Public university in Leuven, Belgium, founded 1425

KU Leuven Admission 2027: Deadlines, Fees, Requirements

KU Leuven, founded in 1425 and the oldest university in the Low Countries, has 64,476 students, 16,791 of them international, on its main campus in Leuven and in nine other Flemish cities. Non-EEA students pay EUR 3,093.12 to EUR 9,493.92 a year in 2026-27 against EUR 1,181.40 for EEA students, the application fee is EUR 90, and the usual non-EEA deadline is 1 March.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
15 Feb 2027
Fall 2027, Master, scholarship, 140 days left
Tuition
€3,093.12 to €9,493.92
per year
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 79, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
€90
64,476 students

Admission at a glance

KU Leuven publishes a separate application window for every programme, and for students from outside the European Economic Area the common deadline is 1 March. For 2026-27 applications opened on 9 October 2025, and of the programmes with a published non-EEA window, 53 masters, 18 advanced masters and 7 bachelors closed on 1 March, while others closed on 1 May or 1 June and one Erasmus Mundus programme as early as 31 January. Non-EEA applicants who already hold a valid Belgian residence permit often have until the start of the academic year. KU Leuven states that applications submitted after the deadline are not evaluated. The application fee is EUR 90 for each application and is non-refundable; applicants to doctoral programmes, exchange students, VLIR-ICP scholarship holders and recognised refugees in Belgium are exempt. The 2027-28 programme windows have not been published yet. The one date already fixed for 2027-28 is the Science@Leuven scholarship, which opens on 1 October 2026 and closes on 15 February 2027, and the university's own scholarship round has in past cycles closed in mid January, well before the admission deadline. English is required at TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.5 as a floor, and the tuition rate a student starts on stays in force for the whole programme, subject to yearly indexation.

Deadlines

All rounds
LevelIntakeRoundClosesStatusSource
MasterFall 2027RegularTBCTbc15 Sep 2026
MasterFall 2027Scholarship15 Feb 2027Upcoming15 Sep 2026

What changed

Full log
  • Toefl Min: none to 79
  • Ielts Min: none to 6.5
  • Application Fee Currency: none to EUR
  • Application Fee Amount: none to 90
  • Tuition Currency: none to EUR
Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/tuitionfees/
  2. https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/tuitionfees/application-windows
  3. https://www.kuleuven.be/english/apply/requested-documents/application-fee
  4. https://www.kuleuven.be/english/apply/language-requirements/english-proficiency-tests
  5. https://www.kuleuven.be/scholarships/year/2027-2028/science-leuven-scholarship
  6. https://www.kuleuven.be/scholarships/year/2026-2027/inspiring-the-outstanding-scholarship
  7. https://www.kuleuven.be/english/about-kuleuven/facts-and-figures