Master's · Data Science · Aachen

MSc Data Science

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

What a first year actually costs

Tuition is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the whole first year, including the costs that usually surface late.

TuitionPer year, as published by the university	No tuition
Semester contributionMandatory university fee that is not tuition — often the only fee a tuition-free program charges	$680
Living costsAccommodation, food, transport — a working estimate	$13,000
Student visaGovernment fee, one-off	$100
Health insuranceTypically mandatory for international students	$1,550
First year, all in	$15,330

Not in the table above: Public universities charge a mandatory semester contribution on top of any tuition — see each programme's semesterFee.

Getting in

English: IELTS 6 overall
Academic: Around a 3.20 GPA equivalent
Application deadline: 1 March 2027
Intake: Fall 2027

After you graduate

Graduates of this program are eligible for 18-mo job-seeker permit in Germany. Work rights are set by government policy rather than the university, and they change — check the current rules before you rely on them.

What the headline leaves outBegins after graduation; requires proof you can support yourself while searching.

Where these numbers come from

Checked against RWTH Aachen University’s own published pages on 30 September 2026.

Is this one realistic for you?

Answer five quick questions about your grades, budget and timing. We will show how your answers compare with what each program publishes — labelled Likely, Match or Ambitious — alongside everything else that fits.

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