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Utrecht · Netherlands · University college

University College Utrecht

Utrecht University's residential liberal arts and sciences college: one English BA/BSc you shape from 200+ courses; everyone lives on campus.

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In English
1 programme
City
Utrecht
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.

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  2. 1 February 2027

    Regular round application deadline
    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.

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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.

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  2. 1 December 2026

    Early round application deadline (scholarship applicants must use it)
    DetailsSource
  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.

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  4. 1 May 2027

    Accept or reject your offer and pay the housing deposit
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  5. 1 July 2027

    Campus fee payment due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  6. 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.

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  7. 31 July 2027

    Certified hard copies of diploma and final results due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: €5,750 (2027/28).

What it asks of IB students

IB Diploma with 3 HL subjects and at least 32 points, excluding TOK and EE. English: grade 6+ in English A Lang & Lit HL, or a full IB taught in English; else a test (IELTS 7.0). No predicted grades.

Where it says so

Worth knowing

All UCU students live on campus, with housing guaranteed; a single room costs €8,231 for 2027/28, on top of tuition.

All 3 notes
  • All UCU students live on campus, with housing guaranteed; a single room costs €8,231 for 2027/28, on top of tuition.
  • UCU does not accept predicted grades: you apply with your official school reports to date, including first-term grades of your final year if available.
  • Applicants for the Rosemary Orr Scholarship Fund must apply by the early round deadline, 1 December 2026.

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