Applied learning + English-taught programmes
A strong but budget-sensitive option with research universities and universities of applied sciences offering different learning styles and outcomes.
Useful starting figures. Your programme, city and applicant category determine your actual costs.
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2025/26
International degree students taking bachelor’s or master’s programmes in publicly funded Dutch higher education.
Degree mobility, not all exchanges, private education, doctoral researchers or all foreign residents. Do not substitute the older 131,004 figure from 2024/25.
This is not a count of new arrivals and is not directly comparable with every other country.
Institution and course fees apply. Statutory EU/eligible-student fees are a separate regime.
Cost reference checked 2026-09-22Housing availability and city have a major effect; the underlying component table cites 2024 research, not a fresh 2026 survey.
Cost reference checked 2026-09-22Build my budget →Student count checked 2026-09-22; cost dates are shown beside each figure. Observation years remain as published. Planning costs are not visa financial requirements. Named university or city examples are labelled separately from national ranges.
Official starting points and application framework; not a complete university or programme catalogue.
Use the official international-study finder, then confirm the language of the particular programme and intake with the institution. An English programme in a previous year is not proof for a future intake.
Review the curriculum, degree type, entry qualifications and teaching language on the institution’s current programme page. Keep the exact campus and intake in your shortlist.
Many applications begin in Studielink, but the institution may require its own documents or selection process. Some international applicants use a different route.
Create separate tasks for submitting documents, completing selection activities, accepting an offer and applying for funding. Start accommodation research while the application is progressing.
If a Dutch student residence permit is required, the recognised sponsoring institution applies through the IND process. An entry visa may also be required depending on nationality and circumstances.
Relative planning stages; institution and applicant-specific deadlines must be checked.
Record course, scholarship, test, document, deposit and visa dates separately. No individual 2027 intake deadline is confirmed by this overview.
These are research links, not a statement that every institution accepts or requires each exam. Check the exact programme, intake, test version, minimum component scores and visa rules.
At a glance
A strong but budget-sensitive option with research universities and universities of applied sciences offering different learning styles and outcomes.
Start with the cost snapshot, compare the listed study routes, then use the linked country guides for documents and admission steps. Course-specific conditions are shown beside each researched programme.
Before you decide
What the brochure rarely explains
Admission is one milestone. The right decision also accounts for money, documentation, learning style and life after graduation.
Research universities and universities of applied sciences have different teaching styles and progression routes; neither label should be chosen blindly.
Numerus fixus and other selective programmes can have early deadlines and additional selection stages.
Accommodation can be one of the hardest parts of the route and should be treated as a core decision factor.
Your application route
Choose between research-led and applied-science learning styles.
Confirm diploma equivalency and subject prerequisites.
Complete Studielink and institution-specific steps by the correct deadline.
Begin housing planning as early as the university permits.
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The useful question is not only “Can I get an offer?” It is whether the academic, financial and career logic remains strong after the excitement of admission.
It usually emphasises practical teaching, projects and professional preparation. Students should compare it with a research university based on learning goals.
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