Qualifications and practical experience of the teaching staff on the one hand and intensive cooperation with successful companies on the other hand lay the foundation for the university's outstanding position in the rankings. Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences offers 28 bachelor's and 19 master's courses in the faculties of design, technology, business and law. She enjoys a high level of acceptance in research and teaching, which also results from the good supervisory relationship. Around 480 professors and lecturers ensure that the students feel in good hands in Pforzheim right from the start.

Through the close connection between theory and practice, positive synergy effects develop which result in numerous projects and research approaches for industry and economy. The Institute for Applied Research, numerous Steinbeis transfer centers or the Jewelry Technology Institute are just a few successful examples of this.

The university cooperates with more than 100 partner universities worldwide, is involved in international networks and attaches great importance to economic and business ethical issues. The university was one of the first in the world to commit to compliance with the "Principles for Responsible Management Education" (PRME) initiated by the UN.