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 350K citations received by 16.6K 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

#43 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

#41 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

4. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#47 in Europe

#179 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

#195 in the World

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

6. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#54 in Europe

#201 in the World

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

7. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#56 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

8. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#85 in Europe

#269 in the World

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

9. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#89 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#92 in Europe

#285 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

#114 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

#119 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

13. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#121 in Europe

#354 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

#123 in Europe

#363 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

#387 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

#137 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

17. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#142 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#144 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

19. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#148 in Europe

#429 in the World

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

20. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#150 in Europe

#431 in the World

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

21. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#166 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

22. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#169 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

23. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#171 in Europe

#489 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

#182 in Europe

#511 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

#191 in Europe

#538 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

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

27. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#197 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

28. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#200 in Europe

#572 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

#213 in Europe

#609 in the World

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

30. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#217 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

31. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#221 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

32. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#225 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

33. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#234 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

34. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#243 in Europe

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#244 in Europe

#692 in the World

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

36. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#249 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

37. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#264 in Europe

#733 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

#267 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

39. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#277 in Europe

#771 in the World

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

40. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#285 in Europe

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

41. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#296 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

42. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#299 in Europe

#829 in the World

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

43. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#300 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

44. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#309 in Europe

#851 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#336 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#340 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#342 in Europe

#939 in the World

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

48. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#343 in Europe

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

49. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#371 in Europe

#1028 in the World

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

50. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#372 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

51. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#373 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

52. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#383 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

53. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#386 in Europe

#1069 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

#394 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 737
Founded: 1898

55. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#408 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

#429 in Europe

#1237 in the World

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

57. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#435 in Europe

#1250 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

58. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#437 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

59. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#443 in Europe

#1286 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

#446 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

61. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#464 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

62. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#476 in Europe

#1446 in the World

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

63. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#477 in Europe

#1454 in the World

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

64. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#478 in Europe

#1455 in the World

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

65. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#482 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

66. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#488 in Europe

#1495 in the World

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

67. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#491 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

68. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#493 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

69. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#501 in Europe

#1537 in the World

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

70. Hamburg School of Business Administration

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#505 in Europe

#1550 in the World

Enrollment: 731
Founded: 2004

71. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#508 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

72. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#510 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

73. Munich Business School

Bavaria | Munich

For Investment Banking and Stock trading

#540 in Europe

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 637
Founded: 1991

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