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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Absolute grading Scale 0–5 · lower is better Public Est. 1472
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LMU Munich
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Overview

The scale at LMU Munich reaches 5, with 1.0 at the top. There is no central band table. Departments decide. It dates from 1472 and is based in Munich.

Inside the grade table

11 grades sit on the scale.

On percentage equivalence

No source we trust records a conversion formula for LMU Munich. Only the examination office can issue an equivalence anyone will accept.

Gaps we have not closed

We have not verified everything. German grading is lower-is-better: 1 is best and 5 is worst; 4 or better passes. Law uses a separate 0–18 scale. We say it is missing. A plausible guess would read better and mean less.

Before you rely on this

Let the calculator compute and let the handbook govern. Where the two disagree, LMU Munich is right.

Academic rules at a glance

Grading modeLower is better
Scale0–5
CGPA → percentage statusNo official universal formula verified
Known gaps in our data for this university:
  • German grading is lower-is-better: 1 is best and 5 is worst; 4 or better passes. Law uses a separate 0–18 scale.

We publish these openly rather than filling them with guesses. Help us close one.

Grading scale

German grading is lower-is-better: 1 is best and 5 is worst; 4 or better passes. Law uses a separate 0–18 scale.

GradePointsMeaning
1.01.00—
1.31.30—
1.71.70—
2.02.00—
2.32.30—
2.72.70—
3.03.00—
3.33.30—
3.73.70—
4.04.00—
5.05.00—

Common questions

What grading scale does LMU Munich use?

The scale is in the table above, taken directly from the LMU Munich source we cite.

Is CGPA × 25 an official conversion at LMU Munich?

No published LMU Munich rule supports it. The ×25 figure is a rough scaling of a 4-point scale onto 100, useful for a sanity check and nothing else.