100 Best universities for Finance in Germany

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 87.4M citations received by 3.77M academic papers made by 133 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

#31 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

2. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Finance

#38 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#45 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

4. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#64 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

5. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Finance

#67 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 11,800
Founded: 1907

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Finance

#72 in Europe

#204 in the World

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

7. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Finance

#79 in Europe

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

8. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Finance

#81 in Europe

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

9. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#87 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#103 in Europe

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

11. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#107 in Europe

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

12. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Finance

#111 in Europe

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

13. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#115 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Finance

#124 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

15. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Finance

#131 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

16. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Finance

#133 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

17. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Finance

#134 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

18. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Finance

#136 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

19. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Finance

#141 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

20. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Finance

#144 in Europe

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

21. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#148 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

22. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Finance

#149 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

23. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Finance

#152 in Europe

#388 in the World

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

24. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Finance

#153 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Finance

#156 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 23,900
Founded: 1831

26. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Finance

#163 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Finance

#164 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

28. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Finance

#165 in Europe

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

29. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Finance

#175 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

30. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Finance

#183 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

31. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Finance

#184 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

32. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Finance

#189 in Europe

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 27,727
Founded: 1607

33. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Finance

#198 in Europe

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Finance

#199 in Europe

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 18,219
Founded: 1558

35. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Finance

#203 in Europe

#511 in the World

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

36. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Finance

#208 in Europe

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

37. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Finance

#215 in Europe

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

38. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Finance

#249 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

39. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Finance

#250 in Europe

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

40. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Finance

#252 in Europe

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

41. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Finance

#258 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 14,594
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

42. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Finance

#266 in Europe

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 20,037
Founded: 1745

43. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Finance

#273 in Europe

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

44. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Finance

#291 in Europe

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,300
Founded: 1972

45. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Finance

#296 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

46. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Finance

#301 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 9,076
Founded: 1946

47. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Finance

#305 in Europe

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,316
Founded: 1972

48. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Finance

#309 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 21,949
Founded: 1972

49. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Finance

#313 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 14,106
Founded: 1974

50. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Finance

#316 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

51. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Finance

#319 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,260
Founded: 1970

52. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Finance

#329 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

53. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Finance

#331 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

54. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Finance

#334 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

55. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Finance

#337 in Europe

#822 in the World

Enrollment: 19,785
Founded: 1972

56. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Finance

#348 in Europe

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

57. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Finance

#377 in Europe

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

58. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Finance

#379 in Europe

#934 in the World

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

59. University of Kassel

For Finance

#388 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

60. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Finance

#407 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

61. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Finance

#409 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Enrollment: 12,581
Founded: 1973

62. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Finance

#428 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,716
Founded: 1991

63. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Finance

#433 in Europe

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Finance

#449 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#488 in Europe

#1263 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

66. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#498 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

67. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#508 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

68. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Finance

#510 in Europe

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

69. ESMT Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#511 in Europe

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 233
Founded: 2002

70. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Finance

#515 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 6,612
Founded: 1953

71. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Finance

#517 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 1,253
Founded: 2001

72. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Finance

#527 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 3,345
Founded: 1964

73. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Finance

#528 in Europe

#1409 in the World

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

74. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Finance

#530 in Europe

#1416 in the World

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

75. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#531 in Europe

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

76. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Finance

#534 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,785
Founded: 1994

77. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Finance

#537 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 11,736
Founded: 1456

78. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Finance

#538 in Europe

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1973

79. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Finance

#545 in Europe

#1494 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

80. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Finance

#559 in Europe

#1567 in the World

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

81. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#581 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

82. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Finance

#582 in Europe

#1692 in the World

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

83. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#589 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

84. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Finance

#598 in Europe

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

85. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Finance

#603 in Europe

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 2,326
Founded: 1982

86. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Finance

#636 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

87. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Finance

#643 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 4,963
Founded: 1775

88. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Finance

#650 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

89. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Finance

#656 in Europe

#2036 in the World

Enrollment: 434
Founded: 1898

90. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#667 in Europe

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

91. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Finance

#670 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

92. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Finance

#679 in Europe

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

93. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Finance

#692 in Europe

#2236 in the World

Enrollment: 4,072
Founded: 1860

94. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Sankt Augustin

For Finance

#700 in Europe

#2257 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

95. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

For Finance

#737 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 382
Founded: 1947

96. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Finance

#738 in Europe

#2497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

97. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Finance

#753 in Europe

#2565 in the World

Enrollment: 5,473
Founded: 1996

98. Kuhne Logistics University

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Finance

#761 in Europe

#2611 in the World

Enrollment: 450
Founded: 2010

99. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Finance

#773 in Europe

#2697 in the World

Enrollment: 8,532
Founded: 1971

100. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Finance

#785 in Europe

#2760 in the World

Enrollment: 6,048
Founded: 1978

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

Economics subfields in Germany

Actuarial Science58

Agricultural Economics19

Development Studies120

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics99

Environmental Economics50

International Economics75

International Relations and Diplomacy36

International Trade78

Investment Banking and Stock trading68

Political Economy53