Best Finance Universities in Germany [2026 Rankings]

1

Hesse | Frankfurt

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Finance

#19 in Europe #77 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

2

Bavaria | Munich

Technical University of Munich

For Finance

#43 in Europe #141 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

3

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

University of Bonn

For Finance

#47 in Europe #147 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

4

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of Hamburg

For Finance

#59 in Europe #175 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

5

Bavaria | Munich

University of Munich

For Finance

#64 in Europe #183 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

6

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

University of Mannheim

For Finance

#71 in Europe #200 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

For Finance

#75 in Europe #210 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

8

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Finance

#77 in Europe #215 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

9

Brandenburg | Berlin

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Finance

#87 in Europe #234 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

10

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

University of Cologne

For Finance

#88 in Europe #235 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

11

Brandenburg | Berlin

Free University of Berlin

For Finance

#92 in Europe #241 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Finance

#95 in Europe #247 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

13

Brandenburg | Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

For Finance

#101 in Europe #260 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

14

Bavaria | Erlangen

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Finance

#126 in Europe #332 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

15

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

University of Gottingen

For Finance

#136 in Europe #354 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

16

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

University of Munster

For Finance

#137 in Europe #357 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

17

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

University of Tubingen

For Finance

#143 in Europe #371 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

18

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

University of Freiburg

For Finance

#149 in Europe #388 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

19

Hesse | Darmstadt

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Finance

#150 in Europe #389 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

20

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Stuttgart

For Finance

#154 in Europe #400 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

21

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

For Finance

#155 in Europe #401 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Lower Saxony | Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Finance

#156 in Europe #408 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

23

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Finance

#165 in Europe #426 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

24

Saxony | Dresden

Dresden University of Technology

For Finance

#169 in Europe #433 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

25

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

TU Dortmund University

For Finance

#172 in Europe #440 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

26

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

Kiel University

For Finance

#177 in Europe #453 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

27

Bremen State | Bremen City

University of Bremen

For Finance

#193 in Europe #485 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

28

Bavaria | Wurzburg

University of Wurzburg

For Finance

#220 in Europe #545 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

29

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Finance

#264 in Europe #646 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

30

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Finance

#285 in Europe #687 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

31

Bavaria | Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth

For Finance

#290 in Europe #698 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

32

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

University of Hohenheim

For Finance

#327 in Europe #803 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

33

Hesse | Kassel

University of Kassel

For Finance

#364 in Europe #892 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

34

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

For Finance

#488 in Europe #1254 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,246 Enrollment

1971 Founded

35

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Hamburg University of Technology

For Finance

#528 in Europe #1388 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

36

Brandenburg | Berlin

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Finance

#553 in Europe #1505 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

37

Baden-Wurttemberg | Furtwangen

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1095 in Europe #4284 in the World

44% Acceptance

4,461 Enrollment

1971 Founded

38

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

For Finance

#541 in Europe #1443 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,587 Enrollment

1972 Founded

39

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

For Finance

#272 in Europe #661 in the World

51% Acceptance

37,473 Enrollment

1965 Founded

40

Bavaria | Neubiberg

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Finance

#575 in Europe #1593 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,084 Enrollment

1973 Founded

41

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Finance

#301 in Europe #717 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,620 Enrollment

1946 Founded

42

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

University of Trier

For Finance

#337 in Europe #831 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,564 Enrollment

1970 Founded

43

Brandenburg | Berlin

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#756 in Europe #2534 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,167 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

For Finance

#1033 in Europe #3892 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,170 Enrollment

1971 Founded

45

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

Reutlingen University

For Finance

#863 in Europe #3041 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,700 Enrollment

1855 Founded

46

Hesse | Giessen

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1142 in Europe #4551 in the World

31% Acceptance

17,668 Enrollment

1971 Founded

47

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Duisburg – Essen

For Finance

#152 in Europe #395 in the World

51% Acceptance

43,281 Enrollment

2003 Founded

48

Bavaria | Munich

Munich University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#740 in Europe #2428 in the World

43% Acceptance

18,183 Enrollment

1971 Founded

49

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

Osnabruck University

For Finance

#354 in Europe #874 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,628 Enrollment

1974 Founded

50

Saarland | Saarbrucken

Saarland University

For Finance

#291 in Europe #699 in the World

36% Acceptance

16,250 Enrollment

1948 Founded

51

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg

For Finance

#604 in Europe #1747 in the World

70% Acceptance

7,280 Enrollment

2013 Founded

52

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

Munster University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1028 in Europe #3873 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1125 in Europe #4462 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,081 Enrollment

1832 Founded

54

Hesse | Wiesbaden

EBS University for business and law

For Finance

#534 in Europe #1402 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,227 Enrollment

1971 Founded

55

Rhineland-Palatinate | Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

For Finance

#1191 in Europe #4839 in the World

27% Acceptance

4,287 Enrollment

1996 Founded

56

Bavaria | Bamberg

University of Bamberg

For Finance

#412 in Europe #1019 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

57

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Finance

#345 in Europe #851 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,899 Enrollment

1973 Founded

58

Saxony | Leipzig

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

For Finance

#645 in Europe #1931 in the World

32% Acceptance

737 Enrollment

1898 Founded

59

Brandenburg | Potsdam

University of Potsdam

For Finance

#318 in Europe #769 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,406 Enrollment

1991 Founded

60

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#763 in Europe #2570 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

61

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

University of Konstanz

For Finance

#190 in Europe #474 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,939 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

Hesse | Wiesbaden

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1148 in Europe #4594 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,322 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1129 in Europe #4498 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,295 Enrollment

1897 Founded

64

Bavaria | Augsburg

University of Augsburg

For Finance

#259 in Europe #635 in the World

30% Acceptance

19,975 Enrollment

1970 Founded

65

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Wismar

UniveWismar University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#992 in Europe #3683 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,403 Enrollment

1908 Founded

66

Saxony | Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1094 in Europe #4280 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,431 Enrollment

1992 Founded

67

Baden-Wurttemberg | Offenburg

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1047 in Europe #3980 in the World

37% Acceptance

4,161 Enrollment

1967 Founded

68

Bremen State | Bremen City

Bremen University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1063 in Europe #4075 in the World

23% Acceptance

8,672 Enrollment

1982 Founded

69

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

German Sport University Cologne

For Finance

#869 in Europe #3063 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

70

Bavaria | Deggendorf

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

For Finance

#1088 in Europe #4228 in the World

56% Acceptance

9,476 Enrollment

1994 Founded

71

Hesse | Fulda

Fulda University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1098 in Europe #4311 in the World

68% Acceptance

9,289 Enrollment

1974 Founded

72

Rhineland-Palatinate | Worms

Worms University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1123 in Europe #4448 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,486 Enrollment

1996 Founded

73

Brandenburg | Berlin

SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin

For Finance

#1163 in Europe #4682 in the World

53% Acceptance

518 Enrollment

2002 Founded

74

North Rhine-Westphalia | Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1107 in Europe #4342 in the World

68% Acceptance

6,723 Enrollment

2009 Founded

75

Saxony | Chemnitz

Chemnitz University of Technology

For Finance

#395 in Europe #970 in the World

46% Acceptance

9,873 Enrollment

1836 Founded

76

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heilbronn

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#806 in Europe #2792 in the World

41% Acceptance

7,917 Enrollment

1961 Founded

77

Bremen State | Bremen City

Jacobs University Bremen

For Finance

#584 in Europe #1638 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,531 Enrollment

2001 Founded

78

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

Witten/Herdecke University

For Finance

#619 in Europe #1808 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,894 Enrollment

1982 Founded

79

Bavaria | Munich

Munich Business School

For Finance

#690 in Europe #2171 in the World

51% Acceptance

637 Enrollment

1991 Founded

80

Hesse | Frankfurt

University of Banking of Frankfurt

For Finance

#254 in Europe #626 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,278 Enrollment

1957 Founded

81

Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

For Finance

#741 in Europe #2437 in the World

32% Acceptance

295 Enrollment

1947 Founded

82

Brandenburg | Berlin

ESMT Berlin

For Finance

#558 in Europe #1528 in the World

22% Acceptance

233 Enrollment

2002 Founded

83

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

Cologne Business School

For Finance

#931 in Europe #3351 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,123 Enrollment

1993 Founded

84

Saxony | Leipzig

University of Leipzig

For Finance

#208 in Europe #525 in the World

10% Acceptance

31,088 Enrollment

1409 Founded

85

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

Zeppelin University

For Finance

#608 in Europe #1762 in the World

30% Acceptance

805 Enrollment

2003 Founded

86

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

Kuhne Logistics University

For Finance

#802 in Europe #2779 in the World

19% Acceptance

450 Enrollment

2010 Founded

87

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

University of Hagen

For Finance

#493 in Europe #1266 in the World

43% Acceptance

71,351 Enrollment

1974 Founded

88

Bavaria | Munich

Munich School of Philosophy

For Finance

#1016 in Europe #3802 in the World

41% Acceptance

342 Enrollment

1925 Founded

89

Hesse | Frankfurt

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#951 in Europe #3494 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,362 Enrollment

1971 Founded

90

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

Trier University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1141 in Europe #4547 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,951 Enrollment

1996 Founded

91

Brandenburg | Wildau

University of Applied Sciences Wildau

For Finance

#1128 in Europe #4491 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,462 Enrollment

1991 Founded

92

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

For Finance

#720 in Europe #2304 in the World

43% Acceptance

47,098 Enrollment

1993 Founded

93

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

For Finance

#371 in Europe #908 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,143 Enrollment

1993 Founded

94

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

Constance University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1097 in Europe #4298 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,670 Enrollment

1906 Founded

95

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

HafenCity University Hamburg

For Finance

#1006 in Europe #3761 in the World

53% Acceptance

2,426 Enrollment

2006 Founded

96

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

University of Siegen

For Finance

#367 in Europe #901 in the World

54% Acceptance

17,805 Enrollment

1972 Founded

97

Bavaria | Augsburg

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1082 in Europe #4174 in the World

26% Acceptance

5,895 Enrollment

1971 Founded

98

Lower Saxony | Wolfenbuttel

Ostfalia – Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel, University of Applied Sciences

For Finance

#1012 in Europe #3780 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,035 Enrollment

1971 Founded

99

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

University of Applied Science Koblenz

For Finance

#920 in Europe #3323 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,145 Enrollment

1996 Founded

100

Brandenburg | Berlin

Steinbeis University

For Finance

#990 in Europe #3676 in the World

37% Acceptance

6,344 Enrollment

1998 Founded

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