The city, plainly

63 English-taught master's at 3 universities in Aachen. You pay for that: the all-in monthly student budget runs about 22% above the Germany middle.

What it costs to live here

Monthly, for a typical student. Rents and living costs, source-cited.

Room
€483
median student room
Living
€1,100
food · transport · phone
All-in
≈ €1,575
before tuition
vs Germany middle
+21%
pricier than middle Germany
Sources: mlp-se.de · retrieved 2026-08-02

Aachen vs the alternatives

Whole-city monthly student budget benchmark · same method for every city (room median + living, rounded €25).

CityMonthly benchmarkStudents on recordThe trade
Freiburg€1,500——
Düsseldorf€1,500——
Frankfurt€1,525——
Aachen
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€1,575——
Berlin€1,650—capital-scale catalogue, tight housing

Where students live

Districts + university-managed housing where the data covers it.

Student districts
  • Pontviertel
    walkable to RWTH · cafés + bars along Pontstraße
    The Pontstraße itself — cafés, bars, and small shops steps from RWTH and the city centre. Loud in a good way.
  • Frankenberger Viertel
    east · residential + charming old-town houses, quieter than Pont
    Picturesque old-town houses + a high feel-good factor — cafés, ice-cream parlours, restaurants, RWTH still a few-minute bike ride away.
University-managed housing
Studierendenwerk Aachen

Studierendenwerk Aachen manages 23 residence halls with single rooms, apartments, shared flats. Quota rooms reserved for exchange students and internationals from certain regions.

studierendenwerk-aachen.de ↗

The universities here

Every institution in Aachenon record, from SparkPath's verified catalog.

What you can study here

The city's strongest fields, by programmes on record.

Computer science & data
20 programmes on record — 20 of the country's 323 computer science & data programmes.
Engineering
18 programmes on record — 18 of the country's 337 engineering programmes.
Natural sciences
10 programmes on record — 10 of the country's 332 natural sciences programmes.
Business, admin & law
9 programmes on record — 9 of the country's 620 business, admin & law programmes.
Health & welfare
3 programmes on record — 3 of the country's 148 health & welfare programmes.
Other
3 programmes on record.

What people ask

From Google's People Also Ask — answered strictly from the data on this page.

How many universities are there in Aachen?
There are 3 universities on record in Aachen, Germany with English-taught master's programmes.
Is Aachen a university town?
Yes — Aachen has 3 universities in our corridor, which is a strong student-city footprint for Germany.
What universities are in Aachen?
RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Business School, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences.

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