Which is better among LMU and TUM?
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LMU Munich is a leading research university in Europe. According to the facts available officially, 54,000+ students were enrolled at LMU in the winter semester for 2025/26. Also, this university ranks at #59 as per a top-ranking publisher and #38 as per Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 2025. This shows that it is a very reputable university as it has achieved top rankings. TUM also ranks high in the world rankings. It is placed at #28 position as per one-ranking publisher in 2025. A comparison between these universities is given below:
Particulars
LMU Munich
TUM
Acceptance rate
Around 10%
Around 8%-10%
Academic strengths
Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Medicine, History
Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Business
Research
One of Europe's top research universities
Very research driven, especially in Engineering, Tech, and Applied Sciences
Tuition fees
Tuition fee free
Tuition fee free
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The US News & World Report considers several factors while providing rankings to the universities. Some of the very important factors are graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, student-faculty ratio, standardized tests and more. So, these rankings offered by US world is quite accurate.
As per the US News and World Report National Rankings 2025, the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich is ranked #57. The university's ranking has been declined by 4 spots, so the position from #53 in 2024.
More than 54,000 students are there at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. There are 4 different sites of LMU Munich, that are spread across the city center and Munich's outskirts. The main campus of LMU Munich is in the City Center. Here, most of the Social Sciences and Humanities buildings, central services like LMU Gateway, the Main library, and the International Office are there.
At the start of the winter semester at LMU Munich 2025/26, the total number of students enrolled at this university was 53,000+. Over 60% were female students. As per a news report, LMU Munich is becoming very famous with international students. The total percentage of international students has increased from 21% - 22%. At present, 6,300+ international students have been enrolled.
Munich Student Union offers limited housing options to international students. Students can live in the halls of residence. Also, students can opt for private housing. Rooms in single and shared apartments can cost between Euros 450 - 900. Whereas, in student housing can cost around Euros 300 - 450. Also, students should expect to have a spending of EUR 1,500 per month.
Students should start looking for their LMU housing options well before their term begins. They can do so by searching in Newspapers in Munich or bulletin boards at LMU. Indian students are recommended to become familiar with the German apartment lingo like OG (Upper floor) or KM (Basic rent), etc.. Also be mindful of agent listings or agencies that charge an advance. Keep a deposit (Kaution) amount prepared.
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