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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1970
Total number of Students
18,551
Students at this campus
11,052
Semester contribution
300.40 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
3.8%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
19%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
33.2%
Humanities, Languages
0%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
42.6%
Other studies
1.3%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
%
Master's degree
%
Teacher qualification degree
%
Pre-Bologna degrees
%
Other types of degrees
%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: The university library of the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) has locations in Landau and Kaiserslautern (a central library and seven local branches); Stock: Book stock in Landau: Over 400,000; Book stock in Kaiserslautern: Over 800,000; Digital stock: Over 100,000; Services: Individual and partially online bookable group workspaces, some library rooms with comfortable lounge areas; Scanning, printing, copying, collaborative presentation possibilities; Digital campus delivery service for journal articles from stock; Campus delivery service between locations; Electronic key texts; Document server; open access publication repository; University bibliography; Research data services; Comprehensive range of courses on information literacy (in-person and online)
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Students attending the institution can participate in almost all programmes of comparable university sports facilities, depending on the pricing system. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Open to: All students, staff, guests. About 100 different sports, 60 of which are free of charge for students of the TU. Own gym (approx. 30 sports, 2000 square metres, courses, tower, sauna, squash and much more). Outdoor sports (approx. 30 activities/year: Snow/water sports, mountain biking, climbing), university’s own snow instructor teams (40 instructors + 5 German Ski Association ski instructors) and climbing (modular training, partnership with German Climbing Association (DAV)). Internal competitions (e.g. UNI League, Beach League) and national competitions. Events: Summer ball, parties and much more. Approx. 100 student assistants, approx. 300 instructors, university’s own basic/advanced training, licences from professional associations.
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Last update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education