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Business Analytics

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

Business Analytics

Analytics, AI, machine learning, programming and data-centred management used to solve real business problems, in a programme built around data.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027Housing by 1 Apr
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

  1. 1 December 2026*

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    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. 1 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 May 2027

    Final deadline, non-selective programmes
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 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 it is

Mathematics, programming, AI and machine learning, and the use of big data in business sit at the centre. Year one covers calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, learning programming from scratch, and opens with a course on real-life data cases. Year two adds machine learning, operations research, econometrics, and options such as HR analytics and an entrepreneurship hackathon. In year three you can do an internship, study abroad, a minor or electives, then take text retrieval and mining, marketing analytics and a thesis based on a data challenge. Ethics runs through the courses, including AI, privacy and cybersecurity, and graduates have direct access to the university's master's in Data Science and Business Analytics.

What you need

  • Maths AA HLminimum 4
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Amsterdam

Full IB Diploma needed (IB courses alone are not accepted); English as an IB exam subject covers the English requirement. Strictest maths: AA HL at grade 4 (Actuarial Science, Business Analytics, Econometrics).

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uva.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    No cap: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May (earlier if you want UvA housing) and complete UvA Matching.
Sources (2)
  1. Business Analytics at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements

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