DHBW Stuttgart is one of nine locations of Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). Based on the US State University System, the organisation structure of DHBW is unique in Germany, comprising both the central and the local levels:
- Central level: DHBW headquaters „Präsidium“
- Local level: 9 DHBW locations and 3 DHBW campuses