- Bilingual
- Winter & summer intake
Mathematics (Mathematik) (M.Sc.)
At a glance
- Language
- Bilingual
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Algebra and Geometry · Analysis and Differential Equations · Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing and Inverse Problems · Stochastics, Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
Research-oriented pure and applied mathematics master drawing on the MathSEE centre, the CRC 1173 Wave Phenomena collaborative research centre and RTG 2229. KIT states it can be studied entirely in German, entirely in English or in mixed languages — one of very few KIT masters explicitly studiable fully in English, and a rare German TU9 pure-mathematics option for applicants without German. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in Mathematics, or in Physics or Engineering with substantial mathematical content, at least three years and 180 ECTS
- Minimum grade
- No limited capacity
- English
- Proof of English (TOEFL iBT 90 / IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5), or German at B1 if studying via the German track.
- German
- German at C1 if the German-language track is chosen; otherwise not required.
- Prerequisite credits
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- Knowledge of abstract and linear algebra, analysis, functional analysis, probability theory and numerical methods
- A cover letter and CV are recommended
- Also required
- No GRE. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants. |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU. | |
| Non-EU applicants | Summer semester | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Summer semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.sle.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official KIT Department of Mathematics — international master (opens in a new tab)
- DAAD DAAD International Programmes (opens in a new tab)
- Official Application portal (opens in a new tab)
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