RWTH Aachen Admissions 2026: Requirements, Application Deadlines & Fees

RWTH Aachen University is one of the best universities to continue higher education in Germany. Indian students applying for UG programs must have university entrance qualification certificate or HZB.

Indian students can obtain HZB by successfully completing secondary education. The overall grade must be equivalent to the German grade of 2.5 at least. Other than a good GPA, students also require the English or German language proficiency, a good SOP and essay. 

According to various unofficial sources, RWTH Aachen University acceptance rate is only 10%. Because of its acceptance rate, RWTH Aachen University is one of the most difficult universities to get into.

So, to take admission to RWTH Aachen University, make sure to have a strong academic record. Besides this, all the eligibility and application requirements should be met. Given below are the RWTH Aachen admission requirements - 

• An HZB with a grade of 2.5 on a German scale
• Proof of German (C1 level) and English language skills (B2 level) – As applicable
• Academic transcripts
• A bachelors degree for the masters program. 

To get admission, international students will be required to meet the RWTH Aachen University requirements. These requirements vary based on course and the level of study but they are largely similar. The admission requirements for international students are given below -

Bachelor’s

• In order to take admission to bachelor’s courses, the applicants first need authorization to attend the university. This is also called as an university entrance qualification certificate or HZB. As a rule, this HZB can be acquired by successfully completing secondary education, or, in other words, by graduating from a secondary school
• The overall grade of HZB should be at least equivalent to the German grade of 2.5
• The level of secondary education varies from country to country, and it may be that the applicants’ school leaving certificate does not entitle them to attend a German university. In such a case, the applicants have two options: either to first study several semesters in their home country or attend a preparatory college in Germany
• Proof of German (C1 level) and English language skills (B2 level) – As applicable

Master’s

• To study a master’s level course at RWTH Aachen University, the applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or a first-degree
• Language requirement

Yes, for the German taught programs at RWTH Aachen, international students are required to prove their German language proficiency. The exams that one can take are TestDAF TDN 4, C1 Telc/Goethe or DSH-2. 

These students will need a C1 level to pass and apply for RWTH courses. Although if you are applying for an English taught program, you would only need to sit for exams like IELTS, TOEFL or PTE. Given below are the minimum scores expected from you - 

Yes, for many courses offered at RWTH Aachen, there are some separate application submission deadlines for missing documents. First, the chance to upload the missing documents is just after a few weeks which is generally the admission deadline of Jul 15 every year for the Winter Intake and Jan 15 for the Summer one. International students need to submit the docs mentioned below- 

• Transcripts
• English test scores
• GRE or GMAT score sheet if required
• LORs 

Primarily, RWTCH Aachen offers most of its coursess under UG and PG in its Winter Intake mostly. This opens in the month of October each year. Some key programs offered under this intake are in Engineering, Computer Science and Data Science.

Although there is one more intake available which is the Summer (starting in April each year). In this intake, mostly specialised Engineering modules are only available. 

Yes, RWTH Aachen may issue a conditional admission letter to Indian students. This happens in the cases mentioned below - 

• Submission  of the required coursework is missing for master's programs (some require Math and Science in previous studies)
• Missing documents like LORs, transcripts or a statement of purpose

These conditional offers may be valid for 1 to 1.5 years. Applicants should make sure that they fulfill these RWTH admission requirements.

For Indian students, some of the most common conditions attached in an offer are given as follows- 

• The students may have to complete relevant coursework if not included in the UG degree. 
• Guidelines to submit or reupload the uploaded documents 
• APS Certificate is a very important requirement 
• Original degree certificate 

Uni-assist is the centralized application portal for international students and it is important for them in all the programs at UG and PG levels both. 

From the Uni-assist portal, Indian applicants generally need a VPD which should be submitted when applying via the RWTHOnline portal. 

As per the recent enrollment report, the total enrollment at RWTH Aachen crossed the 40k mark. 

In total, there were 44,382 students enrolled at RWTH Aachen out of which over 15 thousand students were international. The RWTH Aachen acceptance rate is only 10 percent, so it is very competitive to get into this university. 

Indian students generally go for courses in Engineering and Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University. These courses have the highest enrollment for them. Look at the popular programs with a high enrolment of Indian students - 

• MSc Automotive Engineering 
• MSc in Data Science 
• MSc in Computer Science 
• MSc in Robotic Systems Engineering
• MSc in Mechanical Engineering
• MSc in Management and Engineering

For MSc courses available at RWTH Aachen, it generally offers large size classes for the foundational modules. 

The reason is the high popularity of courses like Computer Science and Automotive Engineering. 

The popular, important subjects may have hundreds of students in lecture halls, the special electives often have a smaller class size in comparison.