According to the rankings of the most important news and business magazines in Germany and worldwide, the University of Mannheim and Mannheim Business School take a leading position.
An overview over selected rankings:
Best German Business School
Wirtschaftswoche/Handelsblatt Publishing Group (2002 - 2011, ten times in a row) - based on recommendations of German HR managers
CHE (2002, 2005 and 2008) - the only school with top ratings in all five categories in 2008
Focus (2004, 2005 and 2007) - based on recommendations of German HR managers, professors of business administration, and other criteria
# 11 in the International Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking (September 2011)
# 1 for Marketing
# 1 for Accounting
# 4 for Economics
# 6 for Finance
Best German Professors of Business Administration (Handelsblatt 2009)
# 1 Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christian Homburg
# 2 Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Weber
# 8 Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Alfred Kieser
# 41 Professor Ernst Maug, PhD
Best German full-time MBA Program
# 9 in the European business school ranking of Handelsblatt/karriere (2006)
by far the best German business school in the ranking
# 33 in the Global Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking (October 2011)
# 9 in the category 'salary growth of alumni'
# 10 in the category 'career progress of alumni'
# 11 in the category 'international job experience'
# 16 in the category 'aims achieved'
Among the World's Top 50 MBA Programs in the Ranking of the Economist (2011)
# 42 overall ranking
# 12 in Europe
only German business school in the ranking
Among the World's Top 20 Business Schools in the 2011 Global Ranking of Expansión (Mexico)
# 19 overall ranking
# 9 in Europe
by far the best German institution
Among the World's Top 50 Business Schools and the best German institution in the Ranking of América Economía (2011)