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Master’s · Mechanical Engineering

Maschinenbau / Mechanical Engineering - Master's program with Georgia Tech M.Sc.

University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart · Official programme page

23 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 9 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English and German
Source
“Start of studies: winter semester Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters Teaching Language: German, English”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

A joint degree with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta: students from Stuttgart spend two semesters at each university. The University of Stuttgart calls it a German study programme and answers enquiries only in German, and both very good German and very good English are required, so it is the only partly English-taught master's programme at Stuttgart that is not open without German.

Study mode
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page states the teaching format. The University of Stuttgart labels its distance-learning degrees "Master:Online" in its list of study programmes and this programme is not one of them, and it is taught on the Stuttgart campuses, but because no page says so explicitly no value is recorded.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Two of the four semesters are spent at the partner university: "Program participants from Stuttgart and Atlanta complete two semesters respectively at their own university and the partner university to earn this joint degree".

Credits
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

Neither the programme page nor the admission regulations state the number of ECTS credits; the programme is a four-semester master's programme.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of studies: winter semester”
“Zulassungen werden sowohl zum Winter- als auch zum Sommersemester ausgesprochen.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Conflict between sources: the admission regulations of 11 June 2014 provide for admission to both the winter and the summer semester (deadlines 15 July and 15 January), but the programme page and the university's current table of admission regulations for English-taught master's programmes give only the winter semester, with one application period of 15 May to 15 July. The programme page is the more specific and more recent source, so only the winter intake is recorded.

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for the winter semester: May 15 - July 15”
“Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum Wintersemester müssen bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Juli und um Zulassung zum Sommersemester bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Januar bei der Universität eingegangen sein.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The same date applies to German, EU and non-EU applicants. The German TestDaF 4x4 certificate has to be uploaded during the application process, so it must be taken well before the deadline.

Non-EU tuition
€1,500 per semester
Source
“Since winter semester 2017/18, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and who are taking up or switching to a Bachelor's, a consecutive Master's or a state examination study program have to pay a tuition fee of EUR 1,500.00 per semester . Additionally the regular semester fee of currently EUR 184.00 has to be payed.”

www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee/ · checked 9 November 2026

Baden-Württemberg's tuition for non-EU students under the Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, charged every semester from the first one and collected with the 184.00 EUR semester fee through C@MPUS, so a non-EU student pays 1,684.00 EUR per semester. This is a consecutive master's programme, so the fee applies. Exempt without an application: EU/EEA citizens, non-German students with a German university entrance qualification, students on a continuing-education master's or a doctorate, and some exchange and double-degree students. Exceptions for strong ties to Germany (settlement permit, recognised refugee, five years of legal work in Germany, a parent who worked three of the last six years in Germany, a bachelor's and a master's completed in Germany) must be applied for after the place has been accepted and the fee notice received. A bachelor's earned in Germany alone is explicitly not an exemption.

Application fee
None
Source
“You will not be charged an application fee.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

The University of Stuttgart charges nothing for the application itself: applicants apply free of charge in C@MPUS instead of paying a uni-assist handling fee. Non-EU students do pay 1,500.00 EUR tuition per semester once enrolled.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission regulation [de] - June 11, 2014 Restricted admission (NC)”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page lists the programme under restricted admission (NC) and describes the places as "few, sought-after". § 4 of the admission regulations adds that the number of free places then follows Baden-Württemberg's Zulassungszahlenverordnung, which the university does not reproduce, so no number is recorded.

Places for non-EU applicants
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

The admission regulations of this joint programme contain no quota clause: unlike the WASTE, COMMAS, MIP, WAREM and IUSD statutes they reserve no share of the places for applicants with a foreign degree or for foreign applicants, and all qualified applicants enter the same ranking.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Accreditation The quality of this degree program has been certified.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page states that the degree programme is accredited; it does not name the agency or the period of accreditation.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen grundständigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in einem der in Tabelle 1 genannten Bachelorstudiengänge”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_47_2014.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Six semesters, i.e. three years, is the floor, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree qualifies; the admissions committee decides whether a foreign degree is equivalent.

Subject background
A degree from an undergraduate bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in one of the programmes named in Table 1 of the admission regulations, or a closely related programme, with qualifying examination results, from a German or a foreign university, plus knowledge and competences equivalent in scope and level to the Stuttgart bachelor's programme Maschinenbau. The programme page asks for a very good academic record in an engineering bachelor's degree such as mechanical engineering or engineering cybernetics, and a high degree of independence and self-discipline.
Source
“1a. einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen grundständigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in einem der in Tabelle 1 genannten Bachelorstudiengänge oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang mit qualifizierenden Prüfungsergebnissen”
“The basic requirement for obtaining one of the few, sought-after study places in this program is to have a very good academic track record in the engineering Bachelor's study program (e.g. mechanical engineering or engineering cybernetics).” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_47_2014.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Applicants whose academic suitability is not sufficiently proven can be invited to a selection interview or an entrance examination, which may be repeated once if failed. Admission can carry conditions on missing modules.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No numerical minimum grade is published. The regulations ask for "qualifizierende Prüfungsergebnisse" and the programme page for a very good academic track record, because places are few.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the admissions committee (Zulassungsausschuss) assesses the first degree itself.

English
Level C1. IELTS 6 · TOEFL iBT 94. Cambridge: Cambridge ESOL CAE/CPE. TOEFL 550 paper-based and 213 computer-based are also accepted.. Exemption: Graduates of English-taught bachelor's programmes need only a certificate from their university; German school leavers can show five years of English in secondary education I and II with a school grade of at least 3.5 in the last two years
Source
“Weiterhin sind ausreichende englische Sprachkenntnisse für das Fachstudium nachzuweisen (fortgeschrittene Englischkenntnisse auf Niveaustufe C1; TOEFL PBT: 550 Punkte; TOEFL CBT 213 Punkte; TOEFL iBT 94 Punkte; IELTS mind. Band 6.0; Cambridge ESOL CAE/CPE; für deutsche Schulabsolventen genügt der Nachweis von fünf Jahren Englischunterricht in Sekundarstufe I und II, mit einer Schulnote von mindestens 3,5 in den letzten beiden Jahren; für Absolventen von englischsprachigen Bachelor-Studiengängen genügt ein Zertifikat der Universität).”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_47_2014.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

The TOEFL iBT minimum of 94 points is one point below the 95 required by Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and INFOTECH, while the IELTS minimum of 6.0 is a full band lower. Nothing is said about PTE Academic, the Duolingo English Test, the TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the 1-6 TOEFL band scale introduced in 2026. On top of English, foreign applicants must prove German at TestDaF 4x4 (see germanRequired).

German
When applying: German at TestDaF 4x4 level (the University of Stuttgart's standard proof for German-taught programmes); the certificate must be uploaded during the application. During studies: German is a language of instruction alongside English
Source
“Language Requirements Advanced English language skills according to the admission regulation. For foreign applicants applying at the University of Stuttgart: advanced German language skills according to the language requirements of the University of Stuttgart (TestDaF (4x4)). This proof must be uploaded during the application process.”
“Please note that this is a German study program , therefore, inquiries in any other language than German will not be answered. Very good German and English language skills are required.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Maschinenbau-Mechanical-Engineering-Georgia-Tech-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

This is the only programme in the dataset for the University of Stuttgart that requires German at application. The accepted proofs for that level are listed on the university's language-prerequisites page (TestDaF 4x4, DSH-2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, Goethe C1/C2, DSD II, a degree taught in German and others); the programme page names TestDaF 4x4.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page of the University of Stuttgart mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test.

Selection
The admissions committee set up by the Gemeinsame Kommission Maschinenbau decides on academic suitability from the submitted documents and proposes to the rector who should be admitted; if more qualified applicants apply than there are places, they are ranked on the admission requirements of § 1. Applicants whose suitability is not sufficiently proven can be invited to a selection interview or an entrance examination, which may be repeated once if failed.
Source
“Der Zulassungsausschuss kann Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, deren fachliche Eignung nicht ausreichend nachgewiesen ist, zu einem Auswahlgespräch oder einer Aufnahmeprüfung einladen. Jedes Auswahlgespräch bzw. jede Aufnahmeprüfung kann im Falle des Nichtbestehens einmal wiederholt werden.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_47_2014.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Places are described by the university as few and sought-after. Students still in a bachelor's programme can apply for conditional admission.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“für Absolventen von englischsprachigen Bachelor-Studiengängen genügt ein Zertifikat der Universität”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_47_2014.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Graduates of English-taught bachelor's programmes need only a certificate from the awarding university instead of a test, and the route is open to applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan. The school route (five years of English with a grade of at least 3.5 in the last two years) is limited to German school leavers ("für deutsche Schulabsolventen") and therefore does not count. Note that the German requirement (TestDaF 4x4) is not waived by any of this.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with educational credentials from India must upload a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy with their application in C@MPUS.
    Source
    “Country-specific documentation: Applicants with educational credentials from the following countries must upload these additional documents: India : Certificate issued by Academic Examination Office (APS) in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same list. The document is uploaded with the application, so the APS certificate must exist before the application deadline.

  • Pakistan: Applicants with educational credentials from Pakistan must have the stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all of the university's degree certificates.
    Source
    “Pakistan: Stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all degree certificates of the university”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    Pakistani applicants need no APS certificate, but the HEC attestation on every degree certificate of the awarding university. No rule on the university's pages names Nigeria.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.