The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich) is a public research university with campuses in Garching, Freising, Heilbronn, Straubing, and Singapore. It is a technological university with 11 schools and departments that focuses in engineering, technology, medicine, and the applied and natural sciences, as well as various research centres.

Technical University of Munich Campuses

TUM's academic faculties are spread over multiple campuses.

Munich Campus

The historic Main Campus (Stammgelände) is located in Munich's central neighbourhood of Maxvorstadt. The departments of Architecture, Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as the Schools of Management, Governance, and Education, are now housed here.

The TUM School of Medicine is located in the Haidhausen area, on the campus of the university hospital, the Rechts der Isar Hospital.

The TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences is housed at Olympiapark, the former venue of the Summer Olympics in 1972.

Garching Campus

Garching, about 10 kilometres north of Munich, has developed to become the largest TUM campus. Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Informatics, and Mathematics have all migrated from their previous Main Campus buildings in recent decades. Numerous research institutes have since joined them, including the Max Planck Institutes for Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, Extraterrestrial Physics, and Quantum Optics, the Forschungsreaktor München II (FRM II), the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) headquarters, and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Europe's fastest supercomputer.

Weihenstephan Campus

The third TUM campus is located in Weihenstephan, Freising, 35 kilometres north of Munich. It is the home of the School of Life Sciences.

Other locations Campus

TUM also has offices in Ottobrunn (Department of Aerospace and Geodesy), Straubing, Heilbronn, and Singapore.

Technical University of Munich Research Program

We are at the centre of our research and innovation agenda, whether we are probing the principles of life, matter, and the universe or seeking solutions to society's main concerns. The "Human-Centered Engineering" concept strives to guide the TUM's scientific and technical brilliance into the world of concepts of a modern society.

Technical University of Munich Ranking

• Times Higher Education has ranked it 51st in the World University Rankings for 2022.
• In the QS World University Rankings, 2022, it is ranked 50th.
• Shanghai Ranking has ranked us as one of the top three technical universities in Europe for 2022.
• TUM's 11 subjects were placed among the top 50 in the "QS World University Rankings by Subject" in 2022.

Technical University of Munich Fee Structure

Tuition is not charged at TUM. Students must, however, pay a student union charge and a semester ticket cost twice a year for the duration of their studies. Some master's level executive programmes may charge students additional fees.

Tuition Fee

The fees for all courses are the same, but vary depending on school location:

Living Expenses 

Technical University of Munich Academics

TUM has about 42,700 students enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programmes as of 2019, with 13,858 of them being international students. It oversees a faculty of 10,829 employees and 594 academics. Its faculty is organised into 15 departments and 13 research centres. In 2018, the university received 358 million Euros for research. TUM scientists registered 66 patents and created 178 inventions as a consequence of their scientific activities in 2017.

Technical University of Munich Scholarship

TUM Graduate School does not provide full scholarships; rather, it provides bridge money and completion grants. PhD applicants, on the other hand, should apply for a variety of scholarships from external sponsors such as the DAAD and other foundations. The following scholarships in Germany are offered directly from the TUM.

TUM Graduate School does not provide full scholarships; rather, it provides bridge money and completion grants. PhD applicants, on the other hand, should apply for a variety of scholarships from external sponsors such as the DAAD and other foundations.