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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:

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

The tuition fee for the academic year 2024-2025 is: €2,530
The tuition fee for the academic year 2023-2024 is: €2,314

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: 

Austria

Latvia

Belgium

Liechtenstein

Bulgaria

Lithuania

Croatia

Luxembourg

Cyprus

Malta

Czech Republic

Norway

Denmark

Poland

Estonia

Portugal

Finland

Romania

France

Slovakia

Germany

Slovenia

Greece

Spain

Hungary

Suriname

Iceland

Sweden

Ireland

Switzerland

Italy

 

 

 

 

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.

Non-government subsidised study programmes

institutional  tuition fee  2023/2024

institutional  tuition fee  2024/2025 

MSc International Relations & Diplomacy

€18,250 €19,750

MSc Cyber Security 

€16,500 €12,000

European and International Business Law (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

European and International Business Law (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

Public International Law (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

Public International Law (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

Air & Space Law (Advanced LL.M.), blended learning (per year)

€10,200 €11,045

Law & Digital Technologies (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

Law & Digital Technologies (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)(part time)

€9,650 €10,450

International Civil and Commercial Law

€19,300 €20,900

International Civil and Commercial Law (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

International Children’s Rights (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

International Children’s Rights (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450

Law & Finance (Advanced LL.M.)

€19,300 €20,900

Law & Finance (Advanced LL.M.) (part time)

€9,650 €10,450
International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (Advanced LL.M.) €19,300 €20,900
International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (Advanced LL.M.) (part time) €9,650 €10,450

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.

Faculty
(+ programme)

2023-2024 2024-2025

Faculty of Archaeology

€19,300 €20,900

Faculty of Humanities

€19,300 €20,900

Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs

€19,300 €20,900

Faculty of Law

€19,300 €20,900

Faculty of Social Sciences

€19,300 €20,900

Faculty of Science

€19,600 €21,100

Faculty of Medicine/LUMC
- Biomedical Sciences
- Medicine
- Farmacie
- Health, Ageing and Society
- Population Health Management 

 

€19,600
€28,300
€28,300
€19,600
€19,600

 

€21,200
€31,100
€31,100
€21,200
€21,200

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:

Faculty
(+ programme)

2023-2024 2024-2025

Faculty of Archaeology

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Humanities

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Law

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Social Sciences

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Science

€15.400,- €16.300,-

Faculty of Medicine/LUMC
- Biomedical Sciences
- Medicine
- Farmacy
- Health, Ageing and Society
- Population Health Management

 

€15.400,-
€24.000,-

€24.000,-
€15.400,-
€15.400,-

 

€16.300,-
€25.900,-

€25.900,-
€16.300,-
€16.300,-

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 degree before the first programme was completed and remains registered for it intermittently.
  • 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).

Tuition fee if the pre-master's or conversion programme has less than 60 study credits (EC) 

2023-2024 2024-2025

 

 

€39,- per EC €42,- per EC


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.

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