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Mathematics (Mathematik) (M.Sc.)

at RWTH Aachen in Aachen

At a glance

Language
English-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€0 public university
Semester fee
€375.19

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Pure Mathematics · Applied Mathematics · Concentration plus application subject

Academic, research-oriented mathematics master with a large elective range across almost every area of mathematics, structured into pure mathematics, applied mathematics and a concentration, plus an application subject. English-taught minors include physics, applied geophysics and computer science. The department states the master can be studied entirely in English.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
First university degree in mathematics with the background required by the examination regulations
Minimum grade
Open admission (no NC)
English
English proficiency required for the English track, per the examination regulations.No numeric threshold is published.
German
not required for the English track; a German-taught track is also available
Prerequisite credits
  • At least 27 ECTS across algebra/computer algebra, complex analysis, ordinary differential equations, functional analysis, number theory, logic, graph theory and topology
Also required
Non-EU/EEA applicants must pass the GRE Subject Test in mathematics; EU/EEA applicants are exempt (ETS institution code 8504). Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 August.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.
Non-EU applicants Summer semester Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 February.
EU / German-degree applicants Summer semester EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€0 per semester
Semester contribution
€375.19
Semester ticket
included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
online.rwth-aachen.de
Official page
www.mathematik.rwth-aachen.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.9 /5

A small sample of three master-level reviews, averaging 3.8 out of 5 with all three recommending it. Content, organisation and teaching are all rated well. Reviewers praise the freedom to specialise and the quality of lecturers within a chosen direction, and mention internship opportunities as useful preparation for work. The flip side is that the degree is driven almost entirely by module selection and offers little imposed structure, so it demands self-direction.

Liked

  • Strong freedom to specialise
  • Excellent lecturers within a chosen direction
  • Internship opportunities to prepare for work

Criticised

  • Heavily module-selection driven with limited structure
  • Demands a lot of self-direction

Where graduates go

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