Tuition fee rates (Pre-)Master's programmes

Tuition fee rates academic year 2023-2024

• Statutory tuition fees 2023-2024

  If you meet all the conditions as stated on the website of DUO, you will pay the statutory tuition fees for academic year 2023-2024.

  Take a look at the overview of statutory tuition fees for Master’s programmes 2023-2024.

• Institutional tuition fees 2023-2024

  If you are not a national of one of the EU/EEA countries, you will have to pay the institutional fees for a study programme at VU Amsterdam. This also applies to students who are following a second funded Master’s programme after their first funded Master’s programme. We also call this 'second degree tuition fees’. More information about these fees and the exceptions can be found here.

  The same fees apply to full-time, part-time and work-study programmes.

  Take a look at the overview of institutional tuition fees for Master’s programmes 2023-2024.

  Institutional fees vs. statutory fees

  Are you paying the institutional tuition fee rate and do you think you are entitled to the statutory tuition fee rate because you have already applied for a residence permit? Then take the following steps.

  1. Upload your residence permit to your personal dashboard on VU.nl and send a copy (front and back in PDF format) to studentdesk@vu.nl.
  2. Is your residence permit based on residence with a family member? In that case, please also upload the residence permit of the family member in question and send a copy (front and back in PDF format) to studentdesk@vu.nl.
  3. Apply for a direct debit authorisation in Studielink before the final deadline (31 January for study programmes starting on 1 February and 31 August for other regular study programmes). You will not be able to enrol without this.

  Please note:

  • If it is decided that you are entitled to the statutory tuition fee rate, this will be adjusted with effect from the first day of the month following the validity date of your residence permit. We will make this adjustment up to and including the end of the academic year (31 August). After the close of the academic year, the fees will no longer be processed retroactively. If we do not receive your document until after 31 August of the current academic year, it is possible that you will have to pay the institutional fees for the first month(s) of classes.
  • Without a valid residence permit, you will not become enrolled. It is possible that you still need to apply for a residence document based on study, please read our visa page carefully to see what applies to you.

• Pre-master's (assessment) fees 2023-2024

  There are specific rules for pre-master's students, because they do not pay the regular tuition fees, but a pre-master's fee.

  Take a look at the overview of pre-master's programme fees 2023-2024.

  Additional information

  • For a pre-master's programme that includes more than 30 EC, you pay additional fees of € 38,55 for each credit point above 30 EC.
  • If, in addition to your pre-master's, you follow a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme at the statutory tuition fee rate, you pay only the statutory tuition fees for both programmes. Students are exempted from paying the pre-master's fees if they pay the statutory tuition fees at VU Amsterdam or any other (funded) institution.
  • The costs for the part-time pre-master's programme Accounting & Control differ from the standard pre-master's rates. For more information, please see the programme page.
  • As a pre-master's student it is possible to apply for a proof of paid tuition fees (also known as Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld or BBC), even though you pay pre-master's fees instead of the regular tuition fees.
  • Note: As a pre-master's student you will not receive a refund of the pre-master's fees when you decide to quit the programme.

  Costs of the pre-master's assessment

  In some cases you have to take a pre-master's assessment to be able to start the pre-master's programme. There might be costs associated with this. Those will be published on our website later this year. These costs will not be refunded, even if you later decide not to take part in the assessment or if it turns out that you are not eligible for admission to the pre-master's. Be sure to check this yourself in advance.

• Transitional arrangements and exceptions

  Transitional arrangements

  All transitional arrangements can be found in the Regulation for Application and Enrolment 2023-2024.

  Exceptions

  For possible exceptions per tuition fee rate, please refer to the Regulation for Application and Enrolment 2023-2024.

Tuition fee rates academic year 2022-2023

• Statutory tuition fees 2022-2023

  If you meet all the conditions as stated on the website of DUO, you will pay the statutory tuition fees for academic year 2022-2023.

  Take a look at the overview of statutory tuition fees for Master’s programmes 2022-2023.

• Institutional tuition fees 2022-2023

  If you are not a national of one of the EU/EEA countries, you will have to pay the institutional fees for a study programme at VU Amsterdam. This also applies to students who are following a second funded Master’s programme after their first funded Master’s programme. We also call this 'second degree tuition fees’. More information about these fees and the exceptions can be found here.

  The same fees apply to full-time, part-time and work-study programmes.

  Take a look at the overview of institutional tuition fees for Master’s programmes 2022-2023.

  Institutional fees vs. statutory fees

  Are you paying the institutional tuition fee rate and do you think you are entitled to the statutory tuition fee rate because you have already applied for a residence permit? Then take the following steps.

  1. Upload your residence permit to your personal dashboard on VU.nl and send a copy (front and back in PDF format) to studentdesk@vu.nl.
  2. Is your residence permit based on residence with a family member? In that case, please also upload the residence permit of the family member in question and send a copy (front and back in PDF format) to studentdesk@vu.nl.
  3. Apply for a direct debit authorisation in Studielink before the final deadline (31 January for study programmes starting on 1 February and 31 August for other regular study programmes). You will not be able to enrol without this.

  Please note:

  • If it is decided that you are entitled to the statutory tuition fee rate, this will be adjusted with effect from the first day of the month following the validity date of your residence permit. We will make this adjustment up to and including the end of the academic year (31 August). After the close of the academic year, the fees will no longer be processed retroactively. If we do not receive your document until after 31 August of the current academic year, it is possible that you will have to pay the institutional fees for the first month(s) of classes.
  • Without a valid residence permit, you will not become enrolled. It is possible that you still need to apply for a residence document based on study, please read our visa page carefully to see what applies to you.

• Pre-master's (assessment) fees 2022-2023

  There are specific rules for pre-master's students, because they do not pay the regular tuition fees, but a pre-master's fee.

  Take a look at the overview of pre-master's programme fees 2022-2023.

  Additional information

  • For a pre-master's programme that includes more than 30 EC, you pay additional fees of € 36,80 for each credit point above 30 EC.
  • If, in addition to your pre-master's, you follow a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme at the statutory tuition fee rate, you pay only the statutory tuition fees for both programmes. Students are exempted from paying the pre-master's fees if they pay the statutory tuition fees at VU Amsterdam or any other (funded) institution.
  • The costs for the part-time pre-master's programme Accounting & Control differ from the standard pre-master's rates. For more information, please see the programme page.
  • As a pre-master's student it is possible to apply for a proof of paid tuition fees (also known as Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld or BBC), even though you pay pre-master's fees instead of the regular tuition fees.
  • Note: As a pre-master's student you will not receive a refund of the pre-master's fees when you decide to quit the programme.

  Costs of the pre-master's assessment

  In some cases you have to take a pre-master's assessment to be able to start the pre-master's programme. There might be costs associated with this. Those will be published on our website later this year. These costs will not be refunded, even if you later decide not to take part in the assessment or if it turns out that you are not eligible for admission to the pre-master's. Be sure to check this yourself in advance.

• Transitional arrangements and exceptions

  Transitional arrangements

  All transitional arrangements can be found in the Regulation for Application and Enrolment 2022-2023.

  Exceptions

  For possible exceptions per tuition fee rate, please refer to the Regulation for Application and Enrolment 2022-2023.

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