EU/EEA students pay the statutory fee of €2,694 a year for full-time programmes in 2026/27, while non-EU students pay on average €9,000–20,000 for a bachelor's and €12,000–30,000 for a master's. At Maastricht University more than half of the students come from abroad. See what a student spends a month (€1,000–1,500 on average), how to find a room and when a job can qualify EU citizens for student finance.
EU/EEA students pay the statutory tuition fee (wettelijk collegegeld). In 2026/27 it is €2,694 a year for full-time programmes (€2,601 in 2025/26). For part-time and dual programmes, the institution sets an amount between €1,604 and €2,694.
The condition: you do not already have the same degree from a Dutch public institution. For a second programme at the same level, the institution may charge its institutional fee (instellingscollegegeld).
You can borrow the fee: DUO offers a tuition fee loan (collegegeldkrediet), paid out monthly as 1/12 of the fee. EU citizens under 30 can also apply.
Students from outside the EU/EEA pay the institutional fee: according to Study in NL, on average €9,000–20,000 a year for a bachelor's and €12,000–30,000 for a master's programme.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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