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Amsterdam University College

Amsterdam · Netherlands · University college

Amsterdam University College

UvA and VU's joint liberal arts college at Amsterdam Science Park: one English BA/BSc, about 300 new students a year, all living on campus.

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In English
1 programme
City
Amsterdam
Apply via
Studielink, then SIS
Next deadline
1 Dec 2026

Deadlines

  1. 15 January 2027, 23:59 CET

    Numerus fixus applications close
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Two numerus fixus programmes at most; medicine, dentistry, dental hygiene and physiotherapy allow one application per programme, so not medicine at two universities. Missing this does not cost you the year, but it does cost you every selective programme in it.

    Source

  2. 1 February 2027

    Regular deadline, 23:59 CET
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 May 2027, 23:59*

    Last day to keep your right to a place (programmes without selection)
    Equal consideration
    Details

    Apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a non-selective programme you qualify for. The government says a first application after 1 May may be refused - the programme can still take you, but does not have to. Some institutions set earlier dates of their own, and theirs is the one that binds.

    Studielink closes at 23:59 on 1 May. The government’s rule is what makes it an equal-consideration date: apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a programme you qualify for ("Aanmelding tot en met 1 mei betekent ook recht op toelating"); a first application after 1 May "kan door de opleiding geweigerd worden" - the programme may still take you, but it does not have to. Some programmes close earlier for capacity or matching reasons, and the programme’s own date is the one that binds.

    Source
All dates for this school (7 more)

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 1 December 2026

    Early-bird deadline, 23:59 CET
    DetailsSource

  3. 10 February 2027

    Early-bird decisions, before this date
    DetailsSource

  4. 10 April 2027

    Regular-round decisions, before this date
    DetailsSource

  5. 15 April 2027*

    Ranking numbers issued
    Details

    Selection runs between 15 January and 15 April and every applicant receives a ranking number through Studielink. Indicative: Nuffic’s date, not the government’s.

    Source

  6. 1 May 2027

    Late deadline, only if AUC announces one in March 2027
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  7. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: €5,580 (2026/27 AUC fee).

Liberal Arts and Sciences

BA or BSc · 3 yrs

Maths by major: Sciences AA HL 5, AA SL 6 or AI HL 6 (lower with a science subject); Social Sciences AA…

Interdisciplinary

What it asks of IB students

IB Diploma accepted as VWO-equivalent. Predicted grades are not accepted: you are judged on your latest grades. English: IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 100; IB English SL at 5 may count as alternative proof.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

AUC guarantees on-campus housing at Science Park for all three years; you pay a one-time €675 campus fee plus rent to DUWO.

All 3 notes
  • AUC guarantees on-campus housing at Science Park for all three years; you pay a one-time €675 campus fee plus rent to DUWO.
  • You apply once per cycle to one major (Sciences, Social Sciences or Humanities), which sets your maths bar and cannot be changed during admission.
  • Early-bird applications are reviewed first with no cap on offers, so they stand a better chance than those sent by the regular deadline.

Sources
  1. AUC — How to apply (applications for September 2027 open 1 October 2026) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. AUC — Application deadlines to start in September 2027 — checked 2026-09-25
  3. AUC — Admission requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  4. AUC — Mathematics requirements per major — checked 2026-09-25
  5. AUC — English proficiency requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  6. AUC — Policy on admissions — checked 2026-09-25
  7. AUC — Fees & costs (2026-2027 tuition, campus fee, housing) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. AUC — Programme structure (BSc for Sciences, BA for Social Sciences and Humanities) — checked 2026-09-25
  9. AUC — Liberal Arts and Sciences — checked 2026-09-25