Ludwig Maximilians University Munich

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.

Yes there are many student groups available to join at LMU Munich campus including humanitarian organizations, international unions, religious organizations etc. There are also career oriented student organizations like AISEC and ELSA plus a student council for students to act as representatives.

There are limited furnished rooms offered by the Munich Student Union when it comes to LMU Munich on campus housing. If students want to opt for private accommodation, they can expect a rent of EUR 700 or INR 74.5k/month. A single apartment room can cost upto EUR 900 or INR 95.9k whereas this cost will be EUR 450 or INR 47.9k for shared apartments.

1 EUR= INR 106.5

Munich Student Union offers limited housing in furnished rooms and private housing. The housing cost that students of LMU have to bear are given below:

LMU Munich is in Munich, Germany. This university has a number of student organizations and council. For international students, some of the student groups are TutoRIA, IASTE, etc. Students can also check out the sports center of this university (University Sports Center). There are 90+ sports available at this university.

LMU is a global elite university as it ranks at #34 position in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings 2026. It saw an improvement in THE rankings by 4 spaces. It also ranks highly in the European field and is among the Top 50 Universities. LMU Munich is known as one of the Europe's leading research universities.