Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands · Checked 26 September 2026

Founded in 1575, Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands, a public research university with campuses in Leiden and The Hague. It is known for law, humanities, governance and international affairs, social sciences, science and medicine.

Undergraduate tuition (international)EUR 14,700 per year for most bachelor's programmes (institutional fee for non-EEA students, 2027/28); Faculty of Science EUR 19,200; Medicine EUR 31,400; Leiden University College EUR 18,050 + EUR 3,070

Master's tuition (international)EUR 22,900 per year for most master's programmes (non-EEA, 2027/28); Faculty of Science and several LUMC programmes EUR 23,300; Medicine and Pharmacy EUR 34,000; some advanced/non-subsidised programmes differ

IntakesSeptember (main); February for some master's programmes

English requirementSet per master's programme, typically IELTS Academic 6.5 (sections 5.0) or 7.0 (sections 5.5), TOEFL iBT 90 (sections 22) or 100 (sections 25); Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency and PTE Academic also accepted. IELTS General Training, TOEFL MyBest and ITP not accepted.

Official fees page · Official English requirements

Application deadlines

Bachelor's - numerus fixus programmes	15 January
Bachelor's - other programmes	1 April if you need a visa/residence permit (otherwise 1 May)
Master's - September start	1 April if you need a visa/residence permit (otherwise 15 May); some programmes have earlier deadlines
Master's - February start	15 October if you need a visa/residence permit (otherwise 15 November)

Programmes taught in English

Bachelor's degrees (9)

African Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
English Language and Culture	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
International Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Science for Sustainable Societies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Security Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
South and Southeast Asian Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Urban Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page

Master's degrees (48)

African Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Archaeology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Archaeology (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Arts and Culture	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Arts, Literature and Media (Research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Asian Studies (120 ec)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Asian Studies (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Asian Studies 60	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Astronomy	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Biology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Biomedical Sciences	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Chemistry	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Classics and Ancient Civilizations	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Computer Science	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Creative Intelligence & Technology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Crisis and Security Management	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Education and Child Studies (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Governance of Sustainability	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Health, Ageing and Society Fulltime	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
History	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
History (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
ICT in Business and the Public Sector	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Industrial Ecology (joint degree)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
International Relations	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Latin American Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Law & Society: Governance and Global Development	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Life Science and Technology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Linguistics	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Linguistics (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Literary Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Mathematics	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Middle Eastern Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Middle Eastern Studies (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
North American Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Philosophy (120 ec)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Philosophy (60 ec)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Physics	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Political Science	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Population Health Management	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Psychology	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Psychology (research)	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Public Administration	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Religious Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Russian and Eurasian Studies	Fee for non-EU students: see official page
Statistics and Data Science	Fee for non-EU students: see official page

Fees, deadlines and requirements change every year and differ by course. Always check the course page on the university's official website before you apply.

Leiden University

Application deadlines

Programmes taught in English

Bachelor's degrees (9)

Master's degrees (48)

Scholarships

Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)

Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS)

Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship

NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship)

Radboud Scholarship Programme

TU/e Scholarship for Excellence: Shaping the Future of Microchip Innovation

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