7 Best Universities in Frankfurt, Hesse [2026 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 4.3M citations received by 148K academic publications made by 7 universities from Frankfurt, the popularity of 275 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#4 in Hesse

#38 in Germany

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

2. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

#7 in Hesse

#95 in Germany

Enrollment: 15,362
Founded: 1971

3. University of Banking of Frankfurt

#8 in Hesse

#97 in Germany

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

4. College of Fine Arts, Frankfurt am Main

#16 in Hesse

#257 in Germany

Enrollment: 196
Founded: 1817

5. Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology

#17 in Hesse

#259 in Germany

Enrollment: 388
Founded: 1926

6. Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts

#18 in Hesse

#269 in Germany

Enrollment: 916
Founded: 1938

7. Provadis School of International Management and Technology

#20 in Hesse

#308 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	231	Offenbach am Main
14	Lutheran Theological College	349	Oberursel
27	Darmstadt University of Technology	26	Darmstadt
27	Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt	319	Darmstadt
28	Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences	71	Darmstadt
32	EBS University for business and law	110	Wiesbaden
32	Fresenius University of Applied Sciences	215	Idstein
33	RheinMain University of Applied Sciences	109	Wiesbaden
33	Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Mainz	314	Mainz
34	Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	18	Mainz