Learn to change the world at EBS. With our Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, we train the leaders of tomorrow. Choose from six specialisations to gain the skills, contacts and opportunities you need to make a difference.
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".
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.
EBS Universität offers you unique leadership training. We strengthen leadership skills with individual coaching, on-the-job training, field studies and an integrated stay abroad. In addition, you have the option of choosing one of six specialisations, allowing you to tailor your studies to your future career. Because we know that only strong personalities "up there" will make the difference.
Your advantages
As individual as you are In the EBS Bachelor's programme in Business Administration, students have the opportunity to tailor their studies to their personal strengths, interests and career goals. After completing the general studies, students choose a specialisation. There are six specialisations to choose from: Business Psychology & Coaching, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance & FinTech, Marketing & Sales, Real Estate Management or Strategy & Consulting – the choice is yours.
The world studies here for a better world. EBS is international to the core. People from all over the world meet here to train as leaders. Firmly established in the curriculum, but also through the services of the Coaching & Leadership Hub, we demand and promote openness, the ability to think outside the box, be flexible, and successfully assert oneself in ever-changing situations. EBS has partnerships with numerous universities around the world. This allows our students to study abroad for one, two or if they decide for a double degree even three semesters.
Better teaching programmes mean people with more vision. Besides studying, you have the opportunity to organise large business congresses, do sports together or get involved in social activities. And so you grow as a person and as a leader.
Learn to lead directly. The EBS Onboarding Project: The first semester starts for all students with the 2-week Onboarding Project: In the spirit of challenge-based learning, you plan and realise a project with a practice partner. Deep dive from day one, solve challenges together and present your results at the end of the project. Experience exciting lectures, field trips and presentations on the big stage. Interdisciplinary learning, teamwork, creative problem-solving and presentation skills will be trained here. There is no better way to prepare for real business life.
Family and Friends. Numerous partner companies accompany the EBS students during their studies. The circle of EBS-affiliated partners ranges from small to medium-sized companies, international corporations and renowned DAX companies. Many former students immediately start their careers in one of our many partner companies.
After studying at EBS, the world is open to you. With our business and industry partners and our strong alumni network, you have the best career prospects.
Many years ago, I decided to study at EBS because I was particularly impressed by the small group concept with intensive learning units and the targeted professional and personal support.
Astrid Teckentrup, Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble (DACH) (EBS Alumna)
Our graduates assume diverse positions and are among the best in their fields. This way, they are given the tools required to follow various career paths. Whether that is the classic consulting career, a position with global players, taking over a family business, joining an NGO, or founding a start-up.
In recent years, 15 EBS students have made it into the "Forbes 30 under 30" ranking - just one sign of our graduates' success. Our Career Service Centre supports you in your career choice and in your networking with our partner companies. You can get in touch with our alumni at any time via the Alumni Association.
In fact, 91 percent of graduates receive their first job offer during their studies or at the latest three months after graduation. The renowned EBS University also makes a significant difference as far as salary is concerned: the average starting salary of our bachelor graduates is 53,000 EUR.
(Source: EBS University, Employment Report)
Personalities
Made by EBS
Any university is only as good as the people who teach and learn there. Just how good EBS is can perhaps be gauged from our network of more than 12,000 former students. In the EBS Alumni Association, more than 4,000 alumni are actively involved in supporting our students. They all have their very own story connecting them with EBS.
Christina Baumann, Founder of the Montgomery & Miller Academy (EBS Alumna)
There is a special sense of community at EBS University. Characterized by commitment and entrepreneurial spirit, it endures across generations.
Study programme structure
Bachelor in Business Studies (B.Sc.)
You start your six semesters with a two-week Onboarding Project. In your second year, you will spend at least one semester at one of our partner universities abroad. If you choose the dual degree option, you study for three semesters at EBS and three at a partner university. During the summer months, internships are planned, optionally also abroad. We offer language courses (incl. country specifics and culture) in preparation for your time abroad. In the fifth semester, you will choose one of six specialisations to sharpen your professional profile and prepare yourself optimally for your future career. In the sixth semester, you will write your thesis.
International business studies with a degree at EBS Universität
In the 180 ECTS variant, you will spend five semesters of your Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at EBS Universität and one semester abroad (learn more in this video). Optionally, the programme can be extended by a seventh semester with a stay abroad or an internship, thereby increasing the ECTS credits to 210. This opens up all kinds of opportunities for your future academic career. Among other things, it allows you to enrol in a shortened Master's programme at EBS.
Course of study of the Bachelor in Business
Dual degree option
You spend the first part of your studies at EBS University and then transfer to one of our partner universities for the second part of your studies. This will give you a Bachelor of Science degree from EBS and a degree from your university abroad.
Course of study of the Bachelor in Business with double degree
Study content
This is what you learn during your study programme
EBS graduates take on management tasks and social responsibility in a highly dynamic environment. Our students learn to penetrate complex structures, constantly review specialist knowledge they have gained and, if necessary, to develop this systematically.
A list of partner universities, detailed study plans and module descriptions can be found in the info material, which you can request at the top of this page.
Study modules
The compulsory courses consist of all essential areas of business administration and economics. Teaching is interdisciplinary and based on the modular-integrative concept: We combine related subjects into networked teaching units (modules), linking methods and theory with specialist applications (integration). In this way, you can quickly recognise the sense and benefit of methods and theories and will acquire knowledge more easily and sustainably.
Academic Writing, Effective Communication, and Personal Mastery
Quantitative Analytics I
Financial Accounting
Decision Theory and Investments
Marketing and Sales
Introduction to Economics
Quantitative Analytics II
International Management
Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Business Law
Study year 2:
Economics of Firm and Markets
Operational Excellence and Corporate Finance
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Data Science and Econometrics
Business Taxation and Portfoliomanagement
Study year 3:
Managing People
Managing Organisations in the Digital Age
Electives in Economics and Management
Social Impact Project
Research Methods
Business in Society
Bachelor Thesis
Specialisations
Tailored to your interests
A special feature of the Bachelor in Business at EBS Universität: you can already study according to your interests, goals and talents during your Bachelor's degree. In addition to a strong foundation in business administration, management and leadership, our Bachelor in Business offers you the opportunity to deepen your specialist knowledge with one of six specialisations. In the fifth semester, you choose a specialisation, laying the foundation for your future academic and professional career.
Finance & Fintech
Acquire the skills you need to make intelligent, data-driven business decisions.
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.
Studying Business Studies at EBS Universität demands a great deal from you: The will to work on oneself, discipline, empathy, openness, curiosity, sense of responsibility and a strong backbone. Many different characters come together here to challenge and inspire each other. That is why we always look for people willing to make the most of themselves. To make the best of our future.
Characteristics and skills
If you have the following qualities and skills, nothing stands in your way of successfully completing your Bachelor studies:
Soft skills including communication, teamwork or negotiation skills
Sense of responsibility and the courage to find creative solutions to problems
Very good knowledge of English, as our courses are held in English.
Selection process
Admission requirements and application
The Business Studies programme at EBS Universität trains future managers who shape and drive the economy. This process begins by finding the right people for our management study programme.
The selection process
An early application pays off EBS Universität follows a holistic selection process. We assess your application based on your selection tests, your academic performance, your motivation and other personal characteristics. There are no application deadlines at EBS. However, to ensure a smooth start to your studies, we recommend that you submit your application before 30 June (start in fall term) and before 30 November (start in spring term). For international applicants who require a visa, we recommend that you submit your application before 30 May (start fall term) or 15 October (start spring term).
Online application You can submit your application documents in just a few steps on our online application platform, thus initiating your application process.
Knowledge and personality test We use the knowledge test to assess your mathematical and logical-analytical abilities as well as your problem-solving skills, which are necessary for successfully completing your studies. This part of the selection procedure takes about 30 minutes. The personality test is a self-assessment of your suitability for the business or law degree programme at EBS Universität. It helps you to assess whether the study programme you have chosen suits you and meets your expectations. This test takes about 20 minutes. Good to know: if you have taken the SAT, ACT or Gaokao, we will recognise this exam in conjunction with your secondary school diploma instead of the knowledge and personality test and instead of the EBS online assessment for international applicants.
Personal selection interview In order to get to know you personally and to be able to assess you even better, we conduct a 30-minute individual interview. Here we assess your motivation and social skills. During this procedure, the decisive factors are performance and learning motivation, your social-communicative profile, your willingness to take social responsibility and your initiative.
Final decision We will inform you of the final decision no later than one week after the selection interview.
Start your application by submitting the following documents on our online platform:
Curriculum vitae in tabular form
Proof of general higher education entrance qualification. An application can also be submitted with your current transcripts if the school-leaving certificate is not yet available. International applicants who have a secondary school diploma that does not follow the German higher education standards need to complete a 120-minute EBS online assessment instead of the regular tests. If you have taken the SAT, ACT or Gaokao, we will recognise this exam in conjunction with your secondary school diploma instead of the EBS online assessment.
Proof of English language proficiency (The following certificates are accepted: IELTS; TOEFL; Cambridge certificate; Pearson; Duolingo). Candidates with a German Abitur can also provide proof of their English language skills through good grades in the subject English. In justified exceptional cases admission can also be granted without a certificate (e.g. native speaker and/or school career entirely in English and/or if a very good level of English is proven in the interview).
We focus on the quality of teaching. For the Bachelor in Business study programme at EBS, you need to plan for the following investment:
Tuition fees in total: 54,480 euros (for 6 semesters, including all fees)
Early enrolment bonus: Tuition fee reduction of 500 euros* - for enrolment by February 28 for the Fall Term of the same year - for enrolment by July 31 for the Spring Term of the following year
*In order to receive the bonus, enrolment (signing of the study contract by the applicant) must be completed by the specified deadlines. As our selection process takes time, we recommend submitting the application at least one month before the respective deadline.
Student financing We try to enable all excellent applicants to study - regardless of their economic situation. Your performance, motivation and personality are decisive here. There is a wide range of options for financing a study programme. In many cases, it makes sense to combine various options. Take a look at the possibilities of scholarships and student funding. Here, you can find out which option is best for you.
The people who teach, research and learn here and who eventually go out strengthened into the business world make EBS what it is: an incomparably strong community. Get a glimpse of the student-organised congress "EBS Symposium", which says a great deal about life on campus and student team spirit.
The EBS Symposium is one of the largest and most renowned student-organised business congresses in Europe. During the three-day congress, the EBS Symposium deals with current topics relevant to business and politics.
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Application and counselling
You have further questions?
We will advise you personally on all questions relating to the study programme, student finance and studying at EBS in general.
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