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Netherlands: real study routes, costs and what to check
A clear overview for students and parents — which routes exist, what they cost, where you apply, and how to plan a backup.
Admissions portal
Studielink
Budget
€16.000–26.000/year total (HBO); €25.000–35.000+ (WO/research). HBO tuition €9.000–11.000 non-EU.
Visa complexity
more complex, needs extra time
Why this route can work
- Strong English-taught offer and clear Studielink process.
- Good fit for applied sciences and business/STEM profiles.
- Ukrainian аттестат accepted for direct HBO entry (Nuffic); no foundation year needed.
What to check first
- Housing and IND financial proof need early planning.
- English-taught bachelor capacity is under political pressure.
- Architecture bachelor programs almost entirely Dutch-language; English design options (KABK, DAE) require portfolio.
Routes to Netherlands by citizenship
Universities with a checked route
Aeres HogeschoolAlmereAmsterdam University of the ArtsAmsterdamArtEZ University of the ArtsArnhemAvans HogeschoolBredaBreda University of Applied SciencesBredaCodarts University of the ArtsRotterdamDe Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS)The HagueDesign Academy EindhovenEindhovenErasmus Universiteit RotterdamRotterdamFontys University of Applied SciencesEindhoven / Tilburg / VenloGerrit Rietveld AcademieAmsterdamHAN University of Applied SciencesArnhemHanzeGroningenHAS green academy's-HertogenboschHogeschool InhollandHaarlemHogeschool LeidenLeidenHogeschool RotterdamRotterdamHogeschool UtrechtUtrechtHogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA)AmsterdamHogeschool voor de Kunsten UtrechtUtrechtHotelschool The HagueThe HagueHZ University of Applied SciencesVlissingenNHL Stenden HogeschoolLeeuwarden / Emmen / MeppelNyenrode Business UniversiteitBreukelenProtestantse Theologische UniversiteitUtrechtRadboud UniversiteitNijmegenRijksuniversiteit GroningenGroningenRoyal Academy of Art, The HagueThe HagueRoyal Conservatoire The HagueThe HagueSaxionEnschede / Deventer / ApeldoornTechnische Universiteit DelftDelftTechnische Universiteit EindhovenEindhovenThomas More HogeschoolRotterdamTilburg UniversityTilburgTransnationale Universiteit LimburgMaastrichtUniversiteit LeidenLeidenUniversiteit MaastrichtMaastrichtUniversiteit TwenteEnschedeUniversiteit UtrechtUtrechtUniversity of Amsterdam (UvA)AmsterdamVan Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesVelpVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamWageningen University & ResearchWageningenWindesheimZwolleWittenborg University of Applied SciencesApeldoorn / AmsterdamZuyd HogeschoolHeerlen