100 Best Business schools 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 Business. A graph of 12.8M citations received by 535K academic papers made by 166 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Business

#28 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#29 in Europe

#121 in the World

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

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#58 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#72 in Europe

#228 in the World

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

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Business

#74 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#81 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#82 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Business

#85 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Business

#90 in Europe

#276 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#110 in Europe

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#114 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

12. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#117 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Business

#118 in Europe

#336 in the World

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

14. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Business

#120 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Business

#133 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#136 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

17. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Business

#137 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Business

#140 in Europe

#383 in the World

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

19. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#145 in Europe

#396 in the World

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

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Business

#150 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#151 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Business

#157 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#158 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

24. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Business

#159 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

25. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Business

#169 in Europe

#453 in the World

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

26. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Business

#187 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#191 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Business

#196 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

29. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#207 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

30. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Business

#208 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

31. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Business

#211 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

32. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Business

#221 in Europe

#592 in the World

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

33. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Business

#227 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

34. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Business

#231 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Business

#238 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Business

#247 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

37. University of Kassel

For Business

#251 in Europe

#658 in the World

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

38. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Business

#264 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

39. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Business

#269 in Europe

#692 in the World

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

40. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Business

#271 in Europe

#698 in the World

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

41. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Business

#272 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

42. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Business

#276 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

43. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Business

#277 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

44. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Business

#293 in Europe

#746 in the World

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

45. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Business

#295 in Europe

#751 in the World

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

46. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Business

#304 in Europe

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

47. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Business

#305 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Business

#311 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

49. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Business

#313 in Europe

#790 in the World

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

50. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Business

#318 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

51. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#321 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

52. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Business

#322 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

53. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#338 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

54. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Business

#339 in Europe

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Business

#343 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

56. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Business

#355 in Europe

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

57. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Business

#364 in Europe

#932 in the World

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

58. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#383 in Europe

#972 in the World

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

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Business

#393 in Europe

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Business

#424 in Europe

#1081 in the World

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

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Business

#437 in Europe

#1119 in the World

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

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#444 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Business

#461 in Europe

#1213 in the World

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

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Business

#471 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Business

#476 in Europe

#1262 in the World

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

66. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Business

#477 in Europe

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

67. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#479 in Europe

#1275 in the World

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

68. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#480 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

69. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Business

#497 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

70. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Business

#498 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

71. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#499 in Europe

#1349 in the World

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

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#518 in Europe

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Business

#545 in Europe

#1536 in the World

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

74. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Business

#558 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

75. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Business

#570 in Europe

#1633 in the World

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

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#591 in Europe

#1709 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Business

#593 in Europe

#1711 in the World

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

78. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Business

#598 in Europe

#1719 in the World

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

79. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Business

#608 in Europe

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

80. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#616 in Europe

#1805 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

81. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#618 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

82. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Business

#628 in Europe

#1869 in the World

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

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Business

#637 in Europe

#1899 in the World

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

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Business

#643 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#656 in Europe

#2034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

86. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Business

#667 in Europe

#2091 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

87. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Business

#670 in Europe

#2116 in the World

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

88. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Business

#677 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

89. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Business

#679 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#734 in Europe

#2435 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Business

#735 in Europe

#2440 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

92. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#745 in Europe

#2484 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

93. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#757 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

94. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#774 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

95. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Business

#779 in Europe

#2625 in the World

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

96. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#786 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

97. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Business

#790 in Europe

#2660 in the World

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

98. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#795 in Europe

#2684 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

99. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#797 in Europe

#2695 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

100. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#838 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Business in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Munich, Hamburg, and Karlsruhe.