Is LMU better than TUM?

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Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

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LMU acceptance rate for international students is around 10%. Whereas, the acceptance rate for TUM is around 8% - 10%. This means that both of these universities are very selective at the time of admission. Both universities are tuition free, located in Munich and part of Germany's elite Excellence Universities. However, which university to choose for higher studies and which one is better depends on students' preference, location, faculty, reputation and rankings of the university, campus environment, etc. A comparison of both these universities is given below:

Particulars	LMU	TUM
QS Rankings 2026	#58	#22
Best courses	Law, Humanities, Medicine, Natural Sciences	Engineering, Business, Computer Science
Language of instruction	German (With exceptions to a few Master's courses in English)	More English Taught Master's courses
Tuition fee	No tuition fees (Semester fee applicable)	No tuition fees (Semester fee applicable)
Strengths	43 Nobel Laureates	AI, Data Science, Robotics
Courses popular among Indian students	Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Life Sciences	CS, Mechanical Engineering, AI

LMU acceptance rate for international students is around 10%. Whereas, the acceptance rate for TUM is around 8% - 10%. This means that both of these universities are very selective at the time of admission. Both universities are tuition free, located in Munich and part of Germany's elite Excellence Universities. However, which university to choose for higher studies and which one is better depends on students' preference, location, faculty, reputation and rankings of the university, campus environment, etc. A comparison of both these universities is given below:<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="208">Particulars</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="208">LMU</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="208">TUM</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">QS Rankings 2026</td><td valign="top" width="208">#58</td><td valign="top" width="208">#22</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">Best courses</td><td valign="top" width="208">Law, Humanities, Medicine, Natural Sciences</td><td valign="top" width="208">Engineering, Business, Computer Science</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">Language of instruction</td><td valign="top" width="208">German (With exceptions to a few Master's courses in English)</td><td valign="top" width="208">More English Taught Master's courses</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">Tuition fee</td><td valign="top" width="208">No tuition fees (Semester fee applicable)</td><td valign="top" width="208">No tuition fees (Semester fee applicable)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">Strengths</td><td valign="top" width="208">43 Nobel Laureates</td><td valign="top" width="208">AI, Data Science, Robotics</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="208">Courses popular among Indian students</td><td valign="top" width="208">Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Life Sciences</td><td valign="top" width="208">CS, Mechanical Engineering, AI</td></tr></tbody></table>

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