| Ownership | Public, North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| City | Aachen |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Students | ≈ 44,517 |
| Programmes | 18 programmes · 9 bachelor's, 8 master's, 7 in English |
| German for enrolment | B2 |
| Tuition fee |
€0 per semester for international students what it consists ofTuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students€0 Semester contribution€375.19
Some programmes charge their own fee — see the programme page.
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| Semester contribution | €375.19 per semester |
| Application | Directly to the university; bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 01.03 |
| Campuses | Campus Melaten, Campus West, Klinikum der RWTH, RWTH Aachen Campus |
| Studienkolleg | Studienkolleg. des Ökumenischen Studienwerks e.V. für ausländische Studierende in Bochum |
The Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments provided a huge boost to the further development of RWTH Aachen University. The institutional strategy on which the successful Excellence Initiative application was based has, in the meantime, been expanded to form a long-term strategy to strengthen all the areas of the University and enhance their profiles. In the process it has gained great momentum, which can be seen, among other things, in the extensive building activities.
Visible evidence of this is the RWTH Aachen Campus that is being developed in close cooperation with industry and which is to form one of the largest research campuses in Europe. Students and employees of RWTH Aachen will benefit equally from these developments and are expressly invited to get involved in shaping the individual initiatives.
The many stimulating ideas already have an impact on the whole urban region of Aachen and the entire tri-border area of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. An innovative knowledge community is evolving that is closely networked with some of the world’s leading research and industry partners.
RWTH Aachen is a major driving force behind this development. And Aachen, as a liveable and lovable city at the crossroads of three cultures, provides an ideal environment for this creative process of development.
The faculty determines the campus, the language of its programmes and the admission committee that evaluates your grades. Requirements can differ between faculties of the same university.
If your school certificate does not give direct admission, you first go to a Studienkolleg and pass the Feststellungsprüfung — it is recognised by every university. The colleges listed here are this university's partners.
The general procedure is the same for all programmes of the university; the required grade, language and additional requirements are on the page of each programme.
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
|---|---|
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
| Semester contribution | €375.19 |
Some programmes charge their own fee — see the programme page.
A programme is tied to a campus — when looking for housing, go by the campus, not by the university's main address.
Studying in Aachen: housing, transport, costs →Two typical stops: a school certificate without direct admission and German below the required level. Both can be solved within a year, but plan them before you apply, not after a rejection.
Requirements and deadlines differ within one university. We will pick 3–5 programmes for your certificate and language and plan everything back from the deadline.
