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Business Administration, Department

Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Universität Stuttgart

Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut
Keplerstraße 17
D-70174 Stuttgart
Telephone: +49 711 685-86000
https://www.uni-stuttgart.de
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

1,060

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

280

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

2.0%

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

10.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

10.0%

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

21.0%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

24.7%

Research

Publications per professor

Punkte im Bereich 2 bis 5,9

Third party funds per professor

185,633 €

Doctorates per professor

0.7

Research reputation

no data

Not specified

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Career and practical orientation
Learning and working spaces
Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital learning
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

59

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

Not specified
Support in studies

Not specified
Digital learning

Not specified
Practical orientation in teaching

Not specified
Courses offered

Not specified
Study organisation

Not specified
Transition to Master's studies

Not specified
Research orientation

Not specified
Support for stays abroad

Not specified
Overall study situation

Not specified
Return rate of the questionnaires

no data

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

The courses are certified by the Swiss Agency for Accreditation (AAQ); There is a very wide range of options. The good staffing levels provide a very good level of support. Due to its proximity to leading global companies, the location of Stuttgart offers significant advantages. The close association with business practice is supported by the Business Management Promotion Group. The technical orientation of the graduates is a particular strong point and is highly valued by employers even outside the region.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

The courses are certified by the Swiss Agency for Accreditation (AAQ); There is a very wide range of specialisation options. The good staffing levels provide a very good level of support. Due to its proximity to leading global companies, the location of Stuttgart offers significant advantages. The close association with business practice is supported by the Business Management Promotion Group. The technical orientation of the graduates is a particular strong point and is highly valued by employers even outside the region.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Students have the opportunity to study at around 25 European partner universities or up to 80 partner universities outside Europe as part of the ERASMUS exchange programme. The institute is also a member of the European Network of Business Schools (enbs.eu) and offers a dual Master's programme with the University of Bergamo. The institute has its own Erasmus coordinator. The International Centre (IZ) is the point of contact for stays abroad outside Europe.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Sønderborg, Dänemark; Oulun Yliopisto, Oulu, Finnland; Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen, Norwegen; Linköpings universitet - Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping, Schweden; Universidad de a Coruña, A Coruña, Spanien; Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spanien; Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spanien; Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spanien; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka, Kroatien; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Spanien.

Special features regarding the equipment

The faculty has its own library and the Business Administration Service Centre with a course manager for study advice and examination support. There are IT workspaces available (CIP cluster, ERP BI lab) and the Business Administration study room for students only. All course and examination management is handled via the C@mpus portal. Learning materials are available on the ILIAS platform. Video recordings of courses as well as video conferences and online events are standard. There is access to literature and specialist databases, e-books and electronic journals.

Special features regarding research activities

The department has a strong direction towards research and publications. Strengths lie in the conducting of large-scale surveys, field and case studies, and experimental and empirical research with large amounts of data. Close cooperation with companies, international research partners and the GSaME graduate schools on many projects. Students can participate in research projects in the context of project studies and theses. Faculty members are active in international scientific associations and serve as editors and reviewers of leading journals.

Other special features

Equal opportunities, equality and diversity are put front and centre of work at the University of Stuttgart. The faculty has its own Diversity Officer and a Diversity Committee. Sustainability is an integral part of research and teaching. The adkus eV graduate association promotes contacts among the graduates and helps them to maintain a connection to the University of Stuttgart.

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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(P) = Professors' judgements

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Last Update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education