Address: Schloss, 68131 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Computer Science & Data Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics in Business & Economics
The roots of the University of Mannheim go back to 1763, when Elector Carl Theodor founded the Palatine Academy of Sciences in the city. Its more direct predecessor was the municipal commercial college, the Städtische Handelshochschule, founded in 1907 to teach business, economics and other subjects. The university’s history is closely tied to Mannheim Palace, a baroque building completed in its main parts by about 1760.
That college ended in 1933, reopened in 1946 as the Staatliche Wirtschaftshochschule Mannheim (state college of business and economics) and moved in 1955 into the east wing of the rebuilt palace, which had been largely destroyed in the Second World War. It was renamed University of Mannheim in 1967, and its main campus is still located in the palace, in Baden-Württemberg.
The university’s constitution of 1969 provided for eight schools, and today teaching is organised in five schools: business, law and economics, social sciences, humanities, and business informatics and mathematics. The profile is therefore centred on business, economics, law and the social sciences. The Business School holds AACSB accreditation, an international quality label for business education.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Project Management, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading German university for business and economics, with a strong quantitative and IT focus.
Research:
AI and data science for business and society, Cybersecurity and information systems, Computational social science, Business analytics.
Famous Alumnis:
Hans-Werner Sinn
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
12000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Excellence in business-related IT and data science, strong corporate connections, located in a historic palace.
Cons
Primarily a business and economics university, engineering is not a core focus.
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*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
How old is the University of Mannheim?
Its tradition begins with the Palatine Academy of Sciences of 1763, and the commercial college of 1907 is its direct predecessor. University status came in 1967, when the Wirtschaftshochschule was renamed University of Mannheim.
Why is a baroque palace part of the university?
Mannheim Palace was built between 1720 and 1760 and was largely destroyed in the Second World War. After reconstruction, the Wirtschaftshochschule moved into its east wing in 1955, and the palace still hosts the main campus.
What happened to the commercial college in 1933?
The Städtische Handelshochschule ceased to exist as an independent institution in 1933 under National Socialist rule, when it was merged into Heidelberg University. It reopened in 1946 as the Staatliche Wirtschaftshochschule Mannheim.
Which schools make up the university?
Teaching is organised in five schools: business, law and economics, social sciences, humanities, and business informatics and mathematics.
How was the university structured after 1969?
The constitution of 1969 provided for eight schools, and the structure has since been reduced to the five schools of today. The structure is described on the university's history pages.
Is the business school internationally accredited?
The Business School holds AACSB accreditation. Details of its accreditations and degree programmes are given on the school's website.
How much has the university grown since it was founded?
Around 3,000 students were registered when the Wirtschaftshochschule became a university in 1967. Current student numbers and application procedures are published on the university website.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Cybersecurity, Digital Twin, Information Technology (IT), Machine Learning
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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