International Business in Germany: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in International Business. A graph of 696K citations received by 29.7K academic papers made by 89 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. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#52 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

2. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For International Business

#68 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For International Business

#71 in Europe

#128 in the World

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

4. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For International Business

#75 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#87 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For International Business

#97 in Europe

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For International Business

#107 in Europe

#186 in the World

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

8. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For International Business

#108 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For International Business

#117 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

10. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For International Business

#120 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#123 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For International Business

#132 in Europe

#241 in the World

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

13. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For International Business

#146 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

14. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For International Business

#161 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

15. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For International Business

#166 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

16. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For International Business

#172 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For International Business

#176 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

18. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For International Business

#178 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

19. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For International Business

#184 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For International Business

#188 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#203 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

22. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For International Business

#204 in Europe

#385 in the World

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

23. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For International Business

#210 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

24. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For International Business

#216 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For International Business

#224 in Europe

#415 in the World

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

26. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#228 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

27. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For International Business

#240 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

28. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For International Business

#245 in Europe

#448 in the World

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

29. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For International Business

#249 in Europe

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For International Business

#252 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For International Business

#264 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

32. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For International Business

#270 in Europe

#496 in the World

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

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For International Business

#288 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

34. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For International Business

#289 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

35. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For International Business

#290 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

36. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For International Business

#291 in Europe

#535 in the World

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

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For International Business

#297 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

38. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For International Business

#298 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

39. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For International Business

#301 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

40. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For International Business

#304 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

41. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For International Business

#315 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

42. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For International Business

#316 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

43. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For International Business

#330 in Europe

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

44. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For International Business

#335 in Europe

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For International Business

#337 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For International Business

#345 in Europe

#638 in the World

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

47. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For International Business

#346 in Europe

#642 in the World

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

48. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For International Business

#360 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

49. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#367 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

50. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For International Business

#373 in Europe

#684 in the World

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

51. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For International Business

#380 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

52. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For International Business

#381 in Europe

#695 in the World

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

53. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For International Business

#384 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

54. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For International Business

#385 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

55. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For International Business

#401 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

56. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For International Business

#410 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

57. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#414 in Europe

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

58. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For International Business

#421 in Europe

#784 in the World

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

59. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For International Business

#432 in Europe

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

60. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For International Business

#444 in Europe

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

61. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#453 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For International Business

#498 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For International Business

#512 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

64. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For International Business

#525 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

65. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For International Business

#528 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

66. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For International Business

#530 in Europe

#1064 in the World

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

67. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For International Business

#531 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

68. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For International Business

#536 in Europe

#1083 in the World

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

69. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For International Business

#557 in Europe

#1145 in the World

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

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For International Business

#564 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#581 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

72. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For International Business

#582 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For International Business

#590 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For International Business

#592 in Europe

#1271 in the World

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

75. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For International Business

#613 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

76. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For International Business

#616 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

77. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For International Business

#621 in Europe

#1394 in the World

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

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For International Business

#629 in Europe

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For International Business

#664 in Europe

#1510 in the World

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

80. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#679 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

81. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For International Business

#689 in Europe

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

82. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#690 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

83. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For International Business

#692 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For International Business

#701 in Europe

#1636 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#717 in Europe

#1684 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

86. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For International Business

#749 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

87. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For International Business

#754 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

88. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For International Business

#755 in Europe

#1853 in the World

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

89. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For International Business

#790 in Europe

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

Business subfields in Germany