Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands · founded 1880
- City
- Amsterdam
- Country
- Netherlands
- Founded
- 1880
- THE rank
- 176
- Students
- 31,949
- International
- 20%
- Degree programmes
- 168
- Students per staff member
- 15.8
- Women students
- 57%
- THE overall score
- 60.2
International tuition fees at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Bachelor
- €4,870 – €35,640 per year
- Master
- €8,860 – €37,790 per year
VU Amsterdam publishes an institutional tuition fee per programme, in two official tables for 2026-2027 with a column headed NON-EEA. Across the 45 bachelor's programmes the non-EEA fee runs from 4,870 euro (B Theology, joint degree) to 35,640 euro (B Medicine); across the 87 master's programmes from 8,860 euro (Educatieve Master Primair Onderwijs, joint degree) to 37,790 euro (M Medicine). A second Dutch degree is charged at a slightly lower rate, listed alongside. A pre-master's is charged at 44.90 euro per EC, or 1,347 euro for a 30 EC programme.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Times Higher Education ranking
Scores out of 100 published by Times Higher Education for the 176 placing.
- Teaching
- 37.7
- Research environment
- 41.8
- Research quality
- 91.8
- Industry income
- 77.5
- International outlook
- 84.3
Degree programmes at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- B Ancient Studies
- B Archaeology
- B Artificial Intelligence
- B Biology
- B Biomedical Sciences
- B Business Administration
- B Business Analytics
- B Business Analytics (part-time)
- B Communication and Information Studies
- B Communication Science
- B Communication Science (Dutch taught)
- B Computer Science
- B Criminology
- B Cultural Anthropology and Dev. Soc.
- B Dentistry
- B Earth Sciences
- B Earth Sciences, Economics and Sustain.
- B Econometrics and Data Science
- B Econometrics and Operations Research
- B Economics and Business Economics
- B Education
- B Greek and Latin Languages and Cultures
- B Health and Life Sciences
- B Health Sciences
- B History
- B Human Movement Sciences
- B in Law
- B in Notarial Law
- B International Business Administration
- B Law in Society
- B Literature and Society
- B Mathematics
- B Mathematics (part-time)
- B Media, Art, Design and Architecture
- B Medical Natural Sciences
- B Medicine
- B Pharmaceutical Sciences
- B Philosophy
- B Philosophy (part-time, Dutch)
- B Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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