100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 2.71M citations received by 150K academic papers made by 140 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. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Finance

#18 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#40 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Finance

#45 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

4. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#63 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#64 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Finance

#72 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Finance

#76 in Europe

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

8. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Finance

#79 in Europe

#212 in the World

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

9. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Finance

#84 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#85 in Europe

#235 in the World

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

11. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#89 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Finance

#97 in Europe

#258 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#107 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

14. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Finance

#120 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

15. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Finance

#126 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Finance

#129 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

17. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Finance

#131 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Finance

#143 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

19. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Finance

#146 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

20. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Finance

#147 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#148 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

22. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Finance

#149 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

23. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Finance

#151 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

24. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Finance

#153 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

25. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Finance

#163 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Finance

#169 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

27. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Finance

#173 in Europe

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

28. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Finance

#175 in Europe

#439 in the World

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

29. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Finance

#178 in Europe

#444 in the World

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

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Finance

#191 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

31. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Finance

#199 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

32. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Finance

#204 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Finance

#210 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

34. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Finance

#212 in Europe

#528 in the World

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

35. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Finance

#217 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

36. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Finance

#223 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Finance

#224 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

38. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Finance

#242 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

39. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Finance

#256 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

40. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Finance

#267 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Finance

#270 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

42. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Finance

#272 in Europe

#645 in the World

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

43. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Finance

#275 in Europe

#649 in the World

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

44. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Finance

#295 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

45. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Finance

#297 in Europe

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Finance

#299 in Europe

#714 in the World

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

47. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Finance

#301 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

48. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Finance

#315 in Europe

#766 in the World

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

49. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Finance

#317 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

50. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Finance

#319 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

51. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Finance

#323 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Finance

#331 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Finance

#334 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Finance

#336 in Europe

#821 in the World

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

55. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Finance

#340 in Europe

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

56. University of Kassel

For Finance

#351 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

57. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Finance

#357 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

58. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Finance

#381 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

59. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Finance

#383 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

60. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Finance

#408 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

61. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Finance

#417 in Europe

#1015 in the World

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

62. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Finance

#448 in Europe

#1121 in the World

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

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Finance

#451 in Europe

#1129 in the World

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

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Finance

#465 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Finance

#487 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

66. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#495 in Europe

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

67. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#505 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

68. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Finance

#516 in Europe

#1318 in the World

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

69. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Finance

#527 in Europe

#1375 in the World

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

70. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Finance

#529 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

71. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#531 in Europe

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

72. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#537 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

73. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Finance

#543 in Europe

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

74. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Finance

#544 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

75. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Finance

#546 in Europe

#1454 in the World

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

76. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#548 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

77. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#550 in Europe

#1459 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

78. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Finance

#557 in Europe

#1495 in the World

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

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Finance

#559 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Finance

#574 in Europe

#1569 in the World

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

81. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#597 in Europe

#1690 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

82. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Finance

#598 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Finance

#599 in Europe

#1706 in the World

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

84. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Finance

#610 in Europe

#1787 in the World

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

85. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Finance

#611 in Europe

#1788 in the World

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

86. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#624 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

87. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Finance

#641 in Europe

#1921 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

88. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Finance

#650 in Europe

#1966 in the World

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

89. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#657 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

90. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Finance

#660 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

91. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#666 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

92. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#701 in Europe

#2213 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

93. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Finance

#723 in Europe

#2336 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

94. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Finance

#725 in Europe

#2356 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

95. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Finance

#740 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

96. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Finance

#742 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1947

97. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Finance

#758 in Europe

#2541 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

98. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#773 in Europe

#2619 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

99. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Finance

#787 in Europe

#2681 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

100. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#788 in Europe

#2683 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Finance in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Frankfurt, Munich, Bonn, and Hamburg.

Economics subfields in Germany

Actuarial Science63

Agricultural Economics17

Development Studies132

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics104

Environmental Economics58

International Economics77

International Relations and Diplomacy37

International Trade84

Investment Banking and Stock trading72

Political Economy58