Public university in Ghent, Belgium, founded 1817

Ghent University Tuition Fees 2027 for International Students

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
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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
International tuition€2,297.40 to €7,079.40 per year
Application fee€0
Living cost in Belgium, per month€1,062

Ghent charges non-EEA master's students one of two rates, set by the faculty, for 2026-27. Tuition Fee A is EUR 2,297.40 for 60 credits, a fixed EUR 305.40 plus EUR 17.70 a credit plus a higher fee of EUR 15.50 a credit, and applies in the faculties of Arts and Philosophy, Law and Criminology, and Psychology and Educational Sciences. Tuition Fee B is EUR 7,079.40, a fixed EUR 305.40 plus EUR 31 a credit plus EUR 81.90 a credit, and applies in Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Economics and Business Administration, Veterinary Medicine, Bioscience Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Political and Social Sciences. EEA students, and non-EEA students with an electronic residence permit, VLIR-UOS scholarship holders and students from the lowest two categories of the OECD DAC list of developing countries, pay EUR 1,181.40. The Faculty of Political and Social Sciences waives the higher fee for students from 38 listed countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and the Philippines, bringing it to EUR 2,165.40. Some programmes are priced separately: Research Master of Arts in Philosophy EUR 4,397.40; Sustainable Land Management, Photonics Engineering and Biomedical Engineering EUR 5,321.40; Geology EUR 9,492.70; the advanced Master of Science in Maritime Science EUR 11,951.40; and Sustainable Mobility Analytics EUR 16,000 for non-EEA students. 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