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Heidelberg University leads the 2 Anthropology universities in Germany at #80 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (#39 in Germany). Across the whole list there are 2 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Heidelberg University at #80 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: Heidelberg University is cited most (44,425,915 citations).
2 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Baden-Württemberg (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Heidelberg University, founded in 1386. Heidelberg University is the largest, with 29,000 students.
By level: 1 bachelor's and 1 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (50% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (50% of courses with a stated intake). Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (#39 in Germany) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 50% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, with 1, ahead of Heidelberg University (1).
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