100 Best Business schools in Germany

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 162 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

#26 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#34 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#74 in Europe

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Business

#80 in Europe

#251 in the World

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

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#95 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

6. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Business

#98 in Europe

#298 in the World

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

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#101 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

8. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Business

#105 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Business

#107 in Europe

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#111 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

11. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#117 in Europe

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#126 in Europe

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

13. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Business

#128 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#129 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

15. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Business

#138 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Business

#142 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#144 in Europe

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

18. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Business

#146 in Europe

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Business

#149 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Business

#150 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#151 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

22. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#152 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

23. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#157 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

24. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Business

#168 in Europe

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

25. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Business

#170 in Europe

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

26. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Business

#175 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#187 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Business

#188 in Europe

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

29. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Business

#207 in Europe

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

30. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Business

#210 in Europe

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

31. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Business

#214 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

32. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Business

#215 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#220 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Business

#227 in Europe

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

35. University of Kassel

For Business

#234 in Europe

#621 in the World

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

36. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Business

#243 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

37. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Business

#245 in Europe

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

38. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Business

#249 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

39. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Business

#250 in Europe

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Business

#251 in Europe

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

41. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Business

#253 in Europe

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

42. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Business

#256 in Europe

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

43. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Business

#269 in Europe

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

44. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Business

#280 in Europe

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

45. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Business

#281 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

46. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Business

#284 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

47. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Business

#292 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

48. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#303 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

49. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Business

#308 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

50. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Business

#313 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

51. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Business

#314 in Europe

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

52. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Business

#315 in Europe

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Business

#322 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

54. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#328 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

55. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Business

#343 in Europe

#869 in the World

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

56. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Business

#347 in Europe

#877 in the World

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

57. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Business

#355 in Europe

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

58. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#361 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Business

#371 in Europe

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Business

#391 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#418 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

62. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Business

#420 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Business

#424 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Business

#438 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

65. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Business

#440 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

66. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Business

#454 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

67. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#476 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

68. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Business

#483 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

69. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#492 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

70. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#505 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

71. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#508 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

72. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Business

#524 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,716
Founded: 1991

73. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Business

#530 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Business

#531 in Europe

#1486 in the World

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

75. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#534 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

76. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Business

#544 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Business

#556 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

78. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Business

#577 in Europe

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

79. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Business

#578 in Europe

#1704 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

80. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#579 in Europe

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

81. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Business

#589 in Europe

#1759 in the World

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

82. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Business

#599 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

83. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Business

#608 in Europe

#1829 in the World

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

84. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#609 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

85. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Business

#611 in Europe

#1850 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

86. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Business

#626 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

87. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#628 in Europe

#1963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

88. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Business

#648 in Europe

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

89. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Business

#679 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

90. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#716 in Europe

#2403 in the World

Enrollment: 434
Founded: 1898

91. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#723 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

92. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Business

#733 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 382
Founded: 1947

93. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Business

#739 in Europe

#2511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 6,200
Founded: 1877

94. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Business

#747 in Europe

#2553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

95. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#757 in Europe

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

96. Hannover University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#758 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,040
Founded: 1971

97. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#762 in Europe

#2625 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

98. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#768 in Europe

#2651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

99. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#786 in Europe

#2733 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

100. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#799 in Europe

#2826 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

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