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.

Students working in the student club PushQuantum.

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

Researchers in one of TUM's robotics labs

1/21/2026

Times Higher Education Rankings

TUM in the top 20 in three subject areas

TUM is one of the world's top 20 universities in computer sciences, natural sciences and engineering. This is shown by the latest subject rankings published by the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE).

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TUM in Rankings Studies Research Community

11/20/2025

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THE Interdisciplinary Science Ranking

TUM ranked 13th worldwide for interdisciplinary research

Research can develop sustainable solutions to global problems when different disciplines contribute their knowledge and perspectives. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is particularly successful in this regard, as shown by the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Ranking. TUM ranks 13th worldwide as the best German and second-best European university.

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TUM in Rankings President Research Community

Researchers examine a grain field with a drone

11/18/2025

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Shanghai Subject Rankings

TUM in the top 25 for five subjects

The renowned Shanghai Rankings recognize TUM's research achievements in several subjects as being among the best worldwide. TUM is in the top 10 for agricultural sciences and remote sensing, and in the top 25 for medical technology, ecology and robotics. In four other subjects, it ranks among the best 50 universities.

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TUM in Rankings Research Community

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