It was formed in 2023 by the merger of the former TUM School of Medicine and Department of Sport and Health Sciences.

[1] In 1967, the TUM School of Medicine was established by the Bavarian government as a Department of the Technical University of Munich.

[1] The Department of Sport and Health Sciences was established in 2002.

[7] In the national 2020 CHE University Ranking, the department is rated in the top group in 19 out of 24 criteria, including research, study organization, facilities, and overall study situation.

[8] In 2018, TUM was recognized as 10th in the world for expertise in Pancreatic Cancer by Expertscape.