Study in the Netherlands
You register centrally in Studielink, then finish your application with the university. Many bachelor’s programmes are taught fully in English.
Corinia finds the universities in the Netherlands that fit your record and checks the exact requirements of each programme you choose. Get started free
Statutory tuition fee (EU/EEA)
€ 2,694 per year for the academic year 2026-2027
“The annual tuition fee (statutory fee) is € 2,694 for the academic year 2026-2027.”
Deadline for numerus fixus programmes
15 January
“Please note the following application deadlines: - 15 January for a numerus fixus programme”
General application deadline
1 May
“- 1 May for all other study programmes.”
How to apply
Find your programme
Research universities teach academic bachelor’s degrees in three years. Universities of applied sciences teach more practical ones in four.
Register in Studielink
Studielink is the national enrolment system. You create an account, add your programme, and the university then contacts you about documents.
Watch for numerus fixus
Programmes with limited places select their students and close much earlier, in mid-January. You can apply to at most two of them in a year.
Have your diploma assessed
The university checks whether your school diploma is equivalent to the Dutch pre-university diploma, and may ask for specific subjects such as mathematics.
Arrange housing early
Rooms are hard to find in most Dutch cities. Apply for student housing as soon as you can.
Cost
EU, EEA and Swiss students pay the statutory fee, which the government sets each year. Other students pay the institutional fee, which each university sets and which is several times higher.
Language
English-taught programmes ask for IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge English, unless your schooling already proves your level.
Good to know
Non-EU students need a residence permit, and the university applies for it on your behalf.
Official sources: Study in NL · Studielink
Universities Corinia covers in the Netherlands
Corinia matches you against these, then checks the exact programme on the university’s own pages.
- Delft University of TechnologyDelft
- University of AmsterdamAmsterdam
- Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven
- Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam
- Leiden UniversityLeiden
- Maastricht UniversityMaastricht
- Radboud UniversityNijmegen
- Tilburg UniversityTilburg
- University of GroningenGroningen
- University of TwenteEnschede
- Utrecht UniversityUtrecht
- Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam
- Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen
- Fontys University of Applied SciencesEindhoven
- Hanze University of Applied SciencesGroningen
- The Hague University of Applied SciencesThe Hague
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