Tuition fees

Tuition fees master's

On this page you can find information on the amount of tuition fees you have to pay. How you would like to pay can be indicated via Studielink.

Are you a European student*?

Your tuition fee for the academic year 2023-2024 is €2314.

Your tuition fee for the academic year 2024-2025 is €2530.

*Students with a nationality from NL/EEA/SME¹ countries are considered European students.

Are you a non-EU student**?

Then your tuition fee for the academic year 2023-2024 is €19.600

Then your tuition fee for the academic year 2024-2025 is €20.600

**Students with a nationality other than from NL/EEA/SME¹ countries are considered NON-EU students.

Exceptions

Are you studying a second master's programme?

The amount of tuition fee 2023-2024 for a second (online) master's programme is €13,900.00 for NL/EEA/SME1 students (institutional tuition fee 2). Non-NL/EEA/SME1 students pay institutional tuition fee 3 for a second master's, € 19,600.00.

Note: if your enrolment for the first master's overlaps with your second master's for at least one month (or more), you do not need to pay the institutional tuition fee 2. Then either the statutory tuition fee or institutional tuition fee 3 applies to you.

NL/EEA/SME1 students who take part in a part-time online master's programme 2023-2024 as a second master's pay € 7,645.00. Non-NL/EEA/SME1 students who take part in a part-time online master's programme pay institutional tuition fee 3, € 10,780.00.

Do you start your second master's with an overlap for at least 1 month with your enrolment in your first master's, then you will pay statutory tuition fee as a NL/EEA/SME1 student. As a non-NL/EEA/SME1 student with both the first and second master's at WUR you do not have to pay tuition fees for the 2nd master's as long as you are not finished with your 1st master's. After graduation in the first master's you will pay institutional tuition fee 3 for the second master's.

Are you studying a part-time online master's programme?

As a NL/EEA/SME1 student you will pay € 2,314.00 for 2023-2024.

If this is your second master's programme you will pay € 7,645.00 as a NL/EEA/SME1 student. As a non-NL/EEA/SME1 student you will pay €10,780.00. Curious about the tuition fees of previous cohorts? Please download the overview of tuition fees on top of this page or in the right-side panel.

Are you studying a premaster?

Academic year 2023-2024: As a NL/EEA/SME1 student you will pay €38.57 per European Credit (EC). As a non-NL/EEA/SME1 student you will pay €326.67 per European Credit (EC).

Are you studying the Joint Degree Master Water Technology?

As a non-NL/EEA/SME1 student you pay the lowest institutional tuition fee of the participating universities. You will pay €16,750.00 for the academic year 2023-2024. The same applies if you started your studies in the cohort 2019 or 2020.

If this is your second master, as a NL/EEA/SME1 student you need to pay €13,900.00.

Are you a contract student?

You will pay € 327,00 per European Credit (EC). As an alumni of WUR you will pay € 134,00 per European Credit (EC). More information can be found on this page.

1NL/EEA/SME: from the Netherlands, European Union member state, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Suriname.

Disclaimer: No rights can be derived from this information. Conditions and amounts mentioned may be subject to change depending on Dutch legislation and Wageningen University & Research policies.