Munich, Germany
Studying at Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich is a university in Munich, Germany, founded in 1868. It teaches around 51,954 students, and the UniBridgeEurope catalog lists 202 of its degree programmes, 112 of them taught in English, across bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and diplomas.
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The institution at a glance
- 1868Founded158 years of history
- 51,954Studentscounted in 2025
- 698Professorshipsendowed chairs
- 202Programmes
- 48Bachelor's
- 127Master's
- 1PhD / doctorate
- 1Diploma
- 112 of 202Taught in English
- 82 € – 6.000 €/yearTuition
- 1–12 semestersDuration
- MunichCampus
Notable alumni
People who studied at Technical University of Munich and have a Wikipedia article.
- Thomas MannGerman novelist and Nobel Prize laureate1875–1955
- Heinrich HimmlerGerman Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust1900–1945
- Rudolf DieselGerman inventor and mechanical engineer1858–1913
- Eduard BuchnerGerman chemist (1907 Nobel Prize)1860–1917
- Reinhard HeydrichGerman Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide1904–1942
- Ernst RuskaGerman physicist1906–1988
- Rudolf Ludwig MössbauerGerman nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics1929–2011
- Klaus von KlitzingGerman physicistb. 1943
Academic partner universities
- ETH Zurich
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
- École nationale supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications
- École Centrale Paris
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- Technical University of Denmark
- TU Wien
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Networks & alliances
- arXiv
- Deutsches Institut für Normung
- Bluetooth Special Interest Group
- TU9
- German Universities Excellence Initiative
- European University Association
- German Rectors' Conference
- Elite Network of Bavaria
- Franco-German University
- Deutscher Dialogmarketing Verband
- Top International Managers in Engineering
- RIPE Network Coordination Centre
- Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
- German University Sports Federation
- Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes
- Innovative Multicultural Curricula for the Young European and US Engineers and Scientists
- ORCID, Inc.
- German National Research Data Infrastructure
- EuroTeQ
- M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance
Institutional facts from Wikipedia· last checked Aug 28, 2026
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Campus & surroundings
Technical University of Munich is at 48.1374° N, 11.5755° E, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Explore the map to see the streets, transport links, shops and green space around the campus.
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Cost of living in Munich
Estimates for the 2026 academic yearA student in Munich should budget around 1.455 € a month. The heaviest line by far is rent: a room in a shared flat goes for about 800 €, and most land between 650 € and 1.000 €.
- Room in a shared flat usually 650 € – 1.000 €
- 800 €
- Food and groceries
- 280 €
- Student travel pass
- 40 €
- Health insurance
- 130 €
- Phone, internet, electricity
- 75 €
- Books, sport, going out
- 130 €
- Monthly total
- 1.455 €
Ranked 12 of 12 on cost among the cities we cover in Germany, cheapest first.
Cheapest on our list: Duisburg, at about 955 € a month. →What things cost here, against the EU
Across the whole shopping basket Germany sits at 109.1, where the EU average is 100 (2024).
EU average = 100
Consumer prices rose 2.3% over 2025.
Prices in Bayern
- Consumer prices +2.1% (2025)
- Net rents +1.6% (2025)
- Household electricity 0.44 € per kWh (2025)
Where these numbers come from
The monthly budget is our own estimate, compiled from what student unions, universities and national student services publish. Use it to plan with — it is not a quote.
The price levels, inflation and rent figures are published statistics: Eurostat purchasing power parities and, for German states, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Weather & climate in Munich
2016–2025 averageSummers in Munich average 24°C by day and 14°C at night; winters average 6°C and -2°C. The city gets around 1,632 hours of sunshine a year.
Summer
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Winter
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Sunshine
1,632
hours of sunshine a year
Warmest: JulyColdest: January160 days of rain a year · 1,067 mm
Weather data: Open-Meteo (ERA5). Sunshine hours estimated from cloud cover and daylight.
Registry record
Registered in the Research Organization Registry as Technical University of Munich — the open, global register research infrastructure uses to tell institutions apart.
Also known as
- TUM
- Technische Universität München
- Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Identifiers
- ISNI0000 0001 2322 2966
- WikidataQ157808
- Crossref Funder ID501100005713
- GRIDgrid.6936.a
Affiliated institutions
- Faculty or institute Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich
- Faculty or institute Centre for Advanced Laser Applications
- Faculty or institute Deutsches Herzzentrum München
- Faculty or institute Hochschule für Politik München
- Faculty or institute Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging
- Faculty or institute Munich Center for Machine Learning
Institution data from ROR (CC0)· last synced Aug 29, 2026