RWTH Aachen University
Aachen, Germany · founded 1870
- City
- Aachen
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1870
- THE rank
- 92
- Students
- 27,662
- International
- 33%
- Degree programmes
- 45
- Students per staff member
- 35.1
- Women students
- 35%
- THE overall score
- 66.7
- QS rank 2026
- 105
- IELTS minimum
- 6
- TOEFL iBT minimum
- 90
International tuition fees at RWTH Aachen University
- Bachelor
- €0 per year
- Master
- €0 per year
RWTH charges no tuition fees; all students pay only the semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of roughly EUR 300-320 per semester including a regional public transport ticket (latest full breakdown published by the AStA student body: EUR 318.66 in winter semester 2023/24; the amount changes slightly each semester - current rate shown in RWTHonline). Some non-consecutive continuing-education programs of the RWTH International Academy charge their own program fees.
RWTH Aachen University in the Times Higher Education ranking
Scores out of 100 published by Times Higher Education for the 92 placing.
- Teaching
- 54.9
- Research environment
- 63
- Research quality
- 76.7
- Industry income
- 100
- International outlook
- 70.3
Degree programmes at RWTH Aachen University
- Battery Systems Engineering (BSE)
- Computer-Aided Conception and Production in Mechanical Engineering (CAME)
- Full-Time MBA Digitalisation & Industrial Change
- IDEA League Joint Master's in Applied Geophysics
- Management and Engineering in Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering (MME-CAME)
- Management and Engineering in Production Systems (MME-PS)
- Master of Public Administration in European Studies (MPA-ES)
- Master of Science in Applied Health Informatics and Digital Medicine
- Master of Science in Periodontology
- MSc Data Analytics and Decision Science (DDS)
- MSc Management and Engineering in Technology, Innovation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship (MME TIME)
- MSc Management and Engineering in Technology, Innovation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship (MME TIME) – part-time
- MSc Sustainability Management: Technology, Analytics & Transformation (SMA)
- Resilient Civil Engineering (RCE)
- Robotic Systems Engineering (RoboSys)
- Smart Production Engineering (SPE)
- Textile Engineering
- Advanced Computational Methods in Civil Engineering
- Applied Geosciences – Applied Mineralogy and Crystallography (AMC) (MSc)
- Applied Geosciences – Computational Geology and Geophysics (CGG) (MSc)
- Applied Geosciences – Energy & Mineral Resources (EMR) (MSc)
- Applied Geosciences – Field-Based Geosciences (FBG) (MSc)
- Applied Geosciences – Geoengineering (GIN) (MSc)
- Automotive Engineering (MSc)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Systems Engineering — Major of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Communications Engineering — Major of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Computer Engineering
- Data Science
- Electrical Power Engineering — Major of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- European Mining Course (EMC)
- Georesources Management (MSc)
- Micro- and Nanoelectronics — Major of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- MSc Battery Science and Technology in Engineering
- MSc Circular Engineering and Economy
- MSc Engineering Geohazards
- MSc in Human-Centred Intelligent Systems (HCIS)
- MSc Materials Engineering (International Profile)
- MSc Physics
- MSc Sustainable Resources and Energy Supply – Specialisation in Repository Safety
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