100 Best universities for Management in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 4.57M citations received by 238K academic papers made by 159 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

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#17 in Europe

#88 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

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

4. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Management

#54 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Management

#57 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

6. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Management

#70 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#75 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Management

#83 in Europe

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

9. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Management

#85 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Management

#96 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Management

#98 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

12. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#102 in Europe

#318 in the World

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

13. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Management

#106 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

14. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Management

#113 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

15. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Management

#116 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Management

#118 in Europe

#366 in the World

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

17. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Management

#131 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#132 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#138 in Europe

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

20. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#139 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

21. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Management

#142 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Management

#153 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Management

#159 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

24. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Management

#164 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Management

#166 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Management

#171 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

27. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Management

#173 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

28. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Management

#193 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

29. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#194 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

30. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Management

#196 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

31. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Management

#198 in Europe

#542 in the World

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

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Management

#201 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

33. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Management

#202 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

34. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Management

#206 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Management

#215 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

36. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Management

#216 in Europe

#593 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Management

#229 in Europe

#618 in the World

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

38. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Management

#235 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

39. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#248 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

40. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Management

#259 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

41. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Management

#262 in Europe

#707 in the World

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

42. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Management

#264 in Europe

#709 in the World

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

43. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Management

#272 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

44. University of Kassel

For Management

#274 in Europe

#732 in the World

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

45. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Management

#282 in Europe

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Management

#293 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

47. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Management

#297 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

48. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Management

#301 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

49. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#304 in Europe

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

50. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Management

#306 in Europe

#814 in the World

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

51. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Management

#308 in Europe

#820 in the World

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

52. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Management

#316 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

53. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Management

#322 in Europe

#846 in the World

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

54. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Management

#336 in Europe

#876 in the World

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

55. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Management

#338 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

56. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Management

#340 in Europe

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

57. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Management

#348 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

58. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Management

#350 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Management

#360 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Management

#363 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

61. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Management

#384 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

62. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Management

#405 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

63. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Management

#414 in Europe

#1106 in the World

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

64. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Management

#425 in Europe

#1141 in the World

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

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Management

#429 in Europe

#1151 in the World

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

66. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Management

#446 in Europe

#1213 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#467 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Management

#472 in Europe

#1294 in the World

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

69. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Management

#474 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

70. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Management

#476 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

71. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Management

#491 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

72. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Management

#504 in Europe

#1425 in the World

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

73. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#513 in Europe

#1470 in the World

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

74. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Management

#529 in Europe

#1531 in the World

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

75. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Management

#544 in Europe

#1580 in the World

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

76. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Management

#553 in Europe

#1639 in the World

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

77. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Management

#565 in Europe

#1695 in the World

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

78. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#567 in Europe

#1710 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

79. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Management

#571 in Europe

#1732 in the World

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

80. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Management

#573 in Europe

#1734 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

81. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Management

#601 in Europe

#1869 in the World

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

82. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Management

#602 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

83. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#619 in Europe

#1956 in the World

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

84. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Management

#630 in Europe

#1998 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

85. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#663 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

86. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#665 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

87. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Management

#668 in Europe

#2179 in the World

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

88. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Management

#675 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

89. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Management

#676 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

90. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Management

#683 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

91. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Management

#711 in Europe

#2403 in the World

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

92. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Management

#712 in Europe

#2407 in the World

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

93. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Management

#720 in Europe

#2450 in the World

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

94. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#723 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

95. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Management

#742 in Europe

#2579 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

96. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Management

#750 in Europe

#2613 in the World

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

97. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Management

#762 in Europe

#2676 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

98. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Management

#764 in Europe

#2678 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

99. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Management

#770 in Europe

#2699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1877

100. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Management

#772 in Europe

#2705 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

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