Pays-Bas

At a glance · ⁨Aperçu⁩

Who it suits · ⁨Pour qui c'est adapté⁩Students holding A-Levels or the IB who want a European degree at well under British fees, and who can start a year early if their qualification falls short.适合持 A-Level 或 IB、想以远低于英国的学费读欧洲本科的学生；如果资格不够，也愿意先读一年预科。

Frais de scolarité, non-UE

Between €9,000 and €20,000 for most bachelor's; the statutory €2,694 EU rate does not apply to you多数本科在 9,000 至 20,000 欧元之间；2,694 欧元的欧盟法定学费不适用于你 [1]

Principale échéance

1 May at 23:59; 15 January for a numerus fixus programme5 月 1 日 23:59；限额（numerus fixus）专业为 1 月 15 日 [8]

Permis de séjour

€254, and your university applies for it on your behalf254 欧元，由大学代你申请 [6]

Argent que vous devez justifier

€1,130.77 a month through 20262026 年内每月 1,130.77 欧元 [9]

Travail pendant les études

16 hours a week, or full-time in June, July and August — you must choose one每周 16 小时，或六、七、八月全职——两者只能选其一 [6]

Rester et travailler après

Orientation year: 1 year, €254, and you may work without your employer needing a permit求职年：1 年，254 欧元，工作无需雇主办理工作许可 [7]

Which qualification leads where · ⁨Quel diplôme mène où⁩

• A-LevelGood route · ⁨Bonne voie⁩

  The usual route in. Each programme publishes its own subjects and grades, so read the programme page rather than a university-wide rule.最常见的入学途径。各专业自定科目和成绩要求，要看专业页面而不是学校的统一规定。

• Diplôme du Baccalauréat InternationalGood route · ⁨Bonne voie⁩

  Accepted at research universities; again the requirement is set per programme.研究型大学接受；同样按专业设定要求。

• AP et un diplôme d'enseignement secondaire américainPossible

  Nuffic compares a US high-school diploma to HAVO — one level below the VWO that Dutch research universities admit on. That is why universities ask AP applicants for APs plus SAT or ACT, or a year of university.Nuffic 将美高文凭对标 HAVO——比荷兰研究型大学录取所依据的 VWO 低一级。正因如此，大学会要求 AP 申请者补交 SAT 或 ACT，或先读一年大学。 [10]

• GaokaoHard · ⁨Difficile⁩

  Nuffic compares the Chinese senior secondary diploma to HAVO, not VWO, and does not assess the Gaokao by name. Expect a foundation year or a year of Chinese university first.Nuffic 将中国普通高中毕业证书对标 HAVO 而非 VWO，且未对高考单独评估。通常需要先读预科或一年国内大学。 [11]

• Diplôme d'enseignement secondaire chinois uniquementHard · ⁨Difficile⁩

  One level short of Dutch university entry on Nuffic's own comparison. This is the single most important thing to check before you plan on the Netherlands.按 Nuffic 的对标，比荷兰大学入学资格低一级。这是把荷兰列入计划前最该先确认的一点。 [11]

Universities to look at · ⁨Universités à consulter⁩

• Université d'Amsterdam (UvA) Amsterdam

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ Publishes a separate institutional rate per faculty — the spread across faculties is wider than the spread between universities.按学院公布不同的院校学费——学院之间的差距比学校之间还大。

  Tuition a year · ⁨Scolarité par an⁩ €13,900 for economics and business, €17,500 for humanities and law, €21,800 for science, €24,150 for computer science (2026-2027, non-EEA)经济与商科 13,900 欧元，人文与法律 17,500 欧元，理科 21,800 欧元，计算机 24,150 欧元（2026-2027，非欧洲经济区）

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [2]

Your ticks are saved in this browser, and to your account when you are signed in. · ⁨Vos cases cochées sont sauvegardées dans ce navigateur, et dans votre compte lorsque vous êtes connecté.⁩

Vérifiez que vous êtes éligible, du tout

• Check your diploma's level first: Nuffic compares a Chinese senior secondary diploma to HAVO, one level below the VWO Dutch universities admit on.先查清你的文凭等级：Nuffic 将中国普通高中毕业证书对标 HAVO，比荷兰大学录取依据的 VWO 低一级。 [11]
• If you fall short, plan for a foundation year or a year of Chinese university before you apply.如果资格不够，就在申请前规划一年预科或一年国内大学。 [11]
• Check the programme is actually taught in English: only 29% of bachelor's at research universities are.确认这个专业确实是英语授课：研究型大学的本科专业中只有 29% 是。 [4]

Appliquer

• Register through Studielink, the national portal, and then follow the institution's own steps.通过全国统一门户 Studielink 注册，然后按学校自己的流程办理。 [5]
• A capped (numerus fixus) programme closes at 23:59 on 15 January, and you may apply to at most two of them in a year.限额（numerus fixus）专业于 1 月 15 日 23:59 截止，且一年最多申请两个。 [8]
• Everything else closes at 23:59 on 1 May — but check the institution, which may set an earlier date.其他专业于 5 月 1 日 23:59 截止——但要查学校规定，可能更早。 [8]
• Apply for the NL Scholarship: €5,000 in the first year, for non-EEA students. Deadlines are set by each institution.申请 NL 奖学金：非欧洲经济区学生第一年 5,000 欧元。截止日期由各校自定。 [12]

Permis et argent

• Hold €1,130.77 a month of living money for the 2026 permit year.按 2026 年标准，每月须有 1,130.77 欧元生活费。 [9]
• Your university applies for the residence permit for you; the fee is €254.居留许可由大学代你申请，费用 254 欧元。 [6]
• Decide your work pattern before you take a job: 16 hours a week OR full-time in June to August, not both.找工作前先定好模式：每周 16 小时，或六至八月全职，二者不可兼得。 [6]

Avant de partir

• Start looking for a room the day you are admitted: a room costs €450 to €1,000 a month and Dutch student housing is genuinely scarce.拿到录取当天就开始找房：房租每月 450 至 1,000 欧元，而荷兰学生住房确实紧张。 [3]
• Budget for a bicycle — it is the normal way to get to class in most Dutch cities.预留买自行车的钱——在荷兰多数城市，这是上课的常规交通方式。

May 2026 Sep 2027

1. May 2026 16 months before · ⁨16 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Check your diploma's level against Nuffic's comparison before anything else.先用 Nuffic 的对标查清你文凭的等级，再做其他准备。 [11]

2. Aug 2026 13 months before · ⁨13 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Shortlist English-taught programmes and read each one's entry requirement.筛选英语授课专业，逐个阅读入学要求。

3. Jan 2027 8 months before · ⁨8 mois avant⁩

   Capped (numerus fixus) programmes close at 23:59 on 15 January.限额专业于 1 月 15 日 23:59 截止。 [8]

4. May 2027 4 months before · ⁨4 mois avant⁩

   All other programmes close at 23:59 on 1 May.其他专业于 5 月 1 日 23:59 截止。 [8]

5. Jun 2027 3 months before · ⁨3 mois avant⁩

   Accept your place; the university starts the residence permit application for you.确认入学；大学开始为你申请居留许可。 [6]

6. Jun 2027 3 months before · ⁨3 mois avant⁩

   Put the required living money in place and hunt hard for a room.备好资金证明，并全力找房。 [9]

7. Sep 2027 At the start · ⁨Au début⁩

   Arrive, register with the municipality and open a Dutch bank account.抵达、在市政厅登记并开设荷兰银行账户。

A year · ⁨Une année⁩

¥160,000 – ¥320,000

Whole degree · ⁨Diplôme complet⁩

¥480,000 – ¥970,000 over 3 years · ⁨sur 3 ans⁩

Converted to RMB at two significant figures — the rate moves and the ranges are wide. Rate: · ⁨Converti en RMB à deux chiffres significatifs — le taux bouge et les fourchettes sont larges. Taux :⁩ Banque centrale européenne : taux de change de référence EUR/USD, 18 septembre 2026, checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19.

Frais de scolarité, non-UE

€9,000 to €20,000 for most bachelor's nationally; €13,900 to €24,150 across UvA's faculties全国多数本科为 9,000 至 20,000 欧元；阿姆斯特丹大学各学院为 13,900 至 24,150 欧元 [1]

Frais de vie

€1,000 to €1,500 a month: rent €561, groceries €244, transport €67, leisure €239每月 1,000 至 1,500 欧元：房租 561 欧元、食品 244 欧元、交通 67 欧元、休闲 239 欧元 [3]

Un logement

€450 to €1,000 a month, and hard to find每月 450 至 1,000 欧元，且不易找到 [3]

Argent à justifier pour le permis

€1,130.77 a month through 2026 — a permit test, not a budget2026 年内每月 1,130.77 欧元——这是居留门槛，不是生活预算 [9]

Permis de séjour

€254, and the same again for the orientation year afterwards254 欧元；之后的求职年再缴同样金额 [6]

Scholarships and funding · ⁨Bourses et financement⁩

• NL Scholarship [12]

  €5,000, paid in the first year of study only.5,000 欧元，仅在第一学年发放。

  Non-EEA nationals applying for a full-time bachelor's at a participating institution. Each institution sets its own deadline, so check the one you are applying to.申请参与院校全日制本科的非欧洲经济区学生。各校自定截止日期，需向目标院校确认。

• Ce que représente réellement la faible frais [1]

  The €2,694 statutory fee you will see quoted is the EU rate. As a Chinese student you pay the institutional rate, which at UvA runs from €13,900 to €24,150. The Netherlands is cheaper than Britain, not cheap.常被引用的 2,694 欧元法定学费是欧盟学生的标准。作为中国学生，你付的是院校学费，在阿姆斯特丹大学为 13,900 至 24,150 欧元。荷兰比英国便宜，但并不便宜。

Visa

• Your educational institution submits the residence-permit application for you; it costs €254.居留许可由你的院校代为提交申请，费用 254 欧元。 [6]
• The permit is issued for up to 5 years and runs 3 months longer than your programme.居留许可最长发放 5 年，且比学制多 3 个月。 [6]
• You must show €1,130.77 a month of means for the 2026 permit year; the amount changes each January.2026 年须证明每月 1,130.77 欧元的资金；该金额每年 1 月调整。 [9]

Work during and after studies · ⁨Travail pendant et après les études⁩

• You choose one pattern: up to 16 hours a week, or full-time in June, July and August.两种模式选其一：每周最多 16 小时，或六、七、八月全职。 [6]
• Your employer needs a work permit (TWV) for you, which is their job rather than yours.雇主需要为你办理工作许可（TWV），这是雇主的责任，不是你的。 [6]
• After graduating, the orientation year gives you 1 year in which you may work freely and your employer needs no permit. It costs €254 and you may apply within 3 years of the award.毕业后，求职年给予 1 年可自由工作的时间，雇主无需办理许可。费用 254 欧元，可在获得学位后 3 年内申请。 [7]

When you arrive · ⁨À votre arrivée⁩

• Register with your municipality soon after you arrive; almost everything else depends on it.抵达后尽快到市政厅登记；几乎所有其他事情都以此为前提。
• Open a Dutch bank account — many everyday payments will not take a foreign card.开设荷兰银行账户——很多日常支付不接受外国银行卡。
• Buy a second-hand bicycle in the first week.第一周就买一辆二手自行车。

Common mistakes · ⁨Erreurs courantes⁩

• The €2,694 figure everyone quotes is the EU statutory fee. You will pay the institutional rate, which is several times that.人人引用的 2,694 欧元是欧盟法定学费。你要付的是院校学费，是它的好几倍。 [1]
• "Everything is taught in English" is not true at bachelor's level: 29% of research-university bachelor's are in English, against 76% of master's.“什么都用英语授课”在本科阶段并不成立：研究型大学的本科只有 29% 用英语，而硕士为 76%。 [4]
• A capped programme's 15 January deadline is four and a half months before everything else, and you may enter at most two such programmes a year.限额专业 1 月 15 日的截止日期比其他专业早四个半月，且一年最多申请两个。 [8]
• Student housing is genuinely short. Start looking the day you are admitted, not in August.学生住房确实紧张。拿到录取那天就开始找房，不要拖到八月。 [3]

Sources

1. Étudier aux Pays-Bas : frais de scolarité checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
2. Université d'Amsterdam : frais de scolarité 2026-2027 checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
3. Étudier aux Pays-Bas : dépenses journalières étudiantes et coût de la vie checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
4. Nuffic : étudiants internationaux dans l'enseignement supérieur néerlandais, fiche d'information checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
5. Étudier aux Pays-Bas : comment postuler checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
6. IND néerlandais : permis de séjour étudiant checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
7. IND néerlandais : permis de séjour pour l'année d'orientation checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
8. Studielink : dates limites de candidature checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
9. IND néerlandais : montants requis checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
10. Nuffic : le niveau des diplômes américains dans le système néerlandais checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
11. Nuffic : le niveau des diplômes chinois dans le système néerlandais checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
12. Étudier aux Pays-Bas : la bourse NL checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19

Rules and fees change. Everything here was checked against the official pages on the date shown. Confirm on those pages before you apply or pay. · ⁨Les règles et les frais changent. Tout ici a été vérifié contre les pages officielles à la date indiquée. Confirmez sur ces pages avant de postuler ou de payer.⁩