93 Best universities for Accounting in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 843K citations received by 31.1K academic papers made by 93 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Accounting

#34 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#41 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

3. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Accounting

#53 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Accounting

#76 in Europe

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

5. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Accounting

#90 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Accounting

#91 in Europe

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

7. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Accounting

#99 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

8. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Accounting

#122 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

9. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Accounting

#141 in Europe

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

10. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#142 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

11. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Accounting

#150 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Accounting

#152 in Europe

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

13. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#153 in Europe

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Accounting

#154 in Europe

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Accounting

#158 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#163 in Europe

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

17. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Accounting

#164 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

18. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Accounting

#169 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Accounting

#173 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Accounting

#176 in Europe

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

21. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Accounting

#184 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

22. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Accounting

#191 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

23. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Accounting

#204 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Accounting

#207 in Europe

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

25. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Accounting

#210 in Europe

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

26. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Accounting

#211 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

27. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Accounting

#225 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

28. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Accounting

#227 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

29. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Accounting

#232 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

30. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Accounting

#240 in Europe

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

31. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Accounting

#244 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

32. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Accounting

#249 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

33. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Accounting

#251 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Accounting

#274 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

35. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Accounting

#276 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

36. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Accounting

#286 in Europe

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Accounting

#288 in Europe

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

38. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Accounting

#289 in Europe

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

39. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Accounting

#291 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Accounting

#300 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

41. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Accounting

#314 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

42. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Accounting

#316 in Europe

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#317 in Europe

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Accounting

#338 in Europe

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

45. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Accounting

#341 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

46. University of Kassel

For Accounting

#342 in Europe

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

47. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Accounting

#358 in Europe

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

48. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Accounting

#362 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

49. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Accounting

#378 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Accounting

#384 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

51. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Accounting

#404 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

52. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Accounting

#411 in Europe

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

53. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Accounting

#412 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

54. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#413 in Europe

#1110 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

55. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Accounting

#416 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

56. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Accounting

#418 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

57. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#421 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

58. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Accounting

#425 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

59. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Accounting

#440 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

60. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Accounting

#445 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

61. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Accounting

#449 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

62. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#453 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

63. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Accounting

#454 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

64. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Accounting

#465 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

65. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Accounting

#474 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

66. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Accounting

#482 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

67. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Accounting

#496 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

68. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Accounting

#497 in Europe

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

69. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Accounting

#510 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

70. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Accounting

#512 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

71. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Accounting

#523 in Europe

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

72. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Accounting

#540 in Europe

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

73. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Accounting

#555 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

74. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#558 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

75. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Accounting

#567 in Europe

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

76. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Accounting

#576 in Europe

#1728 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

77. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#577 in Europe

#1744 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#581 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Accounting

#600 in Europe

#1840 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Accounting

#609 in Europe

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

81. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#645 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

82. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Accounting

#646 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Accounting

#665 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

84. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Accounting

#676 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

85. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Accounting

#698 in Europe

#2254 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

86. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Accounting

#724 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

87. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Accounting

#725 in Europe

#2366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

88. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Accounting

#729 in Europe

#2408 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

89. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Accounting

#751 in Europe

#2477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

90. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Accounting

#756 in Europe

#2499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

91. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Accounting

#786 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

92. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Accounting

#804 in Europe

#2779 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

93. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Accounting

#807 in Europe

#2795 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Accounting in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Frankfurt, Hamburg, Mannheim, and Munich.