37 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 195K citations received by 4.97K academic papers made by 37 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. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Europe

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

2. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in Europe

#76 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

4. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Entrepreneurship

#65 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

5. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Entrepreneurship

#72 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Entrepreneurship

#73 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Entrepreneurship

#86 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

8. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Entrepreneurship

#93 in Europe

#202 in the World

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

9. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Entrepreneurship

#113 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

10. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Entrepreneurship

#119 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

11. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Entrepreneurship

#123 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#135 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Entrepreneurship

#143 in Europe

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Entrepreneurship

#144 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

15. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Entrepreneurship

#147 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Entrepreneurship

#161 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

17. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Entrepreneurship

#172 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

18. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Entrepreneurship

#176 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

19. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Entrepreneurship

#177 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

20. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#185 in Europe

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

21. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Entrepreneurship

#200 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Entrepreneurship

#202 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Entrepreneurship

#215 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

24. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#224 in Europe

#482 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Entrepreneurship

#243 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#256 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

27. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Entrepreneurship

#263 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

28. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Entrepreneurship

#265 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Entrepreneurship

#269 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

30. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Entrepreneurship

#276 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

31. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Entrepreneurship

#290 in Europe

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

32. University of Kassel

For Entrepreneurship

#301 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

33. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Entrepreneurship

#320 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

34. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Entrepreneurship

#339 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

35. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Entrepreneurship

#351 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

36. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Entrepreneurship

#354 in Europe

#795 in the World

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

37. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Entrepreneurship

#356 in Europe

#800 in the World

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

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Luneburg, Jena, Munich, and Augsburg.