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The Netherlands University Application Deadlines
2,515 programs in The Netherlands still have an open application deadline for the 2026/2027 intakes; the next one closes on Aug 31. Deadlines below are grouped by month, soonest first, straight from what each university publishes on Global Admissions.
- Next deadline
- Aug 31
- Days left
- Today
- Programs open
- 2,515
- Universities
- 38
- Closing in 30 days
- 298
- Published dates
- 347
288 programs in The Netherlands close this week.
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Showing 285 of 2,515 deadlines, spread across 38 universities and 17 months so no single university fills the page.
65 of the 285 dates below are dates the university has published. The rest carry an est. mark: they are projected from last year's cycle while we confirm the current one, so treat them as approximate and check the program page.
August 2026
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Most of August 2026's deadlines are at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (147), Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (41) and Wageningen University and Research (32).
September 2026
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Most of September 2026's deadlines are at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (8), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (3) and HZ University of Applied Sciences (2).
October 2026show / hide
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Most of October 2026's deadlines are at Leiden University (116), Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (7) and HZ University of Applied Sciences (4).
November 2026show / hide
Most of November 2026's deadlines are at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1) and Hague Academy of International Law (1).
December 2026show / hide
Most of December 2026's deadlines are at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (3), Amsterdam University of the Arts (2) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (1).
January 2027show / hide
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Most of January 2027's deadlines are at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (25), Erasmus University Rotterdam (8) and University of Groningen (7).
February 2027show / hide
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Most of February 2027's deadlines are at Utrecht University (103), Design Academy Eindhoven (17) and ArtEZ Institute for the Arts (12).
March 2027show / hide
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Most of March 2027's deadlines are at Radboud University (76), University of Groningen (19) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (10).
April 2027show / hide
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Most of April 2027's deadlines are at University of Amsterdam (414), Leiden University (203) and Alfa College (120).
May 2027show / hide
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Most of May 2027's deadlines are at University of Groningen (142), Erasmus University Rotterdam (43) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (24).
June 2027show / hide
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Most of June 2027's deadlines are at Maastricht University (91), Tilburg University (68) and Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede (31).
July 2027show / hide
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Most of July 2027's deadlines are at Wageningen University and Research (19), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (5) and Erasmus MC - Graduate School (2).
August 2027show / hide
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Most of August 2027's deadlines are at Erasmus University Rotterdam (11), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (5) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (1).
September 2027show / hide
Most of September 2027's deadlines are at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1).
April 2028show / hide
Most of April 2028's deadlines are at Utrecht University (1).
May 2028show / hide
Most of May 2028's deadlines are at Utrecht University (1).
May 2029show / hide
Most of May 2029's deadlines are at Utrecht University (1).
Universities with the most open deadlines in The Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam415
- Leiden University319
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences180
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam180
- University of Groningen170
- Utrecht University148
- Erasmus University Rotterdam136
- Alfa College120
- Maastricht University95
- Wageningen University and Research91
- Radboud University77
- Delft University of Technology73
- Tilburg University68
- Zuyd University of Applied Sciences46
- Amsterdam University of the Arts44
- University of Twente43
- HZ University of Applied Sciences32
- Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede31
- Avans University of Applied Sciences30
- Windesheim University of Applied Sciences27
Deadlines in The Netherlands change through the year
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About these deadlines
Dates come from the intake periods universities publish for each program on Global Admissions (updated 2026-08-31) and refresh as universities update them. Dates marked est. are projected from last year's cycle while we confirm the current one, so treat them as approximate. Rolling-admission programs aren't listed — they accept applications year-round. Always confirm the date on the program page before planning your application. Once you have your dates, theapplication timeline builder turns them into a week-by-week plan.
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