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 660K citations received by 29.3K academic papers made by 87 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

#51 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

2. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For International Business

#67 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

3. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For International Business

#70 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

4. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For International Business

#71 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#83 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For International Business

#96 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

7. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For International Business

#104 in Europe

#185 in the World

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

8. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For International Business

#106 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

#116 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

10. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For International Business

#118 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#125 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For International Business

#130 in Europe

#237 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

#141 in Europe

#261 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

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

15. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For International Business

#165 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For International Business

#169 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For International Business

#171 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

18. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For International Business

#173 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

19. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For International Business

#179 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For International Business

#183 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For International Business

#201 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For International Business

#204 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#207 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

24. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For International Business

#213 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For International Business

#215 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

26. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For International Business

#231 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

27. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#236 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For International Business

#239 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

29. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For International Business

#241 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

30. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For International Business

#250 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

31. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For International Business

#262 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

32. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For International Business

#263 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

33. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For International Business

#286 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For International Business

#287 in Europe

#524 in the World

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

35. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For International Business

#290 in Europe

#531 in the World

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

36. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For International Business

#291 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

37. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For International Business

#296 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

38. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For International Business

#297 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

39. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For International Business

#298 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

40. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For International Business

#299 in Europe

#550 in the World

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

41. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For International Business

#313 in Europe

#572 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

#326 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

44. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For International Business

#331 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

45. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For International Business

#332 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

46. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For International Business

#341 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

47. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For International Business

#344 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

48. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For International Business

#347 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

49. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#350 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

50. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For International Business

#367 in Europe

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

51. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For International Business

#368 in Europe

#679 in the World

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

52. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For International Business

#370 in Europe

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

53. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For International Business

#373 in Europe

#689 in the World

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

54. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For International Business

#383 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

#398 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

56. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#407 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

57. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For International Business

#408 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

58. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For International Business

#412 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

59. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For International Business

#434 in Europe

#817 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

#838 in the World

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

61. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#458 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

62. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For International Business

#496 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

63. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For International Business

#505 in Europe

#1003 in the World

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

64. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For International Business

#519 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

65. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For International Business

#522 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

66. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For International Business

#526 in Europe

#1065 in the World

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

67. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For International Business

#528 in Europe

#1069 in the World

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

68. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For International Business

#530 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

69. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For International Business

#553 in Europe

#1142 in the World

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

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For International Business

#562 in Europe

#1162 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For International Business

#575 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

72. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#578 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For International Business

#582 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For International Business

#588 in Europe

#1259 in the World

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

75. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For International Business

#608 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

76. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For International Business

#618 in Europe

#1383 in the World

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

77. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For International Business

#620 in Europe

#1391 in the World

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

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For International Business

#626 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For International Business

#673 in Europe

#1535 in the World

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

80. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For International Business

#682 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

81. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For International Business

#690 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

82. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For International Business

#692 in Europe

#1598 in the World

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

83. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For International Business

#704 in Europe

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

84. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For International Business

#717 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

85. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For International Business

#749 in Europe

#1818 in the World

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

86. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For International Business

#753 in Europe

#1834 in the World

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

87. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For International Business

#785 in Europe

#1972 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

Business subfields in Germany