Enrollment

2009 Founded

63

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

#157 in Europe #376 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

64

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

Pforzheim University

#842 in Europe #2658 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1877 Founded

65

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

European University Viadrina

#672 in Europe #1896 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,210 Enrollment

1991 Founded

66

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

University of Rostock

#191 in Europe #453 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,996 Enrollment

1419 Founded

67

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

#318 in Europe #773 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

68

Bavaria | Coburg

Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

#941 in Europe #3126 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,025 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

#595 in Europe #1609 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

70

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

#637 in Europe #1759 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

#276 in Europe #666 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

72

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Freiburg

#1233 in Europe #4799 in the World

55% Acceptance

1,728 Enrollment

1918 Founded

73

Bavaria | Regensburg

University of Regensburg

#171 in Europe #404 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,702 Enrollment

1962 Founded

74

Lower Saxony | Vechta

University of Vechta

#849 in Europe #2680 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,540 Enrollment

1830 Founded

75

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

#156 in Europe #372 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

76

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

#809 in Europe #2490 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

#620 in Europe #1697 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

78

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

#1195 in Europe #4521 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,723 Enrollment

2009 Founded

79

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

#140 in Europe #350 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

80

Bavaria | Augsburg

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

#917 in Europe #3003 in the World

26% Acceptance

5,895 Enrollment

1971 Founded

81

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

#1023 in Europe #3604 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

82

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

Folkwang University of the Arts

#542 in Europe #1432 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,506 Enrollment

1927 Founded

83

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

#1140 in Europe #4227 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,570 Enrollment

1969 Founded

84

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

#1063 in Europe #3830 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

85

Brandenburg | Berlin

Bard College Berlin

#1489 in Europe #6351 in the World

50% Acceptance

100 Enrollment

1999 Founded

86

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Hannover University of Applied Sciences

#833 in Europe #2617 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,217 Enrollment

1971 Founded

87

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

#1229 in Europe #4771 in the World

27% Acceptance

4,287 Enrollment

1996 Founded

88

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

#804 in Europe #2461 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

89

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

#549 in Europe #1451 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

90

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Academy of Media Arts Cologne

#1142 in Europe #4236 in the World

16% Acceptance

398 Enrollment

1990 Founded

91

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

#1016 in Europe #3553 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

92

Bavaria | Landshut

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

#903 in Europe #2933 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,080 Enrollment

1978 Founded

93

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

#839 in Europe #2643 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

94

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

#539 in Europe #1426 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

95

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

University of Flensburg

#840 in Europe #2649 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,333 Enrollment

1946 Founded

96

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

#1051 in Europe #3740 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

97

Brandenburg | Berlin

SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin

#1474 in Europe #6252 in the World

53% Acceptance

518 Enrollment

2002 Founded

98

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

University of Hildesheim

#618 in Europe #1694 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,307 Enrollment

1978 Founded

99

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

#1111 in Europe #4073 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

100

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

#766 in Europe #2323 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

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