33 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 179K citations received by 4.89K academic papers made by 33 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

#30 in Europe

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

2. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Europe

#75 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

4. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Entrepreneurship

#66 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Entrepreneurship

#73 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Entrepreneurship

#75 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

7. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Entrepreneurship

#91 in Europe

#200 in the World

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

8. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Entrepreneurship

#95 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

9. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Entrepreneurship

#115 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

10. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Entrepreneurship

#124 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

11. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Entrepreneurship

#127 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#133 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Entrepreneurship

#145 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Entrepreneurship

#148 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

15. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Entrepreneurship

#151 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

16. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Entrepreneurship

#164 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Entrepreneurship

#168 in Europe

#371 in the World

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

18. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Entrepreneurship

#170 in Europe

#374 in the World

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

19. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Entrepreneurship

#178 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

20. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#188 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

21. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Entrepreneurship

#192 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

22. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Entrepreneurship

#195 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

23. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Entrepreneurship

#209 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

24. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#219 in Europe

#473 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Entrepreneurship

#240 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

26. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Entrepreneurship

#249 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Entrepreneurship

#263 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Entrepreneurship

#271 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

29. University of Kassel

For Entrepreneurship

#275 in Europe

#598 in the World

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

30. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Entrepreneurship

#277 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

31. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Entrepreneurship

#278 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

32. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Entrepreneurship

#284 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

33. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Entrepreneurship

#322 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

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