100 Best Business schools in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 8.96M citations received by 483K academic papers made by 164 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

#27 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#30 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

#68 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Business

#75 in Europe

#239 in the World

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

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#78 in Europe

#246 in the World

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

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#80 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

7. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#85 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Business

#91 in Europe

#276 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

#92 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#104 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Business

#114 in Europe

#325 in the World

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

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#117 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

13. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#119 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

14. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Business

#123 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

15. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#135 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Business

#136 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Business

#138 in Europe

#373 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

#142 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

19. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Business

#143 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

20. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#146 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Business

#151 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#152 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

23. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Business

#154 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

24. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#163 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

25. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Business

#173 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

26. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Business

#186 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#190 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Business

#195 in Europe

#527 in the World

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

29. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Business

#201 in Europe

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

30. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Business

#209 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#210 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

32. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Business

#212 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

33. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Business

#215 in Europe

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

34. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Business

#222 in Europe

#597 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Business

#228 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

36. University of Kassel

For Business

#247 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

37. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Business

#248 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Business

#255 in Europe

#659 in the World

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

39. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Business

#256 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

40. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Business

#259 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Business

#262 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

42. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Business

#264 in Europe

#672 in the World

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

43. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Business

#267 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

44. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Business

#275 in Europe

#696 in the World

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

45. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Business

#284 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

46. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Business

#291 in Europe

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Business

#298 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Business

#300 in Europe

#753 in the World

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

49. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Business

#305 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

50. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Business

#311 in Europe

#783 in the World

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

51. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#315 in Europe

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

52. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Business

#319 in Europe

#801 in the World

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

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Business

#338 in Europe

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Business

#341 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

55. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#346 in Europe

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

56. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Business

#356 in Europe

#890 in the World

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

57. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Business

#360 in Europe

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

58. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Business

#375 in Europe

#944 in the World

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

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Business

#383 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Business

#403 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

61. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Business

#432 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

62. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Business

#434 in Europe

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

63. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Business

#439 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

64. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Business

#448 in Europe

#1154 in the World

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

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Business

#455 in Europe

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

66. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Business

#456 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

67. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Business

#476 in Europe

#1246 in the World

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

68. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Business

#481 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

69. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Business

#489 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

70. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#498 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

71. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Business

#508 in Europe

#1369 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

#510 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Business

#544 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

74. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Business

#552 in Europe

#1525 in the World

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

75. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Business

#554 in Europe

#1529 in the World

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

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Business

#566 in Europe

#1590 in the World

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

77. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Business

#569 in Europe

#1598 in the World

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

78. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Business

#578 in Europe

#1627 in the World

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

79. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Business

#587 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Business

#595 in Europe

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Business

#614 in Europe

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

82. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#616 in Europe

#1778 in the World

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

83. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Business

#621 in Europe

#1790 in the World

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

84. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Business

#626 in Europe

#1824 in the World

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

85. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#630 in Europe

#1845 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

86. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#643 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

87. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Business

#649 in Europe

#2002 in the World

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

88. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Business

#677 in Europe

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

89. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Business

#706 in Europe

#2265 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Business

#715 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Business

#745 in Europe

#2498 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

92. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#747 in Europe

#2518 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

93. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Business

#754 in Europe

#2544 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

94. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#755 in Europe

#2547 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

95. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Business

#758 in Europe

#2560 in the World

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

96. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Business

#760 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

97. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Business

#762 in Europe

#2574 in the World

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

98. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Business

#763 in Europe

#2575 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

99. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Business

#778 in Europe

#2633 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

100. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Business

#832 in Europe

#2940 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
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.