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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich leads the 101 Public Business & Management universities in Germany at #54 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Universität Hamburg (QS World #193). Across the whole list there are 619 courses to choose from.
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13 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #54 (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) to #526 (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Heidelberg University is cited most (44,319,490 citations). 18 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
101 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Bavaria (1) and Baden-Württemberg (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Heidelberg University, founded in 1386. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is the largest, with 52,000 students.
By level: 343 bachelor's, 232 master's, 28 professional and 3 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 88% are full-time and 15 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (83% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (78% of courses with a stated intake). Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg offers the widest choice, with 40 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is the least expensive at USD 600 a year and Heidelberg University the most at USD 3,000; the middle of the range is about USD 3,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (QS World #54), Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Universität Hamburg (QS World #193) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is the least expensive at about USD 600 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
101 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 83% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
15 of these courses are listed as online.
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