Overview tuition fees

this page gives an overview of the tuition fees for your specific situation and per academic year.

What study phase applies to you?

  • Bachelor's

    Tuition fees for EU/EAA students

    If you are a national of an EU/EEA country, it is likely you need to pay the so-called ‘statutory tuition fee’. This fee is determined and subsidised by the Dutch government and will be adjusted each academic year. The statutory tuition fee applies to most, but not all students from EU/EEA countries and/or bachelor's (also see ‘Institutional tuition fee’). Visit the website of Student Services for detailed payment conditions.

    Overview of statutory tuition fees for bachelor's programmes


    2023-2024 (Sep-Aug)

    2024-2025 (Sep-Aug)

    All bachelor's, except for University College Twente

    € 2,314 per year

    € 2,530 per year

    University College Twente (ATLAS)

    € 4,628 per year

    € 5,060 per year

    Tuition fees for non-EU/EAA students

    If you are a national of a non-EU/EEA country, you will need to pay the so-called 'institutional fee'. This fee is higher than the statutory fee because Dutch universities do not receive government funding for non-EU/EEA students. Visit the website of Student Services for detailed payment conditions.

    Overview of institutional tuition fees for bachelor's programmes


    2023-2024 (Sep-Aug)

    2024-2025 (Sep-Aug)

    Alpha-Gamma* bachelor's

    € 9,500 per year

    € 9,625 per year

    Bèta* bachelor's

    € 12,750 per year

    € 12,875 per year

    University College Twente (ATLAS)

    € 15,064 per year

    € 15,405 per year 

    * The institutional fee you will need to pay depends on the type of programme you will follow. Check below to see whether you will follow an Alpha-Gamma or Bèta programme.

    • Overview of Alpha-Gamma and Bèta programmes

      Alpha-Gamma programmes

      • Communication Science
      • Health Sciences
      • International Business Administration
      • Management Society & Technology  
      • Psychology

      Bèta programmes

      • Advanced Technology
      • Applied Mathematics
      • Applied Physics
      • Biomedical Technology 
      • Business Information Technology
      • Chemical Science & Engineering
      • Civil Engineering
      • Creative Technology
      • Electrical Engineering
      • Industrial Design Engineering
      • Industrial Engineering & Management
      • Mechanical Engineering 
      • Technical Computer Science
      • Technical Medicine

    RATES 2025-2026

    The rates for 2025-2026 will increase by the annual regular increase of €125.

    • Explanation regarding the level of the institutional tuition fees

      Students who wish to gain a second degree at the same level as their first one no longer qualify for statutory tuition fees. The Dutch government will fund one Bachelor’s degree and one Master’s degree per student.

      Due to the fact that no government funding is available for a second degree at the same level, the institutional tuition fees are set to cover the real costs. For non-technical studies, the fee is lower than for technical studies. This is because studies in the domains of science technology and engineering make more use of expensive research facilities (e.g. labs).

      The Executive Board of the University presents the institutional tuition fee rates to the University Council for advice on an annual basis. The institutional tuition fees are adjusted annually based on inflation rates.

    EXCEPTIONS TO THE BACHELOR'S FEES

    For a number of situations there are exceptions to the tuition fees as described above:

    • Halving of tuition fee for first year (bachelor's) students

      In the first half of 2018, the Dutch government proposed a bill to introduce a halving tuition fees. The proposal has led to reduced rates per the academic year 2018/2019 for freshmen bachelor's students. Check here to see if the halving of the tuition fees applies to you, which conditions you should meet and what the tuition fee will be.

    • Transitional arrangement for increased institutional rates per 2019-2020

      Per the academic year of 2019-2020, the institutional rates will increase once more, in addition to the annual regular increase. University of Twente wants to meet students who have started a Bachelor's or master's programme before the study year of 2019-2020. A transitional arrangement has been set up for this purpose. Conditions to be met in order to qualify for the transitional arrangement and the corresponding tuition rates for upcoming study years can be found here.

  • Master's

    Tuition fees for EU/EEA students

    If you are a national of an EU/EEA country, it is likely you need to pay the so-called ‘statutory tuition fee’. This fee is determined and subsidised by the Dutch government. The statutory tuition fee applies to most, but not all students from EU/EEA countries and/or master’s (also see ‘Institutional tuition fee’). Visit the website of Student Services for detailed payment conditions, such as the tuition fee rates for starting your studies in February or part-time.

    Overview of statutory tuition fees for master's


    2023-2024 (Sep-Aug)

    2024-2025 (Sep-Aug)

    All master's 

    € 2,314 per year

    € 2,530 per year

    Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students

    If you are a national of a non-EU/EEA country, you will need to pay the so-called 'institutional fee'. This fee is higher than the statutory fee because Dutch universities do not receive government funding for non-EU/EEA students. Visit the website of Student Services for detailed payment conditions, such as the tuition fee rates for starting your studies in February or part-time.

    Overview of institutional tuition fees for master's


    2023-2024 (Sep-Aug)

    2024-2025 (Sep-Aug)

    Alpha-Gamma* master’s

    € 14,000 per year

    € 14,250 per year

    Bèta* master’s

    € 16,750 per year

    € 17,000 per year

    * The institutional fee you will need to pay depends on the type of programme you will follow. Check below to see whether you will follow an Alpha-Gamma or Bèta programme.

    • Overview Alpha-Gamma and Bèta programmes

      Alpha-Gamma programmes

      • Business Administration
      • Communication Science
      • Environmental & Energy Management
      • Educational Science & Technology
      • European Studies
      • Health Sciences
      • Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
      • Psychology
      • Public Administration

      Bèta programmes

      • Applied Mathematics
      • Applied Physics
      • Biomedical Engineering
      • Business Information Technology
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil Engineering & Management
      • Computer Science
      • Construction Management & Engineering
      • Electrical Engineering
      • Embedded Systems 
      • Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
      • Industrial Design Engineering
      • Industrial Engineering & Management
      • Interaction Technology
      • Mechanical Engineering
      • Nanotechnology
      • Robotics
      • Science Education & Communication
      • Spatial Engineering
      • Sustainable Energy Technology
      • Systems and Control
      • Technical Medicine
      • Water Technology

    RATES 2025-2026

    The rates for 2025-2026 will increase with the annual regular increase of €250. 

    • Explanation regarding the level of the institutional tuition fees

      Students who wish to gain a second degree at the same level as their first one do not qualify for statutory tuition fees. The Dutch government will fund one bachelor’s degree and one master’s degree per student.

      Due to the fact that no government funding is available for a second degree at the same level, the institutional tuition fees are set to cover the real costs. For non-technical studies, the fee is lower than for technical studies. This is because studies in the domains of science technology and engineering make more use of expensive research facilities (e.g. labs).

      The Executive Board of the University presents the institutional tuition fee rates to the University Council for advice on an annual basis. The institutional tuition fees are adjusted annually based on inflation rates.

  • Pre-master's

    Tuition fees for Pre-master's students

    There is no fixed tuition fee for a pre-master's programme at UT, since the length and study load of a pre-master's may vary per student. Programmes can vary from 15 to 60 EC. To follow a pre-master's you have to pay an amount per EC. The total amount is based on the number of EC’s from your pre-master's.

    The amount per EC is set at € 38.57 for the academic year of 2023-2024.

    Two examples

    Your pre-master's is 30 EC: you will pay € 38.57 x 30 EC = € 1,157.10
    Your pre-master's is 45 EC: you will pay € 38.57 x 45 EC = € 1,735.65

    European Credit Transfer System

    Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.

    Academic year

    Amount per EC

    2022-2023

    € 36,82

    2023-2024

    € 38,57

    The total amount you have to pay depends on the number of ECs from your pre-master's programme.

    • Conditions
      • This regulation applies to both Dutch and international students with a pre-master's enrolment.
      • Instead of paying tuition fees, you will pay an amount in one go and in advance for your entire pre-master's programme.
      • There are two payment methods:
      • Authorisation in one instalment (not possible when you start per 1 February)
      • Transfer the money yourself
      • You have no right to a refund (repayment of a part of the amount paid) in the event that you de-enrol your pre-master's enrolment prematurely.
  • Extraneus

    When registering as Extraneus, you have the right to take exams. You are not entitled to follow lectures, receive guidance and use the student facilities. You are also not entitled to study funding or a refund on your paid exam fee. More information regarding Extraneus can be found on this page


    2022-2023

    2023-2024

    Extraneus

    € 1.345

    € 1.409

Proof of payment

If you are already studying at another Dutch university and have squared away your tuition fees, we have got some information for you about registering at UT.

If you have paid the statutory fee:

If you are a student at another Dutch university and have paid the institutional fee, you cannot be registered as a student with a certificate of payment of tuition fees (BBC). As a student, you have to pay tuition fees at the University of Twente.

Studying longer than planned

You are required to pay tuition fees for the duration of your enrolment. This means that if you take longer to graduate (i.e. it takes you 3 years instead of 2 years to complete your study programme), you will be required to pay an additional amount of tuition fee. The amount will be calculated based on the duration of your enrolment at UT.

Requirements paying statutory tuition fee

You pay the statutory tuition fee if you meet both the requirements below:

  1. Enrolment requirement and
  2. Nationality requirement
  • When do you meet the requirement of enrolment?
    • If you are a bachelor’s student, not having earlier obtained a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree at a Dutch institute of higher education;
    • If you are a master’s student, not having earlier obtained a master’s degree or doctoral diploma at a Dutch institute of higher education;
    • Or if you enrol for a second bachelor's programme in the field of Health1 and not have earlier obtained a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree or doctoral diploma at a Dutch institute of higher education in the field of Education or Health;
    • Or if you enrol for a second master's programme in the field of Health1 and not have earlier obtained a master’s degree or doctoral diploma at a Dutch institute of higher education in the field of Education or Health;
    • Or if you enrol for a next bachelor's or master's programme in the field of Education2. A programme in the field of Education always gives the right to the institutional fee at the level of the statutory fee, as long as the student also meets the Nationality requirement
  • When do you meet the nationality requirement?

    You meet the nationality requirement if you comply with one of the five requirements listed below:

    • You are a student with the nationality of an EEA country3;
    • You are a student with Surinamese or Swiss nationality;
    • You are recognised as a refugee by the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF);
    • You are a student from a non-EEA country, but who has the right to the Dutch student grant of the Student Finance Act (WSF 2000)
    • You have a long-term resident EC status (check the government website) and you have a residence permit in the Netherlands. 
You have to meet both requirements

Please note that you have to meet both the enrolment requirement and the nationality requirement for the statutory tuition fee. If you do not meet the two requirements above for the statutory tuition fee, you will have to pay the institutional tuition fee.

A second bachelor's or master's

The statutory tuition fee applies only for a first bachelor's or a first master's programme and only if you meet all the requirements for the statutory tuition fee. If you graduated in the Netherlands with a bachelor's or master's degree, or a doctoral after September 1991 you will pay the institutional tuition fee for your second bachelor's or master's programme.

There are two exceptions to the above-mentioned rule:

  • The law makes an exception for students who starts their second programme before they finish their first programme

    The law makes an exception for students who starts their second programme before they finish their first programme. If you will follow a second programme continuous and your second programme has started during a first programme you will pay the statutory tuition fee if you also meet all the requirements.

    • Example 1

      You are enrolled at the University of Twente for 1 September 2018 for two programs and in January 2019 you graduate for the first programme. For the second programme you do not have to pay tuition fee up to January 2019. From February up to August 2019 you pay the statutory tuition fee for your second programme if you also meet all the requirements for the statutory tuition fee. For the academic year 2019-2020 you will pay the statutory tuition fee for your second programme if you also meet all the requirements for the statutory tuition fee.

    • Example 2

      In the academic year 2016-2017 you graduate from a bachelor's programme. In the academic year 2018-2019 you enrol for a second bachelor's programme at the University of Twente. You have to pay the institutional tuition fee. The same goes for a second master's programme.

      Exception
      You enrol for a second programme in the field of Education or Health:
      You did not have a degree/diploma in the field of Education or Health 
      --> Statutory tuition fee
      You already have a degree/diploma in the field of Education or Health 
      --> Institutional tuition fee  

    • Example 3

      In the academic year 2015-2016 you graduate for a bachelor's programme in the field of Technique and in the academic year 2018-2019 you enrol at the University of Twente for one of the next programmes: B Health SciencesB Technical Medicine. You have to pay the statutory tuition fee if you also meet all the requirements for the statutory tuition fee.

    • Example 4

      In the academic year 2015-2016 you graduate for a master's programme in the field of Education or Health and in the academic year 2018-2019 you enrol at the University of Twente for one of the next programs: M Social Sciences and Humanities Education, M Science Education and Communication ; M Technical MedicineM Health Sciences. You have to pay the institutional tuition fee. This is also for enrolment at any other master's degree.

  • UT makes an exception when you start a second master's education at UT

    UT makes an exception when you start a second master's education at UT. The conditions of this exception are mentioned below.

Second master's at institutional rate equal to statutory rate

University of Twente students who qualified for the statutory rate during their first master's programme will pay an institutional rate to the amount of the statutory rate for their second master's programme. The following conditions apply for taking a second master's programme at the University of Twente at an institutional rate amounting to the statutory rate:

a. The scheme only applies to second master's programmes.
b. The scheme only applies to students who have completed their first master's programme less than three years before.
c. The scheme applies to consecutive study in funded education, i.e. consecutively or with an interruption but not in parallel.
d. The scheme only applies to students who qualified for the statutory rate for their first master’s.
e. The scheme only applies to students who have followed and completed their first master’s at the University of Twente.  
f.  An exception to this rule is the master's programmes in the field of Education.

For the University of Twente the following Bachelor's programmes B Health Sciences and B Technical Medicine and the following Master's programmes  M Technical Medicine and M Health Sciences.

2 For the University of Twente the following Master's-programmes M Social Sciences and Humanities Education and M Science Education and Communication 

 3 EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden