RWTH Aachen University

Templergraben 55, Aachen

  • #99 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 33,445Total Students
  • 2,099Faculty
  • 10,729Int'l Students

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RWTH Aachen University is the largest university of technology in Germany and one of the most renowned in Europe. Every year, numerous international students and scientists come to the university to benefit from its high quality courses and excellent facilities, both of which are recognised at an international level.

RWTH Aachen University is in the process to become an integrated, interdisciplinary technical university. The engineering focus of the university is associated with the natural sciences and medicine. The arts, social sciences and economics, structurally linked to the core disciplines, also make a significant contribution to the university's teaching and research profile. With its 260 institutes in nine faculties, RWTH Aachen is among the leading European scientific and research institutions. 44,517 students in 154 courses of study are enrolled in the winter semester of 2016/17, including over 8,500 international students from more than 120 countries.

 

About

RWTH Aachen University is the largest university of technology in Germany and one of the most renowned in Europe. Every year, numerous international students and scientists come to the university to benefit from its high quality courses and excellent facilities, both of which are recognised at an international level.

RWTH Aachen University is in the process to become an integrated, interdisciplinary technical university. The engineering focus of the university is associated with the natural sciences and medicine. The arts, social sciences and economics, structurally linked to the core disciplines, also make a significant contribution to the university's teaching and research profile. With its 260 institutes in nine faculties, RWTH Aachen is among the leading European scientific and research institutions. 44,517 students in 154 courses of study are enrolled in the winter semester of 2016/17, including over 8,500 international students from more than 120 countries.

 

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #150
  • 2014
    #147
  • 2015
    #=147
  • 2016
    #145
  • 2017
    #146
  • 2018
    #141
  • 2019
    #144
  • 2020
    #138
  • 2021
    #145
  • 2022
    #165
  • 2023
    #=147
  • 2024
    #106
  • 2025
    #99

Student & Staff

Total students
33,445

48%
52%

International students
10,729

59%
41%

Total faculty staff
2,099

438
1661

Total students
33,445

48%
52%

International students
10,729

59%
41%

Total faculty staff
2,099

1661
438
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Campus locations

Templergraben 55, Aachen, DE,

Templergraben 55 , Aachen , Germany , 52062

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