Rankings

The Faculty of Economics and Business at Goethe University Frankfurt appears regularly in important national and international rankings, occupying top places in various categories again and again. This special recognition applies not only to the faculty as a whole. Rather, it also acknowledges the excellent achievements of individual researchers and members of the teaching staff.

On this page you can find a list of selected rankings that attest to the outstanding work of both the faculty and its staff. The results relate to the most recent edition of the respective ranking.

4,2/5
Stars
CHE-Ranking 2026/27 (Study situation)

For more details on the results, please see here.

9/12
Indicators
CHE-Ranking 2026/27 (Studies: very positive)

For more details on the results, please see here.

6/7
Areas
CHE-Ranking 2026/27 (Leading group in studies and research)

For more details on the results, please see here.

6th
Place
Germany's best auditors (2026)

The department ranked 6th in Manager Magazin's ranking. For more details on the results, please see here.

2nd
Place
Shanghai Ranking (GRAS, Germany, 2025)

The second-best German university in the field of finance. For more details on the results, please see here.

7th
Place
Shanghai Ranking (GRAS, Germany, 2025)

The seventh-ranked German university in the field of economics. For more details on the results, please see here.

9th
Place
Scimago Institution Rankings (Germany, 2026)

Ranked ninth in the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. For more details on the results, please see here.

7th
Place
Wirtschaftswoche BWL-Ranking (2025)

Prof. Dr. Simone Wies, ranked in the U40 list of Germany's top female business school professors in research. For more details on the results, please see here.

7th
Place
Wirtschaftswoche BWL-Ranking (2024, DACH)

Prof. Dr. Bernd Skiera, Lifetime achievement. For more details on the results, please see here.