# Study in Munich, Bavaria > Munich has 13 universities and colleges offering 958 degree courses (264 Bachelor's, 417 Master's), and 34% of them are taught in English or bilingually. A student flat costs about €880 a month (30 m² flat incl. utilities (WG room ≈ €850), MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026). Tuition for non-EU students: TUM €2–6k — LMU charges no tuition. TUM charges new non-EU students €2,000–3,000 per semester for Bachelor's and €4,000–6,000 for Master's, rising from winter 2027/28. Hochschule München charges new non-EU students €500 (Bachelor's) or €700 (Master's) per semester from winter 2026/27. Germany's third-largest city is home to two Universities of Excellence, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), plus Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences and several art and music colleges. It is big, international and safe, with beer gardens, river swimming and mountains within easy reach. The catch is cost: Munich is the most expensive student city in Germany. **Find a course:** https://app.whereismyuni.com/dashboard/map?area=BY&city=M%C3%BCnchen ## Cost of living - Rent: ≈ €880 (30 m² flat incl. utilities (WG room ≈ €850), MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026) - Tuition for non-EU students: TUM €2–6k — LMU charges no tuition. TUM charges new non-EU students €2,000–3,000 per semester for Bachelor's and €4,000–6,000 for Master's, rising from winter 2027/28. Hochschule München charges new non-EU students €500 (Bachelor's) or €700 (Master's) per semester from winter 2026/27. - Start your room search months ahead and apply to the Studierendenwerk halls the moment you are admitted — waiting lists are long. - Look along the S-Bahn lines (Freising, Garching, Dachau): rents drop and you can still reach campus in under 40 minutes. - Buy Bavaria's discounted student Deutschlandticket (€43 a month in 2026) through the MVG app rather than paying single fares. ## Industries & employers - **BMW** (Automotive): Headquarters, the FIZ research centre and BMW Welt are all in Munich. - **Siemens** (Engineering & tech): Global headquarters in Munich. - **Allianz** (Insurance & finance): Global headquarters in Munich. - **Munich Re** (Reinsurance): One of the world's largest reinsurers, headquartered in Munich. - **Infineon** (Semiconductors): Headquarters in Neubiberg, just outside Munich. ## Culture & people Munich mixes Bavarian tradition with a large international crowd. People spend summer evenings in beer gardens and along the Isar, watch surfers on the Eisbach wave in the Englischer Garten, and head to the lakes and mountains at weekends. The city is orderly, green and very safe. Plenty of people speak English, especially in tech and at the universities, but a little German makes everyday life — and finding a flat — much easier. ## Events & festivals - **Oktoberfest** (Late Sept – early Oct): The world's biggest folk festival, on the Theresienwiese. - **Tollwood** (Summer & winter): Open-air music, food and art festival held twice a year. - **Christmas markets** (Late Nov – Dec): The big market on Marienplatz plus dozens of smaller ones across the city. - **Strong beer season** (March): Starkbierzeit — Lent-time festivals in the big breweries. ## Places to see - **Marienplatz** (City): The central square and the New Town Hall's glockenspiel. - **Englischer Garten** (Park): One of the world's largest city parks, with beer gardens and river surfers. - **Deutsches Museum** (Museum): One of the world's largest science and technology museums. - **Olympiapark** (Sport): The 1972 Olympic grounds: concerts, swimming and views from the Olympic hill. - **Neuschwanstein Castle** (Day trip): The fairy-tale castle, about two hours away. ## Getting around U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses are run by the MVV; most students buy Bavaria's discounted Deutschlandticket for students (€43 a month in 2026), which also covers regional trains nationwide. The city is flat and easy to cycle. Munich Airport (MUC) is about 40 minutes from the centre by S-Bahn, and ICE trains reach Nuremberg in about an hour and Berlin in about four. ## FAQ ### Is Munich expensive for students? Yes — it is the most expensive student city in Germany. A 30 m² student flat costs about €880 a month and a room in a shared flat about €850 (MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026). ### Which universities are in Munich? Munich's best-known universities are Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), both Universities of Excellence, plus Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, the University of Music and Performing Arts and the University of Television and Film. ### Can I study in English in Munich? Yes. 34% of the degree courses in our Munich catalogue are taught in English or bilingually, mostly Master's programmes at LMU and TUM. ### Do I pay tuition fees in Munich? EU students only pay the semester contribution. TUM charges new non-EU students €2,000–6,000 per semester and Hochschule München €500–700 from winter 2026/27, while LMU charges no tuition. ### Which companies hire students in Munich? BMW, Siemens, Allianz, Munich Re and Infineon are all headquartered in or near Munich, and Google, Apple and Microsoft run large engineering sites there, so working-student jobs are plentiful if you speak some German. ## Sources - [MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026 (IW / MLP)](https://www.iwkoeln.de/studien/michael-voigtlaender-christian-oberst-philipp-deschermeier-mlp-studentenwohnreport-2026.html) - [TUM — tuition fees for students from non-EU countries](https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition) - [Hochschule München — FAQ fees for non-EU nationals](https://hm.edu/studium_1/bewerbung/faq_gebuehren_non_eu_auslaender.en.html) - [Studierendenwerk München Oberbayern — public transport for students](https://studierendenwerk-muenchen-oberbayern.de/en/about-us/semester-ticket-1/munich) - [Expatrio — blocked account amount 2026](https://www.expatrio.com/about-germany/blocked-amount-2025) --- Published by [Where Is My Uni?](https://whereismyuni.com) — every German university on one map. 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