TUM in figures

How many students are enrolled at TUM? How is it financed, and what are its greatest achievements? Here is a summary of key facts and figures.

Start-ups in 2024

Students

Nobel Prizes

Study

As of 1 December 2024, except for graduate figures

52,931 students (winter semester 2024/25)
36% female students
45% international students
10,868 graduates (academic year 2023/24)
177 degree programs
Our student body includes students from ca. 140 countries

More about studying

Research and entrepreneurship

7 Clusters of Excellence in research
254 ERC Grants (Status: 09/2025)
7 Collaborative Research Centers with lead researchers
10,830 publications (in 2024)
1,168 completed doctorates (academic year 2023/24)
80 patent applications (status: on average per year)
110 Start-ups (in 2024)
35 EXIST start-up grants in 2024
22 Unicorns founded by TUM researchers and alumni

TUM Entrepreneurship Cluster of Excellence at TUM

Degree programs

Employees

Unicorns

Internationalization

TUM is a cosmopolitan university dedicated to advancing its internationalization efforts. Since 2013, we have appointed more than 200 faculty members from abroad, and international students make up 45% of our total enrollment. We maintain strong connections with our European partners and have established five TUM offices across different continents. Our strategic alliances with leading universities worldwide, along with a network of 110,434 registered alumni, greatly enhance our global engagement.

TUM Global

Prizes and awards

3x named "University of Excellence" (2006, 2012, 2019)
19 Nobel Prizes for researchers and alumni (since 1927)
254 ERC Grants (Status: 09/2025)
35 IEEE Fellows (Status: 2025)
25 Leibniz Prizes (Status: 2025)
10 Humboldt Professorships (Status: 2024)

Further honors

Rankings

QS World University Rankings 2026
1st place in Germany
22nd place worldwide
THE World University Rankings 2026
1st place in Germany
27th place worldwide
Global University Employability Ranking 2026
5th place in Europe
13th place worldwide

Current ranking results

ERC Grants

Leibniz Prizes

Publications in 2024

Staff

As of 1 December 2024

698 professors
- of which 23% international
- of which 105 W2 tenure track professorships
12,616 employees (TUM and University Hospital)
8,354 scientific staff (excluding professors)
>80 TUM Emeriti of Excellence

To the faculty

Finances

(TUM and University Hospital, as of fiscal year 2024, unless listed separately)

2,171 million euros total budget
544 million euros third-party funds
838 million euros state subsidy
789 million euros generated revenue
472 million euros fundraising income since the start of fundraising in 1998; of which 66 million euros derive from the endowment of the TUM University Foundation (as of July 2025)

Fundraising TUM University Foundation

Sustainability

TUM is committed to sustainable practices and aims to become a climate-neutral university. To achieve this goal, we developed the TUM Sustainable Futures Strategy 2030 with input from both employees and students. You can learn about our activities and progress in the annual report.

Report 2024