Tuition fees in the Netherlands for Indian students
What a degree costs to study in the Netherlands, before the cost of living there. The ranges below are the published national picture; what you will actually pay depends far more on your subject than on your university.
At a glance
| Postgraduate tuition | €12,000–€30,000/yr (non-EU master's; EU statutory fee is €2,694 in 2026–27) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate tuition | €9,000–€20,000/yr (non-EU bachelor's) |
| Verified fees in our catalogue | 13 universities in the Netherlands with a fee checked against the institution's own page |
What the range does and does not include
A tuition range is the course fee. It does not include living costs, the visa fee, health cover, or the money you must evidence for the visa — and those together are frequently larger than the tuition itself.
- Subject changes it more than the university does. Business, medicine and some engineering sit well above the range's midpoint.
- The fee is usually per year, so a two-year programme is twice it.
- Fees can rise between years on a multi-year course; ask whether yours is fixed at entry.
Living costs are a separate page: /cost-of-living/netherlands. The two together, plus the visa requirement, are what you actually need to fund.
Getting a real figure rather than a range
- Find your specific programme on the university's own fees page — not a comparison site.
- Check whether the figure is per year or for the whole course.
- Check what it includes: some fees cover bench or lab charges and some bill them separately.
- Use that figure for the loan, since the lender will size against it.
Our university pages print a fee only where it has been checked against the institution's own page, and say when. A figure with no date on it is a figure nobody should budget from.
Tuition fees — FAQs
2 questions
Postgraduate tuition typically runs €12,000–€30,000/yr (non-EU master's; EU statutory fee is €2,694 in 2026–27). Living costs are separate and are on our cost-of-living page.
Usually per year, and often in instalments. Confirm the schedule with the university, because it sets your loan disbursement dates.
Want a figure for your own course?
A counsellor puts tuition, living costs, the visa requirement and the loan into one number — free.
Tell us about you
Start with your details — a counsellor will guide you the rest of the way.
A counsellor calls you back during office hours — 9am to 8pm IST, Mon to Sat. We are open now.
This sends an enquiry to Vibedu Study Abroad for free counselling. It is not an application to a university, a lender or a government.
Prefer to talk? A counsellor puts tuition, living costs, the visa requirement and the loan into one number — free.
Sources
Not re-checked recently — treat the figures as indicative and confirm before you rely on them.
- ind.nl/en/residence-permits/study/student-residence-permit-for-university-or-higher-professional-education
- ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-orientation-year
- studyinnl.org/finances/tuition-fees
- studyinnl.org/finances/daily-student-expenses-and-cost-of-living-in-the-netherlands
- studyinnl.org/plan-your-stay/admission-requirements
- studyinnl.org/plan-your-stay/how-to-apply
- nllabourauthority.nl/publications/publications/2019/09/13/flyer-working-while-studying-in-the-netherlands