Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Netherlands): official links, programmes and how to apply with Arman Education.
About this faculty
- University
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
- City
- Amsterdam
- Name in the local language
- Not yet verified
- Language of instruction
- Dutch and English
- International student fees
- Institutional (non-EEA) fees 2026-27 from VU official PDFs (EUR/yr, NON-EEA column; 'second Dutch' column is a different category). Bachelor: Psychology 14,310; Pedagogical Sciences 14,310; Human Movement Sciences 19,650; Computer Science, Health & Life Sciences, Biology, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Sciences, Business Analytics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical Natural Sciences and other BETA programmes 19,650; Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy (joint) 21,800; Philosophy, Politics and Economics 19,650; History, Philosophy, Communication & Information Studies, Literature & Society, Media Art Design & Architecture 14,310; Greek & Latin, Archaeology, Ancient Studies 17,500; Sociology, Political Science, Communication Science, Public Administration, Cultural Anthropology 14,310; Law, Criminology, Law in Society 14,310; Business Administration, Economics and Business Economics, International Business Administration, Econometrics 14,310; Medicine 35,640; Dentistry 34,700; AUC 20,430. Master: most BETA programmes (Computer Science joint, AI, Mathematics, Business Analytics, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Earth Sciences, Computer Security) 24,150; Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy, Computational Science (joint) 26,000; Environment & Resource Management, Information Sciences, Health Sciences 34,440; Psychology 24,830; Pedagogical Sciences 24,830; most FSG/humanities/social/law masters (History, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Corporate Law, International Business Law, Tax Law, Criminology, Public Administration) 24,830; Archaeology and Classics & Ancient Civilizations 25,900; research masters 17,480; SBE masters (Finance, Accounting & Control, Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Digital Business & Innovation, Econometrics) 24,830; Entrepreneurship (joint) 24,500; research master Business Data Science / Tinbergen 20,500; Medicine 37,790; Dentistry 37,400.Source
- Application dates
- Bachelor 2027-28 (opens 1 Oct 2026): numerus fixus (Criminology, Dentistry, Medicine, Psychology) 15 Jan; non-EU/EEA 1 Apr; EU/EEA 1 May; strict 1 May for e.g. Law in Society, Biologie; PPE 15 June for those not needing VU visa. Master's: 1 Apr for international students needing visa/housing; 31 May non-VU BSc; VU Fellowship application 1 Nov 2026-1 Feb 2027. Tuition by 31 Aug (15 Jul numerus fixus).Source
Faculty-level fees and deadlines follow the university's published information; check the official faculty page before applying.
Programmes at this university
- BSc Psychology — bachelor
- BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) — bachelor
- BSc Law in Society — bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (Amsterdam University College) — bachelor
- Business Analytics — bachelor
- Computer Science — bachelor
- Econometrics and Operations Research — bachelor
- Artificial Intelligence — bachelor
- Literature and Society — bachelor
- Humanities (research): Global History — master
- Information Sciences — master
- Archaeology: European and Mediterranean Archaeology — master
- Environment and Resource Management — master
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