Comparison · Trading schools
Technische Universität München (TUM) vs Trading.de: which trading school is better?
As of October 30, 2026, Technische Universität München (TUM) leads Trading.de by 2.1 points in the 2027 trading school ranking: #114 internationally against #165. The gap comes mainly from the Recognition and employability and Trust pillars. Trading.de does better on Teaching. On Student reviews and Visibility, they are level.
2027 edition · updated October 30, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | Technische Universität München (TUM) | Trading.de |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 72.6 | 70.5 |
| International rank | #114 | #165 |
| Rank in Germany | #3 of 53 | #5 of 53 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.70/5 | 4.23/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | n/a |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 1.97/5 | 4.88/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 5/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.67/5 | 4.67/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.94/5 | 1.76/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 1/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.25/5 | 3.33/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 2/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 2/5 | – |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
Technische Universität München (TUM): full listingTrading.de: full listing