Tuition fees
Statutory rate
Each year, the Minister of Education determines the tuition fees for full time and part time programs in higher education.
All students with EU/EEA nationality are required to pay this fee, referred to as the statutory fee. This fee applies to all institutes of higher education throughout the Netherlands and is a one-off payment, regardless of the number of programs or courses you take or the institution you take them at. This goes as long as you don't have a degree yet.
The statutory fee for the academic year 2012-2013 is € 1.771
Institutional rate
As soon as you have a Dutch degree, EU/EEA students pay the institutional fee.
There are different rates during a period of transition, please check the chart of rates 2012-13.
The fees for non-EU/EEA nationals are determined by the institutes themselves. This is referred to as the institutional fee. If you pay an institutional fee, you will be required to pay this for each program you register.
The institutional fee for the academic year 2012-13 is for a
There are many exceptions to the rates mentioned above and some students have to deal with transition rules. In the Regulations Registration and tuition fees 2012-13 you can read the official definitions, rates, conditions and exclusions.
Nationality
Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country are put on a par with students of an EEA country, if they meet the nationality requirements of the WSF2000 (Dutch Law study grants). Check if you meet the requirements at the nationality scheme 
EU/EEA
EEA means the treaty concerning the European Economic Area ("Europese Economische Ruimte");
EU means European Union.
These countries belong to the EU/EEA:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Esthonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latnia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slovenie, Slowakije, Spain and Sweden.
Students with a Swiss or Surinam nationality are also put on a par with students from EU/EEA countries.
Contact
The Student Desk helps you with any questions you may have regarding registration, terminating a registration and payment of tuition fees.