Technical University of Munich
Arcisstraße 21 Munich, Bavaria 80333 Germany
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- About the Institution
Technical University of Munich (TUM) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. TUM describes itself as one of Europe’s leading universities and a German University of Excellence, with strengths in engineering, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, management, and social sciences.
- Institution Type
Public research university
- Establishment Year
- Founded: 1868.
- Educational Focus
- Engineering, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, management, and political/social sciences.
- Research-driven and practice-oriented education.
- Strong entrepreneurial and innovation focus
- Rankings
- QS World University Rankings 2026: #=22 globally.
- Accreditations
- State-recognised university.
- Official FAQ states: all Steinbeis degree programs lead to a state-recognised university degree and all programs are accredited.
- For S-Next-delivered programs: accredited by the German Accreditation Council (GAC), with external evaluation by FIBAA; final accreditation decisions are valid for eight years.
- Steinbeis also states its accredited programs are listed in the Accreditation Council’s ELIAS database.
- Highlights
- 51,954 students in winter semester 2025/26.
- 10,868 graduates in academic year 2023/24.
- Students from around 140 countries.
- 200+ student clubs.
- TUM University Library has nine branch libraries across four locations.