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Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
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Computer science: Computer Science (Informatik) B.Sc.
DATA STATUSReference facts
Top 100 facts checked 31 Oct 2026
#51
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Rank 51 of 100 in Europe
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- Computer science bachelorGerman
- Computer Science (Informatik) B.Sc. · Partly German, partly English; no admission restriction.
- How to apply
- RWTHonline
- Deadline
- Winter semester: 15 July for restricted (NC) programmes, 20 October for open programmes
- School certificate
- Non-EU applicants need an overall school grade of 2.5 or better in German terms; a TestAS result can make up for a weaker grade
- LanguageCountry rule
- Most bachelor programmes are taught in German and need German at B2 or higher (often DSH-2 or TestDaF 4 in all parts by enrolment); English-taught programmes need English proof instead.
- Tuition (non-EU)
- No tuition fees for non-EU students; only the semester fee
Entry requirements by field
As published on each programme page (checked 31 Oct 2026; UK grades are typical offers). Grades are not converted between school systems; the university decides how it reads yours.
- Computer science
- Computer Science (B.Sc.) · Taught in German and English; open admission (no NC); proof of German and English at enrolment; an RWTH online self-assessment is required for enrolment
- Mathematics
- Mathematics (B.Sc.) · Taught in German; open admission (no NC); German proof at enrolment; online self-assessment required
- Medicine
- Medicine, model course (State Examination) · Taught in German; restricted (NC for winter 2026); international applicants also need TestAS in German with a subject module and an average percentile of at least 80
- Law
- RWTH has no law degree.
- Economics
- No economics (VWL) bachelor found; the faculty's bachelor is Business Administration (B.Sc.), not checked here.
- RWTH: Bachelor application for international applicants · checked 27 Oct 2026
- RWTH: Financing your studies (international students) · checked 31 Oct 2026
- DAAD: Requirements overview · checked 27 Oct 2026
- DAAD: Costs of education and living · checked 27 Oct 2026
APPLICATION ROUTE
Admission requirements
What the university asks of international applicants
Read on the university's own pages for non-EU bachelor's applicants with a school certificate from abroad (checked 31 Oct 2026). With a school certificate from an EU/EEA country, a different procedure may apply. This is reference information, not a verified route: DocRoute does not check your profile against it. Confirm details on the programme page before you apply.
01 · All programmes
Application documents
- Apply in RWTHonline and upload one PDF per document; nothing is sent by post
- School certificates and transcripts that make up your entrance qualification, and a tabular CV
- Documents not in German or English: a copy of the original plus a copy of the certified translation
02 · All programmes
Entrance requirements
- Non-EU applicants need an overall grade of 2.5 or better in German terms; a TestAS result can make up for a weaker grade
- Admission restriction, language level and any test depend on the programme: see Entry requirements by field.
03 · All programmes
After admission
- Accept the place in RWTHonline; RWTHonline lists the enrolment documents
- Bring the originals of all required documents to enrol in Aachen
- German statutory health insurance (or a public insurer's confirmation of equivalent private cover), reported electronically; the Welcome Week is compulsory