Accredited universities in Netherlands

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsAerospace Engineering · Architecture and the Built Environment · Civil Engineering and Geosciences · Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science · Industrial Design Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Applied Sciences · Technology, Policy and Management

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

contactcentre-esa@tudelft.nl

Phone

+31 15 278 9111

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1842, Delft University of Technology is the Netherlands' oldest and largest technical university and one of the world's leading engineering institutions (consistently top 20-50 globally for engineering/technology). ~27,000 students. Member of the IDEA League (with ETH Zürich, RWTH Aachen, Chalmers, Politecnico di Milano). All collector data verified and kept.

SubjectsElectrical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Applied Physics · Mathematics and Computer Science · Chemical Engineering · Built Environment · Biomedical Engineering · Industrial Design

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1956, Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the Netherlands' three technical universities, at the heart of the Brainport Eindhoven high-tech region (ASML, Philips heritage). ~13,000 students. Consistently ranked among Europe's strongest for university-industry research collaboration.

SubjectsEconomics · Business (Rotterdam School of Management) · Medicine (Erasmus MC) · Social Sciences · Law · Philosophy · Health Policy and Management

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

admissions@eur.nl

Phone

+31 10 408 1111

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1913 (Netherlands School of Commerce) and named after the humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam, EUR is a leading research university especially strong in economics, business, medicine (Erasmus MC — a major academic medical centre), and social sciences. ~33,000 students. The Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) is Triple Crown accredited (AACSB+EQUIS+AMBA). All collector data verified and kept.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsHumanities · Law · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Science · Medicine (LUMC) · Archaeology · Governance and Global Affairs

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1575, Leiden University is the OLDEST university in the Netherlands — established by William of Orange. ~34,000 students. LERU member. 16 Nobel laureates associated (including Einstein, who held a special professorship; Lorentz; Kamerlingh Onnes who first liquefied helium and discovered superconductivity here). The Dutch royal family has traditionally studied at Leiden.

SubjectsHealth, Medicine and Life Sciences · Business and Economics (SBE) · Law · Arts and Social Sciences · Science and Engineering · Psychology and Neuroscience

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1976, Maastricht University is the Netherlands' youngest research university and its MOST INTERNATIONAL (~half of students from abroad, ~22,000 total). Distinctive university-wide PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING model and predominantly English-taught programmes. Consistently among the world's top 'young universities'.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsArts · Law · Management · Medicine (Radboudumc) · Science · Social Sciences · Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1923, Radboud University Nijmegen is a major comprehensive research university (~24,000 students), consistently in the global top 150. Originally a Catholic university, now a broad secular research institution with notable strengths in science, medicine (Radboudumc), and the humanities (the Donders Institute is internationally renowned in neuroscience). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of a major Dutch research university).

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsBusiness and Management · Engineering and Technology · ICT · Health and Social Care · Education · Applied Sciences · Communication and Media · Hospitality

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

A large Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) offering professionally-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees with strong industry placement. Dutch universities of applied sciences emphasise practice-based education and have substantial English-taught provision for international students.

SubjectsEconomics and Management · Law · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Humanities and Digital Sciences · Theology · Data Science

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1927, Tilburg University is a research university specialising in economics, business, law, and the social and behavioural sciences (~20,000 students). Internationally highly ranked in economics and business research; strong English-taught Master's provision. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of a leading Dutch economics/law/social-sciences research university).

SubjectsHumanities · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Economics and Business · Law · Science · Medicine (Amsterdam UMC)

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

admissions@uva.nl

Phone

+31 20 525 1400

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1632 (as the Athenaeum Illustre), the University of Amsterdam is one of the Netherlands' largest and highest-ranked comprehensive research universities (~42,000 students), consistently in the global top 100. Member of LERU (League of European Research Universities). Strong across humanities, social sciences, economics, law, and science; medicine via Amsterdam UMC. All collector data verified and kept.

SubjectsArts · Science and Engineering · Medicine (UMCG) · Law · Economics and Business · Behavioural and Social Sciences · Philosophy · Spatial Sciences · Theology and Religious Studies

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1614, the University of Groningen is one of the Netherlands' oldest and highest-ranked research universities (~36,000 students), consistently global top 100-150. Notable: Aletta Jacobs (first woman to attend a Dutch university, here in 1871) and Nobel laureates including Frits Zernike (Physics 1953, phase-contrast microscopy). Coimbra Group.

SubjectsEngineering Technology · Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science · Science and Technology · Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences · Geo-Information Science (ITC)

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1961, the University of Twente is one of the Netherlands' three technical universities, distinctively branding itself the 'entrepreneurial university' (strong spin-off/startup record). ~12,000 students; combines technology with social sciences. Includes ITC, a world-leading institute for geo-information science and earth observation.

SubjectsHumanities · Science · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Law, Economics and Governance · Medicine (UMC Utrecht) · Veterinary Medicine · Geosciences

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1636, Utrecht University is consistently the highest-ranked Dutch university in several global rankings and the country's largest (~40,000 students). LERU member. Distinguished across the sciences, humanities, veterinary medicine, and medicine (UMC Utrecht). 12 Nobel laureates associated across its history.

SubjectsHumanities · Science · Social Sciences · Behavioural and Movement Sciences · Law · Economics and Business · Religion and Theology · Medicine (Amsterdam UMC) · Dentistry

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1880, the Vrije Universiteit ('Free University') Amsterdam is a major Amsterdam research university (~30,000 students), originally founded as an independent (Reformed-Protestant) institution, now a broad secular research university with strong sciences, medicine (Amsterdam UMC), and social sciences.

SubjectsAgriculture · Food Science and Technology · Environmental Sciences · Plant Sciences · Animal Sciences · Life Sciences · Nutrition · Economics and Governance (of food/environment)

Accreditation

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Dutch is official. NL has the LARGEST English-taught HE in continental Europe — most Master's + many Bachelor's fully English. Typical: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ research; IELTS 6.0+ applied.

Tuition

EU/EEA: statutory ~EUR 2,500/yr Bachelor's/Master's. Non-EU institutional EUR 8,000-22,000/yr Bachelor's, EUR 13,000-30,000+/yr Master's. UAS generally lower. Cost of living EUR 900-1,400/mo.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesDutch academic year begins September. Non-EU apply by 1 April-1 May (via Studielink); some English-taught earlier. Numerus fixus programmes have 15 January deadlines.

Founded in 1918, Wageningen University & Research is consistently ranked the WORLD'S #1 university for agriculture and forestry and a global leader in food, environmental, and life sciences. ~13,000 students; uniquely focused mission ('To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life'). One of the most internationally renowned specialist universities in the world.