IB Pathways
Business Analytics

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Netherlands

Business Analytics

Mathematics, data analysis, computer science and business combined to turn data into decisions, from stock levels to seat pricing; the programme has run at VU for more than 35 years.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
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

  1. 6 November 2026

    VU Bachelor's Day on campus (6 and 7 November)
    DetailsSource

  2. 1 May 2027

    Application deadline for EU/EEA students
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 31 August 2027

    Enrolment: tuition fee paid (15 July for numerus fixus programmes)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  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. 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

The programme is about half data analysis and mathematics, a third computer science and the rest business, and is taught by both the mathematics and computer science departments. Year one covers calculus, Python programming, linear algebra, probability, operations research and accounting, with practical projects. Year two adds statistics, stochastic modelling, R, C++ and SQL, business intelligence, finance and a big data project. In year three you take a minor, machine learning and combinatorial optimisation, and a group Bachelor Project: Business Case with an external company. Cases have involved IBM, Deloitte and Dutch Railways, and exchange places are available.

What you need

  • Maths AA HL
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at VU Amsterdam

Full IB Diploma meets the entry rule. English: an English-taught or bilingual IB, or English A Lang & Lit SL 7/HL 6. Maths AA HL for econometrics, maths, CS, Business Analytics; none in social sciences, humanities, law.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on vu.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    No cap: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May and complete your VU application.
Sources (2)
  1. Business Analytics at VU Amsterdam — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements

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