In various rankings, the management programmes at the University of Greifswald get nationwide top places in Germany.
[1] Business management degrees offered include the traditional German 4-year diploma as well as B.A., and M.A.
At the Faculty of Law and Economics, courses are offered in jurisprudence leading to the German State Examination as well as LL.B.
Former staff members include Rudolf Agricola, Carl Schmitt, Friedrich Spielhagen, and Bernhard Windscheid.
Alumni are for instance Georg Beseler, Bernhard von Bülow, Erich Mix, and Walter Serner.