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Tilburg University (the Netherlands)

Tilburg · Netherlands · Research university

Tilburg University

Campus university in Tilburg for economics, business, law and social sciences; 14 English-taught bachelor's, including a liberal arts college.

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In English
14 programmes
City
Tilburg
Apply via
Studielink, then OSIRIS Aanmeld
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027

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 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

    Complete application deadline for EEA nationals, 23:59 CET
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 31 October 2026

    Bachelor's Open day on campus
    DetailsSource

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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: €2,771 (2027/28 statutory fee).

Business · 5

Economics · 2

  • Open entry

Economics

BSc · 3 yrs

Maths AA SL or HL, or Maths AI HL.

Humanities · 2

  • Open entry

Theology

BA · 3 yrs

Matching: a short essay, discussed at a matching interview.

Social sciences · 2

Psychology

BSc · 3 yrs

Numerus fixus, 250 English-track places: apply in Studielink by 15 January 2027 and complete your file by 31 January.

Other fields · 3

What it asks of IB students

Full IB Diploma, 24+ points, three HL subjects; your school grades are assessed, not predictions. An English-taught IB exempts you from a test. Maths AA HL for Econometrics; AA SL/HL or AI HL for economics and business.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Binding study advice: 42 of 60 first-year credits (EC) to continue; Psychology, Econometrics and Liberal Arts and Sciences are piloting a non-binding advice from 2026-27.

All 3 notes
  • Binding study advice: 42 of 60 first-year credits (EC) to continue; Psychology, Econometrics and Liberal Arts and Sciences are piloting a non-binding advice from 2026-27.
  • Applicants with a non-Dutch diploma, IB included, pay a one-time €100 application fee; some programmes, such as Economics and IBA, then make a matching step mandatory.
  • Data Science (joint with TU/e) is applied for only via TU/e, and Leisure Studies via Breda University of Applied Sciences, though both appear in Tilburg's list.

Sources
  1. Tilburg University — Bachelor's programs, filtered to English (19 results) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Tilburg University — Application and admission, Bachelor's programs (deadlines, application fee) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Tilburg University — Mathematics requirements (IB diploma and maths per programme) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Tilburg University — English proficiency requirements (IB exemption) — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Tilburg University — Economics: application and admission (predicted grades not used, matching) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Tilburg University — Psychology: application and admission 2027-2028 (numerus fixus) — checked 2026-09-25
  7. Tilburg University — University College Tilburg: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  8. Tilburg University — Data Science: application via TU/e only — checked 2026-09-25
  9. Tilburg University — Leisure Studies (BUas/Tilburg University) — checked 2026-09-25
  10. Tilburg University — Binding Study Advice (BSA) and 2026-2027 pilot — checked 2026-09-25
  11. Tilburg University — Bachelor's Open day — checked 2026-09-25
  12. Study in NL — Economics, Tilburg University (deadlines 1 May '27 EU/EEA, 1 Apr '27 non-EU) — checked 2026-09-25
  13. Study in NL — University College Tilburg: Liberal Arts and Sciences (15 Jun '27 EU/EEA, 1 May '27 non-EU) — checked 2026-09-25
  14. VU Amsterdam — Statutory tuition fee 2027-2028 (€2.771), national figure; Tilburg's own rates page still shows 2026-2027 — checked 2026-09-25
  15. Tilburg University — Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  16. Tilburg University — Digital Culture and Society: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  17. Tilburg University — Econometrics and Operations Research: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  18. Tilburg University — Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  19. Tilburg University — Global Law: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  20. Tilburg University — Global Management of Social Issues: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  21. Tilburg University — Human Resource Studies: People Management: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  22. Tilburg University — International Business Administration: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  23. Tilburg University — International Sociology: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  24. Tilburg University — Theology: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  25. Tilburg University — Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  26. Tilburg University — Digital Culture and Society (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  27. Tilburg University — Double Bachelor: International Business Administration and Economics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  28. Tilburg University — Economics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  29. Tilburg University — Econometrics and Operations Research (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  30. Tilburg University — Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  31. Tilburg University — Global Law (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  32. Tilburg University — Global Management of Social Issues (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  33. Tilburg University — Human Resource Studies: People Management (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  34. Tilburg University — International Business Administration (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  35. Tilburg University — International Sociology (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  36. Tilburg University — Psychology (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  37. Tilburg University — Theology (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  38. Tilburg University — University College Tilburg: Liberal Arts and Sciences (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30