Investment Banking / Stock trading in Germany: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Investment Banking and Stock trading. A graph of 375K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 73 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 Investment Banking and Stock trading

#9 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#30 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#42 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

4. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#45 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

5. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#52 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

6. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#55 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

7. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#57 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

8. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#80 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

9. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#90 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#94 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

11. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#115 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

12. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#121 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

13. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#123 in Europe

#362 in the World

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#125 in Europe

#368 in the World

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

15. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#134 in Europe

#389 in the World

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

16. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#135 in Europe

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

17. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#137 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#144 in Europe

#415 in the World

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

19. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#146 in Europe

#424 in the World

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

20. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#149 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

21. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#167 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

22. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#169 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

23. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#172 in Europe

#491 in the World

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

24. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#184 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#194 in Europe

#547 in the World

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

26. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#195 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

27. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#200 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

28. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#203 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

29. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#215 in Europe

#616 in the World

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

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#218 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

31. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#220 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

32. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#221 in Europe

#626 in the World

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

33. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#229 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

34. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#241 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

35. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#247 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

36. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#253 in Europe

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#267 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

38. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#268 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

39. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#272 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

40. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#276 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

41. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#297 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

42. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#301 in Europe

#842 in the World

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

43. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#302 in Europe

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

44. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#313 in Europe

#868 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#337 in Europe

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#342 in Europe

#941 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#348 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

48. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#350 in Europe

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

49. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#367 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

50. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#374 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

51. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#382 in Europe

#1061 in the World

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

52. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#383 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

53. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#387 in Europe

#1072 in the World

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

54. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Saxony | Leipzig

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#392 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

55. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#409 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

56. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#424 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

57. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#430 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#443 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#447 in Europe

#1299 in the World

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

60. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#451 in Europe

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 47,098
Founded: 1993

61. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#467 in Europe

#1392 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

62. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#473 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

63. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#481 in Europe

#1471 in the World

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

64. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#483 in Europe

#1482 in the World

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

65. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#494 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

66. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#498 in Europe

#1529 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

67. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#501 in Europe

#1535 in the World

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

68. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#503 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

69. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#505 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

70. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#507 in Europe

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

71. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#509 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

72. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#514 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

73. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#547 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

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