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Tuition fees

Statutory and institutional tuition fee
Tuition fee waiver
 

Maastricht University has a statutory and an institutional tuition fee. It depends on your situation which tuition fee you have to pay.
 

You can find more information about tuition fees in the UM Enrolment Provisions 2024-2025.
The UM enrolment provisions 2025-2026 will be added on this page in April 2025.

 

Academic year 2024/25

  • The statutory tuition fee (generally for EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €4,190
  • The institutional tuition fee (generally for non-EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €15,016
  • The statutory part-time tuition fee (generally for EU/EEA students) for this programme is: not applicable
  • The institutional part-time tuition fee (generally for non-EU/EEA students) for this programme is: not applicable
     

Academic year 2025/26

  • The statutory tuition fee (generally for EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €4,310
  • The institutional tuition fee (generally for non-EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €19,960
  • The statutory part-time tuition fee (generally for EU/EEA students) for this programme is: not applicable
  • The institutional part-time tuition fee (generally for non-EU/EEA students) for this programme is: not applicable
     

Fee for EU/EEA students
For EU/EEA students, University College Maastricht charges a higher tuition fee than other bachelor’s programmes in the Netherlands as UCM is intensive and small scale, offering personal attention and an academic community. Generally, EU/EEA students pay the statutory fee of €4,310 (academic year 2025/26), while non-EU students pay €19,960.
 

Note: From the academic year 2025-2026 onwards, there is a new approach to calculating the institutional tuition fees. Please refer to our page ‘New calculation of institutional tuition fees and transitional arrangement’ for more information on:
 

  • The different approach to calculating the institutional tuition fees
  • A transitional arrangement for students who were enrolled at UM for a bachelor’s, pre-master’s or master’s programme in 2024-2025

Find out if you have to pay the statutory fee or the institutional tuition fee
Read more about paying your tuition fee
Find out if you can apply for a scholarship or financial aid
 

Please note: you have to pay tuition fees for every academic year in which you are enrolled. If you require more time to complete your studies than you anticipated (for example four instead of three years), or if you decide to spread out your 1-year study programme over 2 academic years, you will have to pay tuition fees for every new enrolment year.

More information about this is available on the webpage ‘Tuition fees’.

UCM tuition fee waiver

This waiver is meant to help students who do not have the financial means to pay the extra tariff on top of the regular tuition fee for the bachelor University College Maastricht (UCM).

Requirements that candidates must meet

  • Candidates must be selected to start at UCM according to the admission criteria.
  • Candidates must prove they lack the financial means to pay the additional tariff:
    - must not have personal funds available
    - must not have parents or guardians who are able to support financially
    - must show it cannot be reasonably expected that they can find other means to acquire the necessary amount
  • Candidates must hold an EU/EEA passport

Application

Candidates should apply for the tuition fee waiver at the same time they apply for the study programme. Applications must be sent to ucm-admissions@maastrichtuniversity.nl. Please bear in mind that the Board of Admissions need to review the application. The sooner a request is made, the sooner a decision can be communicated.

Duration

Candidates will receive the tuition fee waiver for the duration of their registration in the programme, but no longer than four years in total. A leave of absence is allowed after a motivated request. The duration of the waiver will be frozen during the leave of absence. If the student de-enrols and/or graduates from the programme, the tuition fee waiver will be cancelled.

Accepted means of proof

  • A letter stating the reasons for the inability to pay. 
  • Official documentation of the financial situation, such as recent (parental) tax return and/or statements of personal wealth.

Please be aware that if a candidate does not and/or cannot provide the necessary proof, the application will not be assessed by the Board of Admissions.

Decision

The Board of Admissions, or the relevant chamber of the Board of Admissions, reviews the application and communicates the decision as soon as possible to the candidate, but no later than 1 June.