7 Best Universities in Frankfurt, Hesse [2025 Rankings]

Top 7 universities in Frankfurt ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 4.07M citations received by 144K academic publications made by 7 universities from Frankfurt, the popularity of 258 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#4 in Hesse

#37 in Germany

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#7 in Hesse

#96 in Germany

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

3. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

#8 in Hesse

#103 in Germany

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

4. Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology

#13 in Hesse

#185 in Germany

Enrollment: 388
Founded: 1926

5. College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt am Main

#17 in Hesse

#254 in Germany

Enrollment: 196
Founded: 1817

6. Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts

#18 in Hesse

#256 in Germany

Enrollment: 916
Founded: 1938

7. Provadis School of International Management and Technology

#21 in Hesse

#327 in Germany

Enrollment: 897
Founded: 2001

Universities near Frankfurt

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
6	College of Art and Design Offenbach am Main	227	Offenbach am Main
14	Lutheran Theological College	364	Oberursel
27	Darmstadt University of Technology	27	Darmstadt
27	Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt	315	Darmstadt
28	Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences	69	Darmstadt
32	EBS University for business and law	106	Wiesbaden
32	Fresenius University of Applied Sciences	204	Idstein
33	RheinMain University of Applied Sciences	110	Wiesbaden
33	Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Mainz	324	Mainz
34	Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	18	Mainz