Aachen, Germany
Studying at RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University is a university in Aachen, Germany, founded in 1870. It teaches around 44,892 students, and the UniBridgeEurope catalog lists 193 of its degree programmes, 68 of them taught in English, across bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and state examinations.
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The institution at a glance
- 1870Founded156 years of history
- 44,892Studentscounted in 2025
- 569Professorshipsendowed chairs
- 193Programmes
- 75Bachelor's
- 115Master's
- 2State examination
- 68 of 193Taught in English
- Varies by programmeTuition
- 3–13 semestersDuration
- AachenCampus
Notable alumni
People who studied at RWTH Aachen University and have a Wikipedia article.
- B. J. Habibie3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)1936–2019
- Peter DebyeDutch-American physicist and physical chemist1884–1966
- Necmettin Erbakan23rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey1926–2011
- Karl ZieglerGerman chemist1898–1973
- Thomas C. SüdhofGerman biochemistb. 1955
- Hugo JunkersGerman aviation pioneer1859–1935
- Karl LauterbachGerman politician and former Federal Minister of Healthb. 1963
- Julius DorpmüllerGerman politician and railway manager1869–1945
Academic partner universities
Networks & alliances
- arXiv
- European Society for Engineering Education
- TU9
- IDEA League
- German Universities Excellence Initiative
- DataCite
- European University Association
- German Rectors' Conference
- Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research
- Franco-German University
- Top International Managers in Engineering
- RIPE Network Coordination Centre
- Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
- German University Sports Federation
- Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes
- Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities
- UNITECH International Society
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance
- ORCID, Inc.
- German National Research Data Infrastructure
- NFDI4Earth
- Geoverbund ABC/J
- ENHANCE Alliance
Institutional facts from Wikipedia· last checked Aug 28, 2026
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Campus & surroundings
RWTH Aachen University is at 50.7766° N, 6.0834° E, in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Explore the map to see the streets, transport links, shops and green space around the campus.
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Cost of living in Aachen
Estimates for the 2026 academic yearA student in Aachen should budget around 1.035 € a month. The heaviest line by far is rent: a room in a shared flat goes for about 430 €, and most land between 350 € and 550 €.
- Room in a shared flat usually 350 € – 550 €
- 430 €
- Food and groceries
- 250 €
- Student travel pass
- 40 €
- Health insurance
- 130 €
- Phone, internet, electricity
- 75 €
- Books, sport, going out
- 110 €
- Monthly total
- 1.035 €
Ranked 3 of 12 on cost among the cities we cover in Germany, cheapest first.
Cheapest on our list: Duisburg, at about 955 € a month. →What things cost here, against the EU
Across the whole shopping basket Germany sits at 109.1, where the EU average is 100 (2024).
EU average = 100
Consumer prices rose 2.3% over 2025.
Prices in Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Consumer prices +2.0% (2025)
- Net rents +1.7% (2025)
- Household electricity 0.44 € per kWh (2025)
Where these numbers come from
The monthly budget is our own estimate, compiled from what student unions, universities and national student services publish. Use it to plan with — it is not a quote.
The price levels, inflation and rent figures are published statistics: Eurostat purchasing power parities and, for German states, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Weather & climate in Aachen
2016–2025 averageSummers in Aachen average 23°C by day and 14°C at night; winters average 7°C and 2°C. The city gets around 1,536 hours of sunshine a year.
Summer
23°14°
daynight
Winter
7°2°
daynight
Sunshine
1,536
hours of sunshine a year
Warmest: AugustColdest: January163 days of rain a year · 919 mm
Weather data: Open-Meteo (ERA5). Sunshine hours estimated from cloud cover and daylight.
Registry record
Registered in the Research Organization Registry as RWTH Aachen University — the open, global register research infrastructure uses to tell institutions apart.
Also known as
- RWTH
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
- RWTH Aachen
- ROR ID
- 04xfq0f34
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Official website
- rwth-aachen.de
Identifiers
- ISNI0000 0001 0728 696X
- WikidataQ273263
- Crossref Funder ID501100007210
- GRIDgrid.1957.a
Affiliated institutions
- Faculty or institute Climate-Neutral and Resource-Efficient Construction
- Affiliated Aachener Centrum für Technologietransfer in der Ophthalmologie
- Affiliated Bonn Aachen International Center for Information Technology
- Affiliated Ernst Ruska Centre
- Affiliated FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
- Affiliated Institut für Unternehmenskybernetik
Institution data from ROR (CC0)· last synced Aug 29, 2026