KU Leuven Admission 2027: Deadlines, Fees, Requirements

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.