Course
Architecture
Offered by Faculty of Architecture
QS Architecture & Built Environment
QS Architecture & Built Environment Rank: Top 100 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: Top 150 (2026)
RWTH Aachen’s Faculty of Architecture is a well-established, design-driven school with strong links to engineering and construction research; teaching is mainly in German.
Key advantages
- Design-driven studio culture
- Links with RWTH engineering faculties
- No tuition fee
- Strong research in building technology
- Affordable Aachen
- Established German architecture school
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Architecture: 2 years (full-time; German-language teaching)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €300 per semester including a transport ticket (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit for the summer semester (April). Applications usually close between January and May.
- English requirement
- German: TestDaF / DSH (usually level C1) required for German-taught tracks; English alone is not sufficient
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture with a strong design portfolio. German language proficiency (usually C1) generally required; CV, motivation letter, portfolio and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in architecture and construction practices across Germany, with a path to chamber registration after professional experience.
Student experience
Aachen is a compact, affordable university city on the Belgian–Dutch border, and RWTH is Germany’s largest technical university with close ties to industry. Tuition is free for international students in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Research strengths
Research in building technology, urban design, sustainable architecture and construction.