# Computational and Data Science (MSc) at KIT

KIT's computational/data flagship and its answer to TUM's and RWTH's data-science masters — at a fraction of TUM's tuition. Aimed at model- and data-driven careers (computational scientist, risk modeller, ML engineer), with an officially wide range of admissible prior degrees. Based at KIT Campus South (city centre), where most teaching is concentrated.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-msc-computational-and-data-science/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: typically IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (B2 CEFR) — confirm on the programme page
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: not confirmed
- Duration: not confirmed
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: Baden-Württemberg state university: non-EU/EEA students pay €1,500/semester tuition IN ADDITION to the €201.50/semester semester contribution (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students; contribution = €80 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12 student body). EU/EEA and exchange students pay only the semester contribution; a second degree costs €650/semester. No Deutschlandsemesterticket exists at KIT — €17.50 of the contribution funds a base KVV ticket valid weekday evenings (18:00–06:00) and all day at weekends/holidays only; budget separately for daytime transport (under-27s: D-Ticket JugendBW). The fee was upheld by VG Karlsruhe in Dec 2024. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/imstudium/gebuehren.php (page-dated 16.04.2026).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor (≥3 years, ≥180 ECTS) in Computational and Data Science, Mathematics or Computer Science — or in economics, chemistry, earth-system sciences, mechanical engineering, physics, electrical engineering/IT, chemical engineering, process engineering or robotics (officially a notably wide door)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Prerequisite credits: At least 20 ECTS in mathematical foundations (linear algebra and analysis, or higher mathematics)
- Also required: Open admission (non-NC): meet the requirements and you are in — you do not compete for a fixed number of places. APS certificate required for Indian applicants.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-09-30. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants (confirmed) — the latest winter deadline on this platform. Honest caveat: a 30 September deadline for an October start leaves effectively no time for a student visa; practical mainly if you are already in Germany/the EU. Strict exclusion deadline; weekend deadlines do NOT roll forward.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-03-31. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants — a realistic route for non-EU applicants with visa lead time.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/9074.php
- Official programme page: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-computational-data-science.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-computational-data-science.php)
- [Official programme table — language, NC status, deadlines (PDF)](https://www.sle.kit.edu/downloads/Sonstige/Tabelle_Studiengaenge_Englisch.pdf)
- [Apply via the KIT online portal (no uni-assist)](https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/9074.php)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT — Studiengänge am KIT (language, NC, deadlines; page-dated 17.06.2026): https://www.sle.kit.edu/vorstudium/studiengaenge.php
- KIT — M.Sc. Computational and Data Science (official programme page): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-computational-data-science.php
- KIT — Beitrags- und Gebührenübersicht (fees): https://www.sle.kit.edu/imstudium/gebuehren.php
- KIT application route confirmed — International Students Office: EU and non-EU master’s applicants alike apply through KIT’s own online portal and upload documents as PDF; no uni-assist and no VPD step, university-wide: https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/9074.php