Tuition fee

Source: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/admission-and-application/masters/tuition-fee

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors. These are your nationality, your study programme and whether you have already obtained a Dutch higher education diploma.

There are five categories of tuition fee:

1. Dutch, EU/EEA, Swiss and Surinamese nationals

The tuition fee applies whether you study full time or part time.

The tuition fee for the academic year 2026-2027 is: €2,694\ The tuition fee for the academic year 2025-2026 is: €2,601

This tuition fee applies if you are going to follow a government-subsidised study programme, which is not a second degree programme, and you are a national of one of the following countries:

1. Non-government subsidised study programmes

Some programmes are not subsidised by the Dutch government. For programmes of this type an institutional tuition fee applies. The amount varies from programme to programme.

1. Other nationalities

If you are not a national of an EEA country, Suriname or Switzerland you must generally pay an institutional tuition fee. However if, on the basis of your Dutch residence permit, you are eligible for student finance from the Dutch education agency (DUO) you are entitled to pay statutory tuition fee. Information on qualifying residence permits can be found at the DUO website.

If you do not qualify for Dutch student finance and you are not a national of an EEA country, Suriname or Switzerland, you can find the amount of tuition fee you are required to pay for your study programme here below. These tariffs apply for both full-time and part-time study.

Please note! If you are going to study at Leiden University via a cooperation agreement, the tariffs stated in the agreement apply.

1. Second Dutch master’s programme

If you are going to take a second Dutch master’s programme, you will generally have to pay an institutional tuition fee that is higher than the statutory tuition fee. The following tuition fees apply:

Exceptions

In some cases, nationals of EEA countries, Suriname or Switzerland may be permitted to pay tuition fees set at the same amount as the statutory tuition fee for their second degree programme.

• Legal transitional arrangement for second bachelor's or master's degree: student pays the statutory tuition fee when:
• Student has already obtained a bachelor's or master's degree but is starting a programme in the field of education or healthcare for the first time.
• The student has already started a second bachelor's or master's programme before the first programme was completed and remains registered for it uninterruptedly.
• Institutional transitional arrangement for a second bachelor's or master's degree: student pays the institutional tuition fee equal to the statutory rate) when:
• Student has already obtained a bachelor's or master's degree, but is starting a teacher training programme.

• After completing a bachelor's or master's degree at Leiden University, a student will subsequently start a second programme (in academic years).

• Pre-master or conversion programmes

\ If the pre-master's or conversion programme has 60 study credits or more, you pay the statutory tuition fee of that college year.

Are you unsure which tuition fee applies to you? Consult our Tuition Fee Calculator and find out what the tuition fee is for the programme in which you're interested.