Ranking Results

Whether it's the Shanghai Ranking, QS or THE - or the Global Employability Ranking: We regularly occupy top positions among German and European universities in national and international rankings.

9/30/2026

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Best university in the EU according to QS and Times Higher Education

TUM also ranks among the world’s top 25 in the THE rankings

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has continued to climb in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings and is now among the world’s leading 25 universities. It had previously entered the top 25 in the QS rankings as well. Within the European Union, TUM is the number 1 in both of these prestigious rankings.

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Community TUM in Rankings

9/17/2026

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TUM ranks in the global top 20 in four subjects

Shanghai Subject Rankings: TUM tops Germany 22 times

According to the prestigious Shanghai Rankings, TUM is a global leader in research in several fields. It ranks among the best 20 universities in agricultural sciences, medical technology, remote sensing and robotics. In four other subjects, it makes it into the top 50. In a Germany-wide comparison, TUM ranks first in 22 disciplines – more than any other university.

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Research TUM in Rankings

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8/17/2026

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Shanghai Ranking

TUM is the best university in Germany

According to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities ("Shanghai Ranking"), the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is the top-ranked university in Germany. TUM ranks 45th worldwide in the prestigious university ranking, making it one of only two German universities in the top 50.

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TUM in Rankings

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7/8/2026

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Top rankings for teaching quality

TUM ranked 8th in training digital leaders

TUM is among the universities whose graduates have the greatest impact on the digital economy worldwide. This is once again demonstrated by the Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, in which TUM has been ranked in the top 10 for the third consecutive year.

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TUM in Rankings Studies Entrepreneurship

6/25/2026

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TUM leads the Entrepreneurial Impact ranking

Start-ups create 25,000 jobs in 10 years

Which universities produce the most successful founders? How do the start-up ecosystems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland differ? A new study shows how many jobs start-ups have created over the past decade, how much funding they have raised, and within what timeframe graduates launched their companies. The majority of successes are concentrated among founding teams from just a few universities. TUM, WHU, the University of St. Gallen and ETH Zurich are most frequently at the top of the list.

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TUM in Rankings Research Entrepreneurship

6/18/2026

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Among the top 25 in the QS World University Rankings

TUM once again named the best university in the EU

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) ranks 25th in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. This once again places it at the top in the European Union.

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TUM in Rankings Studies Research Community

5/27/2026

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New economic strength for the future

TUM among the top in European start-up ranking

In Europe, nearly half a million additional start-ups could emerge in ten years if all universities were to harness their potential as effectively as the leaders in the field of entrepreneurship. This is shown by the new Redstone University Startup Index. TUM ranks 4th among very large universities for start-ups founded by researchers. In terms of the ratio of start-ups to university budget, it ranks 5th.

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TUM in Rankings Entrepreneurship

5/7/2026

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CHE University Ranking 2026 in Business Administration and Business Informatics

Students Give TUM Outstanding Ratings

TUM students are exceptionally satisfied with the quality of teaching and study conditions in Business Administration and Information Systems. In the new CHE University Ranking 2026, they give their university outstanding marks. This also counts for TUM Campus Heilbronn.

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TUM in Rankings Studies Community

3/25/2026

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QS World University Rankings by Subject

TUM among the top 20 in engineering and natural sciences

TUM has once again been ranked among the top 20 universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, both in engineering (16th) and in natural sciences (19th). In the rankings for five individual subjects, it places among the top 25. In eight other subjects, it ranks in the top 50 universities.

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TUM in Rankings

2/19/2026

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Financial Times Ranking 2026

UnternehmerTUM again named Europe’s top start-up hub

For the third consecutive year, the British business newspaper Financial Times has named UnternehmerTUM Europe’s leading startup hub. Since the introduction of the “Europe’s Leading Startup Hubs” ranking, the ecosystem formed by Technical University of Munich (TUM), UnternehmerTUM, and TUM Venture Labs has consistently ranked first.

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TUM in Rankings President Entrepreneurship

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