Rankings and
accreditations

Munich Business School (MBS) is one of the leading private business schools in Germany. Our degree programs not only impress students and companies, but are also regularly recognized in renowned rankings and certified by national and international accreditation institutions. These recognitions confirm the high quality of our teaching, research and international orientation.

Internationally recognized for the highest standards

Renowned rankings and international accreditations prove the high quality of Munich Business School and create trust - among students, companies and partners worldwide. They provide orientation, confirm the value of an MBS degree and open up the best prospects for a successful international career.

Business School Rankings

In national and international business school rankings, Munich Business School is regularly among the leading private universities in Germany. These rankings confirm the excellence of our programs and our strong links with the business world.

Entrepreneurship Ranking

2025: The TUM Entrepreneurship Ranking confirms Munich Business School as the university with the highest number of start-ups in Bavaria. Ranked first in the state comparison and fourth in the DACH region, MBS is one of the leading universities for start-up foundations in relation to its size. The study highlights the particular start-up dynamics of private business schools and underscores the role of MBS as a university of innovation.

CEO Magazine Ranking

2025: CEO Magazine once again confirms the top position of Munich Business School's MBA program in its MBA Tier One Global Ranking. The leading position in the international comparison underscores the outstanding quality and global excellence of the program.
2024: Munich Business School continues its successful course and confirms its status as one of the leading addresses for MBA students worldwide in 2024. As one of the few German business schools, MBS once again asserts itself in the elite Tier One category.
2023: Munich Business School is one of the top educational providers worldwide for MBA degrees. In 2023, Munich Business School is one of only four German business schools to reach the top tier of Tier One business schools. This puts the university among the top 30 in Europe and allows it to compete with international giants.

Wirtschaftswoche Ranking

2024 In the WiWo ranking, MBS reaches the top of Germany's private business schools for the fifth time.
2023 MBS is the best private business school from German employers’ perspective.
2022 MBS once again the most popular private University of Applied Sciences in the field of business among German recruiters.
2021 MBS ranks third among all universities of applied sciences in the field of business administration and is once again Germany's best private business school.
2020 MBS ranks fourth among all German universities of applied sciences in the area of Business Administration and is therefore the Best Private Business School in Germany.
2019 MBS is the Best Private University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration in Bavaria.
2018 MBS is the Best Private University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration and achieves rank 6 among all Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany.
2016 MBS is the only Private University of Applied Sciences to finish in the Top 10 eight times in a row.
2015 MBS is ranked 2nd among all Universities of Applied Sciences for Business Studies in Germany.

CHE Ranking

QS Ranking

2019: Munich Business School featured in QS World University Rankings for the first time: The Master in International Business achieves 91st place in the global Master in Management ranking, while the MBA is ranked 2nd in Germany for “Return on Investment” and 61st worldwide.

WiWi-Talents

The WiWi-Talents program aims to provide students of economics and related disciplines (German: Wirtschaftswissenschaften – WiWi) with ideational support and to promote cross-regional networking between companies and the next generation of specialists and managers. Since 2005, WiWi-Media AG, together with partners from the business community, has been inviting applications bi-annually and subsequently awarding the best business students in the German-speaking region.

From the outset, Munich Business School has proven to be a real hotbed for successful applications to the WiWi-Talents program. Here, we give an overview of the awarded MBS students who, in addition to comprehensive support, were pleased to be included in the renowned WiWi-Talents book, which is presented every semester to the HR decision makers of more than 500 renowned companies in the German-speaking region:

Summer semester 2023: Tanushree Jain, MBA General Management
Winter semester 2022/23: Leonie Hoffmann, Bachelor International Business
Winter semester 2020/21: Sophie Paci, Bachelor International Business
Summer semester 2020: Lea Sofia Nikiforow, Bachelor International Business

Gründungsradar

2022: Munich Business School shows particular strength in terms of anchoring of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship training, and monitoring and evaluation
2020: Start-up support at MBS achieves an above-average overall ranking value compared to other small universities

Global University Ranking

2022 Top marks in several ranking categories. In addition to international orientation, the university also impresses in the categories of knowledge transfer and research.
2020 + 2021 MBS is once again among the Global Top 25 Performers for Student Mobility and is considered one of the best performing universities worldwide.
2018 + 2019 MBS is Germany’s Best Private University of Applied Sciences in “Business Studies”.
2017 MBS is Germany’s Best Private University of Applied Sciences in “Business Studies”.
2016 MBS belongs to the "Top 25 Performers" in International Orientation.

Trendence Barometer

2020 MBS is among the Top 3 Private Universities of Applied Sciences in seven of the eight categories and No 1 in the categories internationality, faculty and library
2019 MBS is again Germany’s Best Private University of Applied Sciences for Business Studies in Internationality of Studies
2018 In the Business Field, MBS is Germany’s Best Private University of Applied Sciences for Business Studies in Internationality and Practical Relevance of Studies.
2017 MBS receives excellent grades for Internationality and Practical Relevance.
2016 Students Give Top Grades for the Practical Relevance and Internationality of the Studies at MBS.
2015 MBS achieves another Top Result.

Accreditations

Munich Business School is state-recognized and institutionally accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities. In addition, its programs bear international quality seals such as FIBAA accreditation. MBS is also one of the few private universities in Germany to be recognized by the renowned AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) - one of the world's most important seals of quality for business schools.

AACSB

Munich Business School is one of fewer than 20 universities in Germany and among the top 6% of business schools worldwide to hold the prestigious AACSB accreditation.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) was founded in 1916 and is the world's leading accreditation association for business schools. The accreditation confirms the highest quality standards in teaching, research and continuing education. Less than 6% of all business schools worldwide meet the demanding criteria of the AACSB. With the AACSB accreditation, Munich Business School joins an exclusive group of internationally recognized business schools.

State Accreditation

German Council of Science and Humanities

Munich Business School is the first private university in Bavaria to receive institutional accreditation from the German Science Council. This decision was made by the committee after an extensive procedure, in the course of which the achievements in research and teaching were examined to determine whether they met recognized scientific standards.

Accreditation Council

All degree programs at Munich Business School are accredited by the Accreditation Council Foundation.

The Foundation Accreditation Council (AR) has the legal mandate to regulate the accreditation of study programs in Germany and thus to ensure the quality of studies and teaching.

International Program Accreditation

All study programs offered at MBS are FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) accredited.

FIBAA is a European, internationally oriented agency for quality assurance and quality development in higher education. Its quality seal of approval certifies the professional relevancy and quality of the study courses.

Executive DBA Council

Munich Business School is the first German business school to join the Executive DBA Council (EDBAC). EDBAC unites the world's leading colleges and universities for the common goal of promoting and assuring the quality of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programs. - also known as the Professional Doctorate. Membership reaffirms the university's commitment to excellence in education and research, particularly in the area of doctoral programs and doctoral education.
The EDBAC Council is committed to high quality standards in DBA programs and therefore supports its members through conferences, workshops and the exchange of research results. Munich Business School's DBA candidates thus benefit directly from these advantages and the global network.
Membership in the EDBAC Council underscores Munich Business School's leading role and provides extensive networking and educational opportunities that are helpful in meeting the dynamic demands of the global business world.

Rankings and accreditations