All WHU degree programs are recognized by the German state and accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). In addition, WHU holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Accreditations
All WHU degree programs are recognized by the German state and accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). In addition, WHU holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). Together with ESMT Berlin, the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the University of Mannheim, WHU is one of only four German business schools to be accredited by both the AACSB and EQUIS.
Rankings
| Germany | Worldwide | Notes on German ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Times - Global MBA 2021 | 1st | 54th | 1st since 2019 |
| Financial Times - Master in Management 2020 | 1st | 12th | 1st since 2012 (except 2016) |
| Financial Times - Master in Finance 2020 | 1st | 22nd | Debuted as highest entrant in 2020 |
| Financial Times - Top MBAs for Entrepreneurship | 1st | 6th | Ranking discontinued |
| Financial Times - Executive MBA 2020 | 1st | 16th | 1st since 2003 (except 2004,06,07) |
| The Economist - Master in Management 2019 | 1st | 7th | 1st since 2017 (inaugural ranking) |
| The Economist - Executive MBA 2020 | 1st | 4th | 1st since 2013 (inaugural ranking) |
| The Economist - Which MBA? 2021 | 3rd | 63rd | Top 3 since 2012 (except 2018) |
| QS - Global MBA 2021 | 3rd | 58th | Top 3 since 2018 (inaugural ranking) |
| QS - Executive MBA (Joint Programs) 2020 | 1st | 7th | 1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking) |
| QS - Master in Management 2020 | 1st | 13th | 1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking) |
| QS - Master in Finance 2020 | 1st | 22nd | 1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking) |
| Times Higher Education - Master in Management 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | Ranking discontinued |
WHU's master's program in management was Germany's top-ranked program for nine years in the last decade by the Financial Times, including for five consecutive years between 2013 and 2017.The Economist ranked WHU third worldwide in its inaugural Master in Management ranking published in 2017. DE07613400790431630300,In 2019, Times Higher Education ranked WHU third worldwide in its Master in Management ranking. As of 2020, WHU's placement and career services departments have been ranked among the top two worldwide for the eleventh time in a row by the Financial Times' Masters in Management rankings. WHU has maintained the first position in Germany in every Master in Management ranking published by The Economist and QS till date. In 2020, the Financial Times ranked WHU first in Germany for all its programs: MBA, Master in Management, Executive MBA, and Master in Finance. In the list of business schools with the most unicorn-founding alumni, WHU is placed fourth globally, tying with INSEAD, behind Harvard Business School, the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School.According to the BYUPhD ranking that tracks alumni publications in 12 leading accounting journals, the doctoral program placed fifth worldwide in the Managerial Accounting category. WHU's SCM Group ranked first in Germany and sixth globally for Supply Chain Management empirical research in 2020 according to the SCM Journal List ranking. As of 2020, WHU's joint Executive MBA program with the Kellogg School of Management has been placed first in Germany for the twelfth time in a row by Financial Times. In The Economist ranking of EMBA programs in 2020, the joint Kellogg-WHU EMBA Program ranked first in Germany for the fourth time in a row and fourth worldwide.