Tuition fee amounts
The amount of tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors. These are your nationality, your study programme and whether you have already obtained a Dutch higher education diploma.
Tuition fees can vary from programme to programme and within tuition fee categories. There is also a special fee structure for Pre-master or conversion programmes as detailed below.
Statutory tuition fee
Statutory tuition fee applies if you will follow a government-subsidised study programme in the Netherlands for the first time, and you are are a national of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom.
Statutory tuition fee applies whether you study full time or part time. The statutory tuition fee is:
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 |
| 2,060 euro | 2,083 euro |
Students following the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme at Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) pay an additional institutional tuition fee of:
2018/2019: 2,285 euro
2019/2020: 2,335 euro
Statutory tuition fees halved for first-year bachelor's students as of the academic year 2018-2019.
Please visit the Government website for more detailed information.
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.
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2018/2019 |
2019/2020 | |
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MSc International Relations & Diplomacy |
16,750 euro |
Non-government subsidised study programmes 2019/2020 |
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MSc Cyber Security |
12,000 euro |
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LLM Adv. European & International Business Law |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. European & International Business Law (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Tax Law |
19,000 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Tax Law (part time) |
9,550 euro |
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LLM Adv. Public International Law |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. Public International Law (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. Air & Space Law |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. Air & Space Law (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. Air & Space Law, blended learning (per year) |
8,900 euro |
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LLM Adv. Law & Digital Technologies |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. Law & Digital Technologies (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. European Tax Law |
19,000 euro |
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LLM Adv. European Tax Law (part time) |
9,550 euro |
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LLM Adv European & International Human Rights Law |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. European & International Human Rights Law (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Civil & Commercial Law |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Civil & Commercial Law (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Children’s Rights |
16,800 euro |
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LLM Adv. International Children’s Rights (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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LLM Adv. Law & Finance |
16,800 euro | |
| LLM Adv. Law & Finance (part time) | 8,400 euro | |
| LLM Intern. Dispute Settlement and Arbitration | 16,800 euro | |
| LLM Intern. Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (part time) | 8,400 euro | |
| LLM Global and European Labour Laws | 16,800 euro | |
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LLM Global and European Labour Laws (part time) |
8,400 euro |
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 in the DUO nationality chart.
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 and part-time study.
Please note! If you will study in Leiden via a cooperation agreement the tariffs stated in the agreement apply.
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Faculty |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
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Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs |
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Faculty of Humanities |
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Faculty of Archaeology |
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Faculty of Law |
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences |
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Faculteit of Science |
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| Faculty of Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center - Bachelor Medicine - Bachelor Biomedical Sciences - Master Medicine - Master Biomedical Sciences - Master Vitality and Ageing |
17,200 euro 14,500 euro 25,100 euro 17,800 euro 17,800 euro |
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ICLON Master Academic Teacher Training |
2,060 euro |
Other tariffs apply for non-government subsidised programmes.
Students following the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme at Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) pay an additional institutional tuition fee of: 2018-2019: 2,285 euro
If you will follow a second Bachelor’s or Master’s programme in the Netherlands, you will generally have to pay an institutional tuition fee that is higher than the statutory tuition fee.
Explanation – institutional tuition fee for second degree programmes
For their first Dutch degree programme, certain students are entitled to pay statutory tuition fee. For these students the university also receives a government subsidy (rijksbijdrage), to cover the cost of their education. For a second degree programme the university does not receive any subsidy. Therefore for your second degree programme you must pay institutional tuition fee: equivalent to the statutory tuition fee plus the government subsidy. As the amount of government subsidy varies per study programme, the institutional tuition fee is not the same for all programmes. A detailed explanation of institutional tuition fees for second degree programmes can be read here (in Dutch).
If you obtained a Dutch Bachelor’s, doctoraal, ingenieurs or HBO (Bachelor’s in professional education) diploma after 1991, and you are a national of an EEA country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), Suriname or Switzerland, the following institutional tuition fees apply.
Second Dutch Bachelor’s programme
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Faculty |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
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Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs |
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Second Dutch Bachelor’s programme 2019/2020 |
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Faculty of Humanities |
9,500 euro |
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Faculty of Archaeology |
9,500 euro |
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Faculty of Law |
9,500 euro |
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences |
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Faculty of Science |
13,000 euro |
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Faculty of Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center |
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Please note! Other tariffs apply for students who are not nationals of an EEA country, Suriname or Switzerland. Please refer to the information in the section ‘Students who are not nationals of an EEA country, Suriname or Switzerland’.
Are you unsure whether you have to pay statutory or institutional tuition fee? Consult our:
- tuition fee flowchart for second Bachelor’s programmes (2018/2019)
- tuition fee flowchart for second Bachelor’s programmes (2019/2020)
Students following the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme at Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) pay an additional institutional tuition fee of: 2018-2019: 2,285 euro
Second Dutch Master’s programme
Did you commence a Bachelor’s programme at Leiden University before 2010, and will you continue directly onto a second Master’s programme in the year you complete your Bachelor’s programme, or in the following year? If so you are entitled to pay statutory tuition fee in accordance with a transitional ruling (also see ‘Exceptions’).
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Faculty |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
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Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs |
15,100 euro |
Second Dutch Master’s programme 2019/2020 |
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Faculty of Humanities |
15,100 euro |
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Faculty of Archaeology |
15,100 euro |
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Faculty of Law |
15,100 euro |
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences |
15,100 euro |
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Faculty of Science |
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| Faculty of Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center - Master Medicine - Master Biomedical Sciences - Master Vitality and Ageing |
22,600 euro 16,000 euro 16,000 euro |
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ICLON Master Academic Teacher Training |
2,060 euro |
Please note! Other tariffs apply for students who are not nationals of the EEA, Suriname or Switzerland. Please refer to the information in the section ‘Students who are not nationals of an EEA country, Suriname or Switzerland’.
Are you unsure whether you have to pay statutory tuition fee or an institutional fee? Consult our:
- tuition fee flowchart for second Master’s programmes (2018/2019)
- tuition fee flowchart for second Master’s programmes (2019/2020)
Exceptions
In some cases nationals of EEA countries, Suriname or Switzerland may be permitted to pay tuition fees set at the same amount as statutory tuition fee for their second degree programme.
- If your second degree programme is in the field of healthcare or teacher training you are entitled to pay institutional tuition fees set at the same amount as statutory tuition fee.
- If you begin your second Bachelor’s or Master’s programme whilst you are still following your first Bachelor's or Master’s programme you may pay institutional tuition fees set at the same amount as statutory tuition fee for your second degree programme – on condition that you remain continuously registered as a student.
- If you begin a second Bachelor’s or Master's programme at Leiden University in the academic year directly following the year in which you obtained your first Bachelor’s or Master's degree at Leiden University you may pay institutional tuition fee set at the same amount as statutory tuition fee.
Less than 45 EC
If you will follow a pre-master or conversion programme, after completing a Bachelor’s programme, you must pay per study credit (EC) if the programme is less than 45 ECs.
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 |
| 34 euro per EC | 36 euro per EC |
45 EC or more
For programmes of more than 45 ECs you must pay statutory tuition fee. If the pre-master or conversion programme is more than 60 ECs – and therefore longer than one year - or if you will follow courses that are not part of your conversion programme, you must pay the institutional tuition fee for the programme in question (see second study programme). These fees apply to students of all nationalities.