Radboud University Admission Requirements 2027

Radboud University is a public research university in Nijmegen with non-EEA bachelor's tuition running from about EUR 13,793 to EUR 17,809 a year across sampled programmes. Bachelor's applicants pay no separate application fee, and non-EU/EEA applicants must apply by 1 April, or 15 January for numerus fixus programmes.

Requirements

Bachelor

A secondary qualification recognised as giving access to university-level study, meeting the chosen programme's own subject prerequisites. Higher-tier programmes (Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Molecular Life Sciences, Philosophy Politics and Society) require IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 90; other English-taught programmes require IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 80.

Master

A relevant bachelor's degree meeting the specific master's programme's own grade and subject requirements; non-EU/EEA applicants pay a handling fee for the assessment of a non-Dutch diploma.

Documents

Diploma and transcript of secondary (and, where relevant, higher) education, certified translation if not in Dutch or English, a passport copy, and an English test certificate no more than two years old unless exempt. Master's applicants also submit their bachelor's degree certificate or a transcript showing progress and pay the non-EU/EEA handling fee where it applies.

How to apply

Register in Studielink for your chosen bachelor's or master's programme.
Complete Radboud's own application procedure and upload your diploma, transcript and English test result before the deadline (15 January for numerus fixus, 1 April for other non-EU/EEA bachelor's applicants).
If admitted and from outside the EU/EEA, apply for a residence permit for study with Radboud University as your recognised sponsor.
Pay the tuition invoice and arrange housing and health insurance before enrolling.

English test waiver

Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Molecular Life Sciences, and Philosophy Politics and Society set a higher floor of IELTS 6.5 (all sub-scores 6.0) or TOEFL iBT 90 (all sub-scores 20); American Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Culture Studies, Economics and Business Economics, English Language and Culture, International Business Administration, International Business Communication, and Psychology use the lower floor recorded here. IELTS and TOEFL results are valid for two years.