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Leiden University

Research university in Leiden with a second campus in The Hague; 17 English-taught bachelor's, from Security Studies to Data Science and AI.

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In English
17 programmes
City
Leiden and The Hague
Apply via
Studielink, then Leiden's portal uSis
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 January 2027, 23:59 CET

    Numerus fixus programmes (IRO, Psychology): apply by 23:59 CET
    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 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

  3. 1 May 2027

    Programmes without numerus fixus (with matching): apply by
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (3 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. 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

  3. 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

Humanities · 6

Interdisciplinary · 2

Languages · 3

  • Open entry

Dutch Studies

BA · 3 yrs · Leiden

Taught in English and Dutch, for international students; open from absolute beginner in Dutch to advanced.

Social sciences · 4

Other fields · 2

  • Open entry

Science for Sustainable Societies

BSc · 3 yrs · Leiden

Maths AA SL/HL or AI HL, plus one HL and one SL from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Geography or ESS.

Environment

What it asks of IB students

Full IB Diploma required (not certificates); send grade 11, November grade 12 and predicted grades. English-taught IB or English A HL waives the English test. Science programmes set HL subjects.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Every programme without a numerus fixus has compulsory matching; for Security Studies it opens in February 2027 and must be finished before 1 August 2027.

All 3 notes
  • Every programme without a numerus fixus has compulsory matching; for Security Studies it opens in February 2027 and must be finished before 1 August 2027.
  • Leiden University College guarantees first-years a furnished studio on its The Hague campus; Leiden's other rooms are first come, first served and not guaranteed.
  • Binding study advice: you must earn at least 45 of the 60 first-year credits to continue into year 2 (as Security Studies states it).

Sources
  1. Leiden: study programmes, filtered to English-taught bachelor's (23 results over 2 pages) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Leiden: bachelor's admission requirements (numerus fixus list and procedure) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Leiden: bachelor's application deadlines (no year printed) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Leiden: bachelor's tuition fee, academic year 2027-2028 — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Leiden: General admission diploma requirements 2027/2028 (PDF, IB section) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Leiden: Specific diploma requirements for science and medical programmes 2027-2028 (PDF, IB section) — checked 2026-09-25
  7. LUC: additional selection requirements 2026-2027 (PDF, IB row) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. LUC: application deadlines (September 2027 intake) — checked 2026-09-25
  9. LUC: fees and finances 2027-2028, and campus housing — checked 2026-09-25
  10. IRO: application deadline and 2027-2028 overview of deadlines — checked 2026-09-25
  11. IRO: entry requirements (mathematics) — checked 2026-09-25
  12. Studiekeuze123: Psychologie, Universiteit Leiden (numerus fixus, deadline 15 januari 2027, 600 places) — checked 2026-09-25
  13. Security Studies: compulsory matching (academic year 2027-28) — checked 2026-09-25
  14. Security Studies: programme structure (binding study advice) — checked 2026-09-25
  15. Psychology: selection and placement (2027-2028 criteria, 600 places) — checked 2026-09-30
  16. LUC: application and selection process (2027 intake) — checked 2026-09-30
  17. Archaeology: matching (compulsory, non-binding advice) — checked 2026-09-30