Scholarships
May 26, 2010
The Dutch government endeavours to make Dutch higher education as accessible as possible to students and mid-career professionals from other countries. Higher education is subsidized in the Netherlands, which means that tuition fees can be kept relatively low, especially when compared with the United Kingdom and the United States.
Internationalization in higher education in the Netherlands:
Key figures (Academic year 2007-08)
Higher education
- 14 Research Universities (211,446 students enrolled)
- 41 Universities of Applied Sciences (373,532 students enrolled)
- Total number of students enrolled: 584,978
Number of international students in the Netherlands: 70,000*
- 28,900 EFTA1 students enrolled
- 17,350 non-EFTA students enrolled
- 7,300 exchange students
- 16,450 other inbound credit mobile students*2
Degree cycle of enrolled international students
- Research Universities: 42%
- Universities of Applied Sciences: 58%
Popular degree programmes among international students
At Research Universities:
1. Economics
2. Behaviour & Society
3. Technology
4. Language & Culture
At Universities of Applied Sciences:
1. Economics
2. Language & Culture
3. Technology
4. Healthcare
Countries of origin
1. Germany 16,750*
2. China 4,750
3. Belgium 2,450*
4. Spain 2,000*
5. France 1,650*
* at least
* Please note that this is a general summary and figures are approximate. Enrolment refers to governmentsponsored study programmes. Please refer to Internationalization in education in the Netherlands 2007 for further details (www.nuffic.nl/mobility).
1 EFTA: EU plus Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
2 Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.