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Utrecht University

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Utrecht University

Research university in Utrecht with 10 English-taught bachelor's, from History and Media to PPE and life sciences; two select their students.

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In English
10 programmes
City
Utrecht
Apply via
Studielink, then OSIRIS Online Application
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

    Application deadline, programmes without numerus fixus (EU/EEA)
    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

  • Open entry

Global Sustainability Science

BSc · 3 yrs

Maths AA SL or HL, or Maths AI HL, plus two of: Biology HL, Chemistry HL, Physics SL, Economics SL, Geography SL.

Environment
  • Open entry

History

BA · 3 yrs

Humanities
  • Open entry

Linguistics

BA · 3 yrs

Bilingual programme: year 1 is taught in English; from year 2 two tracks are in English and one (Taal en samenleving) is…

Languages

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma counts as equivalent to VWO. IB English A or B, SL or HL, meets every UU English level. Strictest subjects: Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences needs Maths AA HL, Biology HL, Chemistry HL, Physics SL.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Matching (a non-binding study-choice check) is compulsory only if you live at a Dutch address on 1 May; applicants living abroad can ask to be exempted.

All 3 notes
  • Matching (a non-binding study-choice check) is compulsory only if you live at a Dutch address on 1 May; applicants living abroad can ask to be exempted.
  • Binding study advice: you must earn at least 45 of the 60 first-year credits (EC) to continue.
  • University College Utrecht and University College Roosevelt (Middelburg) are UU colleges with their own pages, fees and deadlines.

Sources
  1. UU — Bachelor's programmes (English site list) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. UU — Bacheloropleidingen (Dutch site list, language labels) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. UU — Diploma equivalency (IB equivalent to VWO) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. UU — English language requirements: EMI-ready — checked 2026-09-25
  5. UU — English language requirements: EMI-advanced — checked 2026-09-25
  6. UU — Application procedure (Studielink, OSIRIS Online Application) — checked 2026-09-25
  7. UU — Limited enrolment (Studielink 1 October 2026 to 15 January 2027) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. UU — Matching — checked 2026-09-25
  9. UU — College of Pharmaceutical Sciences: selection (2027 dates) — checked 2026-09-25
  10. UU — College of Pharmaceutical Sciences: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  11. UU — PPE: application and admission (deadline 14 January 2027) — checked 2026-09-25
  12. UU — PPE: selection — checked 2026-09-25
  13. UU — Economics and Business Economics: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  14. UU — Global Sustainability Science: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  15. UU — MBLS: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  16. UU — MBLS country diploma entry requirements (PDF, IB row) — checked 2026-09-25
  17. UU — History: application and admission — checked 2026-09-25
  18. UU — Linguistics: study programme (language of tracks) — checked 2026-09-25
  19. Students UU — Humanities binding study advice (45 EC) — checked 2026-09-25
  20. UU — English Language and Culture: application and admission ("1 April" non-EU, "1 May" EU; no year printed) — checked 2026-09-26
  21. Study in NL — English Language and Culture, Utrecht University (1 May 2027 EU/EEA, 1 Apr 2027 non-EU/EEA) — checked 2026-09-25
  22. UU — Linguistics: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  23. UU — Literary Studies: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  24. UU — Media and Culture: admission and entry requirements — checked 2026-09-30
  25. UU — College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  26. UU — Economics and Business Economics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  27. UU — English Language and Culture (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  28. UU — Global Sustainability Science (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  29. UU — History (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  30. UU — Linguistics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  31. UU — Literary Studies (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  32. UU — Media and Culture (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  33. UU — Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  34. UU — Philosophy, Politics and Economics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30