Germany's premier mechanical and industrial engineering university.
Most undergraduate teaching here is in German. Look for English-taught programs if you need them.
- Admit rate
- 12%
- Highly selective
- SAT middle 50%
- Not published
- Holistic review
- Intl. tuition
- $0
- per year, before living costs
- Average GPA
- 3.85
- unweighted
Where do you stand?
This college reviews applicants holistically and publishes no SAT range. Compare your GPA with its average instead.
Admitted students average a 3.85 unweighted GPA (or its equivalent).
Popular majors
- Mechanical & Production EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Electrical & Computer EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Materials Science & MetallurgyMath & Natural SciencesHighly regarded
Highlights
- €0 tuition for all students (domestic & international); nominal semester fee (~€300/yr) includes regional public transit
- Educated 1 in 5 members of managing boards of German industrial conglomerates
- Largest technical university in Germany, operating huge campus research clusters
- Close proximity to the borders of Belgium and the Netherlands, creating a tri-border innovation hub
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