Best Project Management universities in Germany [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 592K citations received by 27.5K academic papers made by 100 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Project Management

#22 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Project Management

#31 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#46 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Project Management

#53 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Project Management

#63 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Project Management

#93 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Project Management

#94 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

8. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Project Management

#100 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

9. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Project Management

#108 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

10. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Project Management

#111 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

11. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Project Management

#120 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

12. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Project Management

#123 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

13. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Project Management

#140 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

14. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Project Management

#141 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

15. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Project Management

#154 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#166 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

17. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Project Management

#168 in Europe

#389 in the World

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

18. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Project Management

#172 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Project Management

#175 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

20. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Project Management

#176 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

21. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Project Management

#178 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Project Management

#190 in Europe

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Project Management

#194 in Europe

#440 in the World

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

24. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Project Management

#201 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

25. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Project Management

#206 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

26. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Project Management

#208 in Europe

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

27. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Project Management

#219 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

28. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Project Management

#226 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

29. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Project Management

#244 in Europe

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

30. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Project Management

#247 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

31. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Project Management

#254 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

32. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Project Management

#262 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

33. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Project Management

#264 in Europe

#610 in the World

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

34. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Project Management

#266 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

35. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#274 in Europe

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

36. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Project Management

#277 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

37. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Project Management

#282 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

38. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#283 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

39. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Project Management

#291 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

40. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Project Management

#295 in Europe

#677 in the World

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

41. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Project Management

#296 in Europe

#678 in the World

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

42. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Project Management

#317 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

43. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Project Management

#332 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

44. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Project Management

#335 in Europe

#765 in the World

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

45. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Project Management

#350 in Europe

#807 in the World

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

46. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Project Management

#363 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

47. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Project Management

#364 in Europe

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

48. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Project Management

#369 in Europe

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

49. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Project Management

#372 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

50. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Project Management

#388 in Europe

#886 in the World

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

51. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Project Management

#389 in Europe

#888 in the World

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

52. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Project Management

#390 in Europe

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

53. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Project Management

#434 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

54. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Project Management

#439 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

55. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Project Management

#455 in Europe

#1056 in the World

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

56. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Project Management

#460 in Europe

#1068 in the World

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

57. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Project Management

#469 in Europe

#1095 in the World

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

58. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Project Management

#470 in Europe

#1097 in the World

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

59. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Project Management

#473 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

60. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Project Management

#475 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

61. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Project Management

#483 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

62. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Project Management

#489 in Europe

#1153 in the World

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

63. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Project Management

#495 in Europe

#1173 in the World

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

64. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Project Management

#502 in Europe

#1189 in the World

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

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Project Management

#503 in Europe

#1195 in the World

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

66. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Project Management

#504 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

67. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Project Management

#545 in Europe

#1289 in the World

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

68. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Project Management

#551 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

69. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Project Management

#552 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

70. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Project Management

#554 in Europe

#1316 in the World

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

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Project Management

#558 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

72. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Project Management

#566 in Europe

#1369 in the World

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

73. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Project Management

#571 in Europe

#1385 in the World

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

74. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#576 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

75. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Project Management

#580 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

76. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Project Management

#583 in Europe

#1417 in the World

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

77. Pforzheim University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Pforzheim

For Project Management

#585 in Europe

#1426 in the World

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

78. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Project Management

#595 in Europe

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

79. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Project Management

#603 in Europe

#1477 in the World

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

80. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#607 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

81. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Project Management

#619 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

82. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Project Management

#624 in Europe

#1543 in the World

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

83. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Project Management

#642 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

84. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Project Management

#647 in Europe

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,373
Founded: 1971

85. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Project Management

#648 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Project Management

#654 in Europe

#1639 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Project Management

#684 in Europe

#1739 in the World

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

88. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Project Management

#701 in Europe

#1809 in the World

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

89. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Project Management

#703 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

90. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Project Management

#705 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

91. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Project Management

#712 in Europe

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

92. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Project Management

#720 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

93. Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

For Project Management

#732 in Europe

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 6,687
Founded: 1971

94. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Project Management

#735 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

95. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Project Management

#739 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

96. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Project Management

#750 in Europe

#2008 in the World

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

97. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

For Project Management

#768 in Europe

#2071 in the World

Enrollment: 7,917
Founded: 1961

98. Constance University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Project Management

#789 in Europe

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,670
Founded: 1906

99. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Project Management

#799 in Europe

#2231 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

100. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Project Management

#802 in Europe

#2262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

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