Best Literature Universities/Colleges in Germany

CD Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $309.96/Yr (€287/Yr)Living: $783/Yr (€725/Yr)Admission	B.A General and Comparative Lite...TOEFL99$309.96/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	6.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 15 by THE in 2024
#2	Heidelberg University, Heidelberg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living: $8.6K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission	M.A Communication, Literature an...IELTS6.5$3.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 37 by THE in 2024
#3	Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin Berlin, Germany18%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $5.4K/Yr (€5,000/Yr)Living: $7.9K/Yr (€7,326/Yr)Admission	M.A English LiteraturesIELTS6.5PTE53$5.4K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.7/10(1 User)Ranked 19 by THE in 2024
#4	RWTH Aachen University, Aachen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $787.32/Yr (€729/Yr)Living: $864/Yr (€800/Yr)Admission	B.A Literary and Linguistic Stud...IELTS6.5$787.32/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	5.8/10(14 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024

#5	University of Bonn, Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany36%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $659.88/Yr (€611/Yr)Admission	M.A English Literatures and Cult...IELTS6$659.88/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	6.5/10(6 Users)Ranked 91 by THE in 2024 Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#6	University of Tuebingen, Tubingen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living: $6.7K/Yr (€6,167/Yr)Admission	M.A English Literatures and Cult...$3.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 95 by THE in 2024 Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#7	Free University of Berlin, Berlin Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $8.9K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Living: $3.2K/Yr (€2,920/Yr)Admission	M.A English Studies - Literature...IELTS5.0$8.9K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 32 by THE in 2024
#8	University of Freiburg, Freiburg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission	M.A English Literatures and Lite...TOEFL100$3.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 5+ More Programs	6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 76 by THE in 2024
#9	Technical University Dresden, Dresden Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Living: $6.5K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission	B.A Linguistics, Literature and ...IELTS6.5$756/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	7.2/10(23 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#10	University of Wuerzburg, Wurzburg Bavaria, Germany43%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $35.2K/Yr (€32,580/Yr)Admission	M.A German StudiesIELTS6.5$35.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	Ranked 251 by THE in 2024

#11	University of Mannheim, Mannheim Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission	M.A Literature, Media and Cultur...$3.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	Ranked 187 by THE in 2024 Ranked 487 by QS in 2025
#12	Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main Hesse, Germany77%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Living: $8.4K/Yr (€7,752/Yr)Admission	M.A Comparative LiteratureIELTS7$756/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	Ranked 101 by THE in 2024
#13	Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena Thuringia, Germany8%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $518.4/Yr (€480/Yr)Living: $6.5K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission	M.A Literature, Art and Culture$518.4/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#14	Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission	B.A General and Comparative Lite...IELTS6$756/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 176 by THE in 2024
#15	Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $467.64/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission	M.A Linguistic and Literary Comp...IELTS5$467.64/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	Ranked 251 by THE in 2024 Ranked 241 by QS in 2025
#16	University of Konstanz, Konstanz Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany55%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.6K/Yr (€3,358/Yr)Living: $7.8K/Yr (€7,192/Yr)Admission	B.A Literature - Art-MediaIELTS6$3.6K/Yr Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 126 by THE in 2024
#17	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany35%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $723.6/Yr (€670/Yr)Living: $10.1K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission	B.A English Literature and Cultu...IELTS5.5$723.6/Yr Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#18	University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany71%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living: $26.2K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission	M.A English and American Studies...TOEFL79$3.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	8.2/10(14 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#19	University of Bremen, Bremen Bremen, Germany58%Acceptance Rate	Living: $4.3K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission	M.A International Romance Studie...TOEFL95-- Course duration: 2 years 5+ More Programs	8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#20	University of Kiel, Kiel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $576.72/Yr (€534/Yr)Admission	M.A English and American Literat...IELTS6$576.72/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#21	University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Bavaria, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $30.9K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission	M.A Literature in a cultural con...IELTS6.5$30.9K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	6.3/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#22	University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen Bavaria, Germany50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $311.04/Yr (€288/Yr)Admission	M.A North American Studies - Cul...IELTS7$311.04/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	7.5/10(2 Users)Ranked 224 by QS in 2025 Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#23	Paderborn University, Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $734.4/Yr (€680/Yr)Living: $5.5K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission	M.A English and American Literar...IELTS6.5$734.4/Yr Course duration: 2 years 2+ More Programs	Ranked 1047 by CWUR in 2022
#24	University of Augsburg, Augsburg Bavaria, Germany59.2%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $37.5K/Yr (€34,711/Yr)Admission	M.A International LiteraturesIELTS6.5$19.3K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 2+ More Programs	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1053 by CWUR in 2022
#25	University of Trier, Trier Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $324/Yr (€300/Yr)Admission	M.A English Literatures and Medi...TOEFL80$324/Yr Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	Ranked 1576 by CWUR in 2022
#26	Osnabruck University, Osnabruck Lower Saxony, Germany80%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $780.84/Yr (€723/Yr)Living: $6.8K/Yr (€6,260/Yr)Admission	M.A Literature and Culture in Eu...IELTS6$780.84/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	--

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