Transitional arrangement for the bachelor programmes
With effect from the academic year of 2026-2027, new institutional rates will be set for the Bachelor’s programmes. The University of Twente wants to compensate students who have started a Bachelor’s programme in or before the academic year 2025-2026 or their preparatory year with the Twente Pathway College in 2025-2026. A transitional arrangement has been set up for this purpose. The transitional arrangement implies that the students who have already started their programme in or before the study year 2025-2026 will pay the old rate with a regular annual increase of €250.
Students are entitled to the transition rate if they started their Bachelor’s programme in or before academic year 2025-2026. Students who have started a TPC preparatory year in 2025-2026 are entitles to the transition rate as well.
The transitional arrangement applies for the nominal study duration, up to and including academic year 2028-2029. After the nominal study duration, in case of any delay, the renewed rate applies.
A student is not entitled to the transition rate if:
- The student has started in academic year 2025-2026 with a Bachelor’s programme and switches programmes during or after study year 2026-2027. For the newly chosen programme, the renewed rate will apply.
- The student has started in academic year 2025-2026 with a Bachelor’s programme, (temporarily) is de-enrolled for this programme and returns during or after study year 2026-2027. For the (newly) chosen programme, the renewed rate will apply.
- The student has been admitted for academic year 2025-2026 for a Bachelor’s programme, but decides to start the programme in 2026-2027.
- The student started a preparatory year with the Twente Pathway College in academic year 2025-2026, but decides to start the Bachelor’s programme in 2027-2028 or later.
Institutional tuition fee rates bachelor programmes
Do you meet the conditions for the transition rates, then the institutional rates are as follows for the coming years:
2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher institutional rate - enrolment bachelor's | € 13.000 | € 13.250 | € 13.500 | € 13.750 |
Lower institutional rate - enrolment bachelor's | € 9.750 | € 10.000 | € 10.250 | € 10.500 |
Transitional arrangement for the master programmes
With effect from the academic year of 2026-2027, new institutional rates will be set for the Master’s programmes. The University of Twente wants to compensate students who have started a Master’s or Premaster’s programme in the academic year 2025-2026. A transitional arrangement has been set up for this purpose. The transitional arrangement implies that the students who have already started their programme in the study year 2025-2026 will pay the old rate with a regular annual increase of €250.
Students are entitled to the transition rate if they started their Master’s or their Premaster's programme in academic year 2025-2026. For students who started before 2025-2026 the ‘Transitional arrangement for the increase of the institutional rate 2025-2026’ remains in effect.
The transitional arrangement applies for the nominal study duration, up to and including academic year 2028-2029. After the nominal study duration, in case of any delay, the renewed rate applies.
A student is not entitled to the transition rate if:
- The student has started in academic year 2025-2026 with a Master’s programme and switches Master's programmes during or after study year 2026-2027. For the newly chosen programme, the renewed rate will apply.
- The student has started in academic year 2025-2026 with a Master’s programme, (temporarily) is de-enrolled for this programme and returns during or after study year 2026-2027. For the (newly) chosen programme, the renewed rate will apply.
- The student has been admitted for academic year 2025-2026 for a Master’s programme, but decides to start the programme in 2026-2027.
- The student has started a Premaster’s programme in academic year 2025-2026, but decides to start a Master’s programme in academic year 2027-2028 or later.
Institutional tuition fee rates master programmes
Do you meet the conditions for the transition rates, then the institutional rates are as follows for the coming years:
2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher institutional rate - enrolment master's | € 18.900 | € 19.150 | € 19.400 | € 19.650** |
Lower institutional rate - enrolment master's | € 15.800 | € 16.050 | € 16.300*** | n.a.***** |