9 Best universities for Management in Croatia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Croatia ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 131K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 9 universities in Croatia 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. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Management

#134 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

2. University of Split

Croatia | Split

For Management

#445 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

3. University of Rijeka

Croatia | Rijeka

For Management

#514 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

4. J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Croatia | Osijek

For Management

#594 in Europe

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

5. University of Zadar

Croatia | Zadar

For Management

#959 in Europe

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2002

6. University of Dubrovnik

Croatia | Dubrovnik

For Management

#1007 in Europe

#3730 in the World

Founded: 2003

7. University of Pula

For Management

#1035 in Europe

#3918 in the World

Enrollment: 3,042
Founded: 2006

8. Polytechnic of Rijeka

Croatia | Rijeka

For Management

#1213 in Europe

#4892 in the World

Founded: 1998

9. Zagreb School of Economics and Managment

Croatia | Zagreb

For Management

#1233 in Europe

#5027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Management in Croatia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek.