RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau Numerus Clausus

University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU): Admission Restriction - Numerus Clausus/NC (2026 /27)

RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau) is one of Germany's youngest public universities, formed on January 1, 2023, through the merger of the University of Kaiserslautern with the Landau campus of the former University of Koblenz-Landau, and now runs two campuses in different parts of Rhineland-Palatinate. Despite the "Technische" in its name, RPTU is broader than a typical TU: programs span engineering, computer science, natural and environmental sciences, psychology, educational and social sciences, and teacher training for all school types. Its main draw is the research environment in Kaiserslautern, where the university sits alongside the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS), and two Fraunhofer Institutes (IESE and ITWM) — an unusual concentration of computer science research for a city of this size. Both campuses lie within the Palatinate Forest–North Vosges biosphere reserve, with Landau in Germany's wine-growing southwest, and international students have access to exchange programs and support services for visas, housing, and integration.

Type

Technical University (public)

of international students

19%

No. of students (2025)

16,914

Term model

Semester

Most Selective Study Programs at University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)

For degree courses with a numerus clausus, part of the study places are allocated according to the grade point average (GPA) of the previous degree. Selection is generally based on how many applicants apply for a place. The higher the grade, the more difficult it is to get onto the course. The German grading system ranges from 1.0 (very good) to 6.0 (unsatisfactory).