AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) is a global not-for-profit organisation that brings together educators, students and businesses to achieve a common goal: to educate the next generation of leaders. Since 1916, AACSB has stood for the highest standards of quality, providing quality assurance, business education information, and learning and development services worldwide.

In 2022, EBS Universität was reaccredited by Wissenschaftsrat, the German Council of Science and Humanities, for the next 5 years.

This academic seal of quality is awarded to non-governmental universities whose performance in teaching and research meets recognised scientific standards. The period of accreditation by the Wissenschaftsrat is for a maximum of ten years, depending on the outcome of the review process. The Wissenschaftsrat is one of Germany’s most critical science policy advisory bodies and advises the federal and state governments on developing universities, science and research. In the multi-stage accreditation procedure, which includes the submission of a self-report by the university and a visit to the university by an external group of experts over several days, the university is evaluated in eight key areas. These include its academic quality in research and teaching, its structures and equipment, and its quality assurance and development.

All study programmes at EBS Universität are accredited by the Accreditation Council and are reviewed regularly in cooperation with the accreditation agency FIBAA.

The superordinate Foundation Akkreditierungsrat is an association of the German federal states aiming for quality assurance in learning and teaching at German universities. Since 2018, following the conversion of the German accreditation process, the Akkreditierungsrat has focused on the decision of accreditations. These are based on reviews of the accreditation agencies on programme accreditations as well as system accreditations. Thus, the Akkreditierungsrat plays an essential role in the final evaluation of the respective study programme. The Accreditation Council only accepts expert reports from accreditation agencies that have the EQAR registration of the Accreditation Council. The degree programmes at EBS Universität have been assessed by FIBAA, which is notably recognised in business and economics.

The CHE Hochschulranking is the most comprehensive and detailed ranking of German universities. It includes data about studies, teaching, equipment and research, and students’ assessments of the learning conditions at their university in the ranking. The annual DIE ZEIT study guide publishes the results. For some subjects, the ranking also considers the reputation of the departments among professors. In addition to the comparative criteria, prospective students can choose from a wide range of descriptive features on study and teaching. EBS Universität is represented in the subject areas of Business Administration and Law and has consistently achieved excellent results over the past years.

In the current CHE Ranking 2023/2024, EBS Universität is again represented in the upper field of the top group in the majority of categories in both subject areas and was able to further expand its position. In particular, the Bachelor in Business Studies at EBS is the only university to receive 5 stars in the overarching category "General study situation" and in the category "Support from teaching staff", putting it in first place in Germany. The law programme at EBS also achieved top positions in the current ranking. It achieved second place in Germany in the categories "Support from teaching staff" and "Support during studies". The Master's programmes Master in Management, Master in Real Estate and Master in Finance, as well as the full-time MBA at EBS also achieved above-average ratings in the current ranking. Particularly noteworthy are the results in the categories "Support from teaching staff", "Practical relevance of teaching" and "Study organisation".

The WirtschaftsWoche ranking is published by the economic magazine WirtschaftsWoche every year and is based on a survey carried out by Universum. Universum is an internationally recognised Employer-Branding specialist. The magazine asks HR managers from German companies which university graduates they consider remarkably competent in their activities for the survey. EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht is part of this ranking every year in Business Administration and Law. Overall, EBS Universität has achieved excellent results in recent years.

In the current 2024 ranking of WirtschaftsWoche, EBS is among the top 10 German universities in Business Administration.

The Financial Times Ranking is the most important business school ranking for university providers in education and continuing education. The ranking is a confirmation of the excellence of EBS's degree programmes and executive education programmes in providing the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career. It assesses several important criteria such as graduate satisfaction, employment rates and salaries after graduation, emphasising our commitment to helping our graduates build successful careers. In addition, the ranking takes into account diversity criteria, such as gender diversity, and also extends to international diversity among our students, faculty and board members.

Current award 2024/2025:

• European Business Schools: 50th place in Europe // 5th place in Germany
• Master in Finance: 37th place worldwide // 3nd place in Germany
• Master in Management: 42th place worldwide // 6th place in Germany
• Open Executive Education Programmes: 48th place worldwide // 3rd place in Germany
• Custom Executive Education Programmes: 73rd place worldwide // 4th place in Germany

The QS World University Ranking has been examining the development of universities and colleges worldwide for almost 20 years and provides an overview of their qualifications.  This year's ranking includes 1,500 universities in 104 countries. The results are based on the analysis of 17.5 million academic publications and the expert opinions of more than 240,000 university teachers and employers.

In this year's QS ranking, the Master's in Management and the Master's in Finance are once again ranked in a good position. Both Master’s programmes have performed excellent in various categories of the ranking and stand out in particular in the area of “Alumni Outcome”. This reflects the fact that students at EBS not only receive a first-class education, but are also provided with the skills and knowledge they need for successful professional development and making an impact.

Current award 2025:

• Master in Finance: 74th place worldwide // 3nd place in Germany
• Master in Management: 58th place worldwide // 5th place in Germany