100 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 6.5M citations received by 262K academic papers made by 161 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. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Management

#12 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#18 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#51 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Management

#57 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Management

#58 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

6. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#67 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

7. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Management

#72 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#80 in Europe

#271 in the World

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

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Management

#85 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

10. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Management

#92 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Management

#93 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

12. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Management

#96 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Management

#108 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Management

#112 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Management

#117 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

16. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Management

#118 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

17. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Management

#130 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#132 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

19. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#135 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

20. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Management

#136 in Europe

#405 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#139 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Management

#148 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

23. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Management

#156 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

24. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Management

#160 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

25. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Management

#168 in Europe

#473 in the World

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

26. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Management

#169 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Management

#175 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#182 in Europe

#506 in the World

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

29. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Management

#197 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

30. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Management

#198 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

31. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Management

#199 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

32. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Management

#201 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

33. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Management

#205 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Management

#208 in Europe

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Management

#213 in Europe

#584 in the World

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

36. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Management

#215 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Management

#229 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

38. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Management

#242 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

39. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Management

#253 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

40. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#254 in Europe

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

41. University of Kassel

For Management

#267 in Europe

#721 in the World

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

42. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Management

#268 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

43. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Management

#270 in Europe

#725 in the World

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

44. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Management

#280 in Europe

#749 in the World

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

45. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Management

#282 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

46. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Management

#289 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

47. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Management

#291 in Europe

#775 in the World

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

48. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#304 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Management

#310 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Management

#312 in Europe

#820 in the World

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

51. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Management

#322 in Europe

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Management

#326 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Management

#328 in Europe

#859 in the World

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

54. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Management

#331 in Europe

#865 in the World

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

55. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Management

#332 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

56. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Management

#336 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

57. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Management

#349 in Europe

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

58. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Management

#356 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Management

#358 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Management

#366 in Europe

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

61. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Management

#387 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

62. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Management

#415 in Europe

#1127 in the World

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

63. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Management

#418 in Europe

#1139 in the World

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

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Management

#429 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Management

#433 in Europe

#1183 in the World

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

66. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Management

#452 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#464 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Management

#477 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

69. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Management

#482 in Europe

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

70. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Management

#483 in Europe

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

71. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#508 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

72. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Management

#512 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

73. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Management

#517 in Europe

#1493 in the World

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

74. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#540 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

75. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Management

#541 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

76. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Management

#553 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

77. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Management

#564 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

78. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Management

#579 in Europe

#1770 in the World

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

79. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Management

#586 in Europe

#1819 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Management

#596 in Europe

#1865 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#619 in Europe

#1962 in the World

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

82. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Management

#624 in Europe

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

83. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Management

#630 in Europe

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Management

#641 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#645 in Europe

#2081 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

86. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#658 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

87. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Management

#671 in Europe

#2225 in the World

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

88. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Management

#689 in Europe

#2290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

89. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#690 in Europe

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#695 in Europe

#2326 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Management

#718 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

92. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#736 in Europe

#2527 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

93. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Management

#747 in Europe

#2586 in the World

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

94. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Management

#762 in Europe

#2645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

95. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#763 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

96. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Management

#772 in Europe

#2697 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

97. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#785 in Europe

#2734 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

98. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Management

#787 in Europe

#2750 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

99. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#794 in Europe

#2790 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

100. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#808 in Europe

#2851 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Management in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Aachen, Munich, Berlin, and Stuttgart.