University of Groningen · Netherlands
Biology
Living systems from molecules to ecosystems, combined with maths, physics and chemistry.
- Where
- GroningenNetherlands
- Degree
- BSc
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 1 May 2027
- Admission
- Open to all who qualify
- EU/EEA fee
- €2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
- Degree
- BSc
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
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 -
1 May 2027
Application deadline for all other bachelor'sHard deadlineDetails
Source -
6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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.
What it is
The first year covers cell and molecular biology, biostatistics, genetics, ecology and evolution, microbiology, physiology and behavioural neuroscience, taught in intensive three-week courses with practicals, fieldwork and independent study. You then choose a major in Ecology and Evolution, Molecular Life Sciences, Behaviour and Neurosciences, or Biomedical Sciences, the last partly at the University Medical Center Groningen. A third-year minor semester can be spent abroad, and you complete a research project and a bachelor thesis. Graduates work as researchers, environmental advisors, ecologists, policy advisors, science communicators or teachers, or continue to a master in fields such as marine biology or neurosciences.
What you need
- Biology HL
- Physics (SL or HL)
- Chemistry (SL or HL)
- Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HL
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at University of Groningen
The IB Diploma counts as Dutch VWO; no minimum points. An IB taught in English waives the English test.
How places are decided
- Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May 2027; no matching needed if you apply by then.
Sources (2)
- Biology at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
- Entry requirements
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