LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Application Deadlines (2026/27)

LMU Munich

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), founded in 1472, is a public research university with approximately 50,000 students across 18 faculties in Munich, Bavaria, making it one of Germany's largest and oldest universities. This comprehensive institution offers programs from humanities and social sciences to natural sciences, medicine, law, economics, and theology, with particular research strengths in life sciences, physics, and humanities, consistently ranking among Germany's top 5 universities and holding German Excellence University status since 2006. Located across multiple Munich locations with the main campus in Maxvorstadt near museums and the English Garden, plus the HighTechCampus in Martinsried for life sciences, the university operates in Germany's most expensive city where living costs average €1,000-1,500 monthly and finding affordable housing proves extremely challenging with fierce competition for limited student accommodations. Programs operate primarily in German requiring C1-C2 proficiency for most bachelor's degrees, with highly competitive admission especially for medicine (1.0 NC), psychology, and law, while numerous English-taught master's programs and international graduate schools attract global students, though bachelor's programs remain predominantly German-language.

Type

University (public)

of international students

21%

No. of students (2025)

53,609

Term model

Semester

Application Deadlines for Winter Semester 2026/2027

Below are the most frequent application deadlines at LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for the Winter Semester 2026/2027.

Non-EU Students

	Admission-restricted courses	Admission-free courses	Still open for application
Master	15 July	15 July	35% of Master programs
Bachelor	15 January	15 July	60% of Bachelor programs
LL.M.	No courses	15 July	100% of LL.M. programs
State Examination	No information	15 July	100% of State Examination programs
Other	No information	15 July	100% of Other programs

Master

Admission-restricted courses

15 July

Admission-free courses

15 July

35% still open for application

Bachelor

Admission-restricted courses

15 January

Admission-free courses

15 July

60% still open for application

LL.M.

Admission-restricted courses

No courses

Admission-free courses

15 July

100% still open for application

State Examination

Admission-restricted courses

No information

Admission-free courses

15 July

100% still open for application

Other

Admission-restricted courses

No information

Admission-free courses

15 July

100% still open for application

See all programs for Winter 2026/2027

Specific courses may have different application deadlines. Please always double-check the information individually.

Application Deadlines for Summer Semester 2027

Below are the most frequent application deadlines at LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for the Summer Semester 2027.

Non-EU Students

	Admission-restricted courses	Admission-free courses	Still open for application
Master	30 April	15 January	100% of Master programs
Bachelor	30 April	No information	100% of Bachelor programs
LL.M.	No courses	No information	No information
State Examination	No information	15 January	100% of State Examination programs
Other	No information	No information	No information