Public university in Ghent, Belgium, founded 1817

Ghent University Application Deadlines 2027

Ghent University, founded in 1817, has 50,936 students, 7,577 of them international, and 69 English-taught master's programmes; its bachelor's degrees in Ghent are taught in Dutch. Non-EEA master's students pay EUR 2,297.40 or EUR 7,079.40 a year in 2026-27 depending on the faculty, against EUR 1,181.40 for EEA students, and there is no application fee. Applicants who need a visa apply before 1 April.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
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Tuition
€2,297.40 to €7,079.40
per year
English test
IELTS 6
PTE 59, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
None
50,936 students

Master

IntakeRoundApplicantsOpensClosesStatusFeeSource
Fall 2027 RegularInternationalTBC Tbc€015 Sep 2026

To be confirmed for 2027-28. Ghent's deadlines page states a standing rule without a year: applicants who need a visa start their online application from October and submit it before 1 April, and applicants who do not need a visa submit it before 1 June. The file must be complete by the deadline, and a result takes about three months. There is no application fee.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/tuition-fee-master-programme-not-advanced-and-masters-programme-in-teaching.htm/tuitionmasterteacher20262027.htm
  2. https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/deadlines.htm
  3. https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/requirement/languagerequirements/proficiency/proficiency.htm
  4. https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/requirement/languagerequirements/proficiency/exemption.htm
  5. https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/apply.htm
  6. https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/requirement