Munich Business School

Munich Business School (MBS) is a private international business school located in Munich (Bavaria, Germany). It became the first state-accredited private university in Bavaria in 1999.^[4] Munich Business School ranks among the top private Business Schools in Germany and in the top 25 performers group regarding internationality and student mobility.^[5]

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Munich Business School
Type	Business school, Private university
Established	1991^[1]
Chancellor	Dr. Christine Menges
President	Jörg Schwitalla
Dean	Stefan Baldi
Academic staff	~179^[2]
Administrative staff	~50^[3]
Students	1,002 (Winter semester 2024)
Location	Munich , Bavaria , Germany 48°08′10″N 11°31′28″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	FIBAA
Website	www.munich-business-school.de

History

Munich Business School was established in 1991 as part of the European Business Schools International (ebsi) under the name "EBA München" (Europäische Betriebswirtschafts-Akademie München). It became the first state-accredited private university in Bavaria in 1999.^[6] It was renamed to "Munich Business School" in 2003.^[7]

Rudolf Gröger was President of the university from 2009 to 2015. In August 2017, Alfred Gossner took over the office until December 2024.^[8] Jörg Schwitalla has been the President of Munich Business School since March 2025.^[9]

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Accreditation and rankings

All MBS Programs are accredited by the Bavarian Ministry for Education, Cultural Affairs, Science and the Arts (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst) and the FIBAA (first accredited in 2007 and re-accredited in 2013^[10]). As first private university in Bavaria, Munich Business School received institutional accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities in 2010, granting it an unlimited state accreditation, and confirmed it in 2015.^[11]

	2018	2016	2011	2010	2009
Wirtschaftswoche (national university of applied sciences ranking)	6th	7th	6th	8th	9th

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Student Enrollment and International Diversity

Munich Business School has experienced steady growth in student enrollment in recent years. Since 2020, the number of enrolled students has increased from 832 to 1,002 in 2024. The diversity of nationalities represented within the student body has also expanded, rising from 75 in 2020 to 82 in 2024. In 2024, the largest student groups come from Germany, India, China, Taiwan, the United States, Italy, and Spain.^[12]

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Year	Enrolled Students	Nationalities
2020	832	75
2021	850	81
2022	883	80
2023	891	88
2024	1,002	82

Study Programs

Munich Business School confers degrees exclusively in business administration. The university provides Bachelor's, Masters, MBA programs and a terminal DBA degree in cooperation^[13] with Sheffield Hallam University as well as double degree programs in cooperation with numerous other business schools from around the world. Courses available in German and English.