34 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 124K citations received by 4.54K academic papers made by 34 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. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Europe

#57 in the World

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

2. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Europe

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

4. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Entrepreneurship

#50 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

5. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Entrepreneurship

#68 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Entrepreneurship

#80 in Europe

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Entrepreneurship

#93 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

8. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Entrepreneurship

#94 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

9. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Entrepreneurship

#104 in Europe

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

10. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Entrepreneurship

#113 in Europe

#252 in the World

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

11. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Entrepreneurship

#125 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#129 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Entrepreneurship

#144 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Entrepreneurship

#150 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

15. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Entrepreneurship

#157 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

16. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Entrepreneurship

#165 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

17. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Entrepreneurship

#168 in Europe

#363 in the World

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

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Entrepreneurship

#172 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

19. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Entrepreneurship

#174 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

20. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#177 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

21. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Entrepreneurship

#181 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

22. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#197 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

23. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Entrepreneurship

#204 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

24. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#214 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Entrepreneurship

#230 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

26. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Entrepreneurship

#232 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Entrepreneurship

#238 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#260 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

29. University of Kassel

For Entrepreneurship

#262 in Europe

#551 in the World

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

30. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Entrepreneurship

#272 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

31. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Entrepreneurship

#290 in Europe

#621 in the World

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

32. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Entrepreneurship

#299 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

33. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Entrepreneurship

#302 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

34. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Entrepreneurship

#326 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

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