Most universities in Germany are under the jurisdiction of the state government, but many new private universities have been established in recent years, among which Witten-Heldek University near Dortmund is the most famous. In addition to the high tuition fees, most students' application for admission is also very strict.

Most of the newly established schools are business schools, and some schools have started to offer bachelor's and MBA degrees before Germany began to accept the concept of bachelor's or MBA. Like Europe in Berlin? Ische Wirtschaftshochschule, the International School of Management in Dortmund or the University of Business Administration and WHU in koblenz are all well-known schools of this type.

In addition, among private universities, there are also branches set up by foreign universities, such as the University of Maryland in Schw? Bisch-Gmünd established a university college; ; The other is Schiller International University in Heidelberg.