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Application deadlines
Bachelor’s programmes with a numerus fixus (limited places)
The application deadline is 15 January
Programmes with a numer fixus are:
- Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Clinical Technology
- Criminology
- International Politics
- International Relations and Organisations
- Medicine
- Political Science
- Psychology
Bachelor’s programmes with a (compulsory) matching module
The application deadline is 1 May (the early bird deadline is 15 January).
Some of our bachelor’s programmes have a matching module for enrollment in September. Participation in the matching module is a compulsory part of the admission and application procedure for all applying students of these programmes:
- Arts, Media and Society
- Bestuurskunde
- Chinastudies
- Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
- English Language and Culture
- Filosofie
- Film- en literatuurwetenschappen
- Geschiedenis
- Informatica
- Kunstgeschiedenis
- Molecular Science & Technology
- Natuurkunde
- Nederlandse taal en cultuur
- Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
- Security Studies
- Sterrenkunde
- Linguistics
Leiden University College The Hague
The application deadline is 15 March (the early bird deadline is 1 December)
Read more information about the application procedure of Leiden University College The HagueBachelor’s programmes for candidates who need a student visa or residence permit
If you need a student visa or residence permit, the application deadline is 1 April.
The same deadline applies to students who already have a Dutch residence permit for study purposes and need to extend it.Bachelor’s programmes for candidates who don’t need a student visa or residence permit and who are not applying for a programme with a numerus fixus or compulsory matchingColloquium doctum admission procedure
Take note: Not all programmes have the same deadlines; always check the individual programme descriptions for application deadlines.
Apply early!
If you don’t have a Dutch diploma that grants direct admission, you’ll have to complete a two-part application procedure:
- It involves first registering your application(s) in the national system Studielink.
- A day later you will receive log-in details for Leiden University’s application system (uSis), where you can complete your application.
You must submit your application via Leiden University’s application system (uSis), before the deadlines above. So don’t delay; if you haven’t registered in Studielink and activated your uSis account in time to apply by the deadline, you’ll miss out!