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Physics (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: Particle and Astroparticle Physics · Condensed Matter Physics (experimental or theoretical focus)

Research-led, English-taught physics master embedded in the Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) and the ML4Q quantum cluster of excellence - a strong draw for quantitatively minded international applicants.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Recognised first university degree in physics with the background required by the examination regulations
Minimum grade
Open admission (no NC)
English
English proficiency required; the RWTH Language Center placement test at level B2.2.1 or higher is accepted.
German
not required — courses are taught in English
Prerequisite credits
  • Physics, theoretical physics and mathematics credits per the examination regulations
Also required
Non-EU/EEA applicants must submit the GRE Subject Test in physics; the GRE General Test is accepted as an alternative, though the Subject Test is recommended (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.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.

4 /5

Twelve master-level reviews average 4.0 out of 5 with a full recommendation rate. Reviewers describe a rigorous and genuinely interesting degree, competent teaching, and a rich research environment spread across eleven institutes. The cost is a workload that never really lets up: weekly problem sets plus laboratory blocks scheduled into the semester breaks, and occasional late nights.

Liked

  • Fascinating advanced topics
  • Strong lecturers
  • Deep exposure to research across eleven institutes

Criticised

  • High, continuous workload
  • Weekly problem sets plus lab periods in the breaks

Where graduates go

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