Berlin's 12 best Management universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Berlin ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 656K citations received by 21.7K academic papers made by 12 universities in Berlin 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. Technical University of Berlin

For Management

#1 in Brandenburg

#3 in Germany

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

2. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Management

#2 in Brandenburg

#18 in Germany

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

3. Free University of Berlin

For Management

#3 in Brandenburg

#19 in Germany

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

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Management

#5 in Brandenburg

#40 in Germany

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Management

#6 in Brandenburg

#74 in Germany

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

6. Hertie School of Governance

For Management

#8 in Brandenburg

#85 in Germany

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

7. ESMT Berlin

For Management

#9 in Brandenburg

#86 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

8. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Management

#11 in Brandenburg

#99 in Germany

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

9. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

For Management

#12 in Brandenburg

#100 in Germany

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

10. SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin

For Management

#13 in Brandenburg

#121 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 518
Founded: 2002

11. Steinbeis University

For Management

#14 in Brandenburg

#136 in Germany

Enrollment: 6,344
Founded: 1998

12. Berlin University of the Arts

For Management

#16 in Brandenburg

#157 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 4,201
Founded: 1975

Universities for Management near Berlin

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
28	University of Potsdam	22	Potsdam, Brandenburg
82	European University Viadrina	87	Frankfurt, Brandenburg
119	Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg	78	Senftenberg
125	Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg	31	Magdeburg
127	West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin	25	Szczecin
128	University of Szczecin	21	Szczecin
148	University of Leipzig	37	Leipzig
149	HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management	96	Leipzig
150	Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg	55	Halle
158	University of Zielona Gora	11	Zielona Gora