RWTH Aachen University
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| 216= | - | Arts & Humanities | 151 | Natural Sciences |
| 70 | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | - | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
| 182 | 415 | Arts & Humanities | 147 | Natural Sciences |
| 83 | Engineering & IT | 489 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 511 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
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Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
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RWTH Aachen University is the largest university of technology in Germany and one of the most renowned in Europe. It currently has around 30,000 enrolled students, most of them in engineering. 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.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 4,908 FTE: 3,835 |  |
| Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator. | ||
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 698 FTE: 558 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff | Headcount: 711 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months. | ||
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 25,590 FTE: 25,590 | |
| Number of students pursuing a BachelorÂ’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associateÂ’s degrees. | ||
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 2,957 FTE: 2,957 | |
| Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Average International Undergraduate Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Undergraduate Class Size | 30 | |
| The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Undergraduate students | Headcount: 5,271 FTE: 5,271 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees. | ||
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 5,522 FTE: 5,522 | |
| Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) | ||
| Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 1,667 FTE: 1,667 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size | 30 | |
| The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Postgraduate students | Headcount: 696 FTE: 696 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates. | ||
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 31,431 FTE: 31,431 | |
| Total number of students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 5,019 FTE: 5,019 | |
| Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Total Outbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 538 FTE: 538 | |
| Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Total Inbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 747 FTE: 747 | |
| Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Student Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course | ||
| Average Domestic Student Fees | € EUR 1,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Class Size | 30 | |
| The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of Male Students | Headcount: 21,143 | |
| Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
| Number of Female Students | Headcount: 10,288 | |
| Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
Graduate Output
| Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study | 80% | |
| Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation. | ||
| Number of PhDs Awarded | 703 | |
| Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months | ||
Entry Requirements
| Avg Entry Requirements | 3 | |
| Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste) | ||
Careers Support
| Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors | Headcount: 11 FTE: 11 | |
| Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) | ||
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