HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is Germany's first business school, founded in 1898 and re-established in 1992. As a private, state-approved institution, HHL offers full-time and part-time Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy & Business Consulting, as well as full-time and part-time MBA programs, a Doctoral Program, and Executive Education. All programs are taught primarily in English. HHL was the first German business school to receive AACSB accreditation and is also accredited by the German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat). The school is authorized to award doctoral and habilitation degrees.

With a community of 800+ students from 55 nationalities and 4,000+ active alumni across 13 alumni chapters, HHL provides a tight-knit international environment. The main campus is located in Leipzig, with part-time study locations in Cologne and Munich. HHL partners with 140+ universities worldwide for student exchange programs. Alumni have founded 550+ startups including 4 German unicorns.

In the Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2026, HHL is ranked #3 in Europe for graduate salaries (average USD 140,000 three years post-graduation) and #5 in Europe for Career Service. HHL is recognized as the #1 Entrepreneurial University in Germany for the seventh consecutive year.