51 Best universities for Engineering Management in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Engineering Management. A graph of 159K citations received by 9.06K academic papers made by 51 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 Engineering Management

#13 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

2. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Engineering Management

#16 in Europe

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Engineering Management

#29 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

4. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Engineering Management

#33 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

5. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Engineering Management

#35 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

6. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Engineering Management

#45 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

7. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Engineering Management

#47 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

8. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Engineering Management

#59 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

9. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Engineering Management

#64 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

10. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Engineering Management

#70 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

11. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Engineering Management

#100 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

12. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Engineering Management

#110 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

13. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Engineering Management

#115 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

14. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Engineering Management

#141 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

15. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Engineering Management

#159 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

16. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Engineering Management

#162 in Europe

#480 in the World

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

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Engineering Management

#202 in Europe

#590 in the World

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

18. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Engineering Management

#207 in Europe

#605 in the World

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

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Engineering Management

#230 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

20. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Engineering Management

#240 in Europe

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

21. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Engineering Management

#247 in Europe

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

22. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Engineering Management

#252 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Engineering Management

#267 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

24. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Engineering Management

#277 in Europe

#787 in the World

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

25. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Engineering Management

#281 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Engineering Management

#282 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Engineering Management

#284 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

28. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Engineering Management

#296 in Europe

#862 in the World

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

29. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Engineering Management

#330 in Europe

#984 in the World

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

30. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Engineering Management

#331 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

31. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Engineering Management

#336 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

32. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Engineering Management

#338 in Europe

#1004 in the World

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

33. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Engineering Management

#341 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

34. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Engineering Management

#345 in Europe

#1036 in the World

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

35. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Engineering Management

#347 in Europe

#1039 in the World

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

36. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Engineering Management

#349 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

37. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Engineering Management

#350 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

38. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Engineering Management

#376 in Europe

#1122 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

39. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Engineering Management

#392 in Europe

#1180 in the World

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

40. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Engineering Management

#399 in Europe

#1209 in the World

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

41. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Engineering Management

#404 in Europe

#1223 in the World

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

42. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Engineering Management

#407 in Europe

#1238 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

43. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Engineering Management

#408 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

44. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Engineering Management

#421 in Europe

#1286 in the World

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

45. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Engineering Management

#423 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

46. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Engineering Management

#430 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

47. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Engineering Management

#434 in Europe

#1334 in the World

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

48. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Engineering Management

#438 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

49. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Engineering Management

#441 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

50. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Engineering Management

#445 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

51. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Engineering Management

#468 in Europe

#1527 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

The best cities to study Engineering Management in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Aachen, Karlsruhe, and Dortmund.