Focus Ranking: University of Mannheim is the best in Business Administration and Economics

The University of Mannheim was and remains the leading German university in Business Administration and Economics. This is the conclusion of the news magazine Focus in a ranking published in its current issue, allowing both the School of Business and the School of Economics to successfully defend their top titles.

The Focus ranking is one of the most comprehensive in Germany for universities. It evaluates research and teaching quality: In research, it assesses the reputation of the professors, the professor-to-doctoral student ratio, and the number of times a faculty member has been quoted in important international journals. In teaching, the ranking considers the appraisals of academics and HR directors as well as the professor-to-student ratio.

The findings confirm the results of 2005, when Focus identified Mannheim's Business Administration and Economics programs as the clear front-runners. In addition, in March 2007, Mannheim University's Business School was elected as the uncontested leader for the sixth year in a row by the ranking of the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche.

Overview of the Focus Ranking Results:

Business Administration
University	Research	Teaching	Total Score
Mannheim	57	80	71
Munich	43	71	60
Münster	36	74	58
Cologne	31	70	55
Witten-Herdecke	56	55	55
WHU	26	69	52

Economics
University	Research	Teaching	Total Score
Mannheim	67	71	68
Munich	59	84	67
Berlin (Humboldt)	65	68	66
Bonn	56	58	57
Freiburg	63	40	55