Tuition fees 2025-2026
The tuition fee you pay depends on factors such as your nationality, whether or not you already have a higher education degree in the Netherlands and the type of enrolment and the year in which your studies commence.
Please note that the institutional tuition fee is subject to a final approval from the University Council (CMR) on 12 December 2024 and from September 2025 onwards may change due to the Dutch law.
The Ministry of Education has set the statutory tuition fee for full-time courses at €2,601.
The statutory tuition fee only applies for students who have not previously obtained
Students from outside the EEA and students who have already obtained a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the Netherlands pay the institutional tuition fee, which is set by the university’s Executive Board.
Regarding the policy regarding all tariffs Institutional tuition fee, the Management Team of the University of the Arts The Hague has decided that from academic year 2023-2024 onwards, all fees will be indexed annually.
The tariffs of the Institutional, course and contract tuition fee will annually follow the same indexation as that of the government’s determined Statutory tuition fee rate. The Statutory tuition fee rate will be published annually, for the following academic year, in the “Staatscourant”. Based on this, the other fees will also be calculated for the following academic years and published internally.
You will find more information about the institutional tuition fees on the website of the University of the Arts The Hague.
Excellence Scholarships and NL Scholarships are available for Master’s candidates who perform best in the entrance exams (both EEA and non-EEA students are eligible for a scholarship). Click here for more information.
The Practicum Musicae program is jointly funded by Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire. There are no additional costs for students, in addition to the statutory or institutional tuition fees applicable to them.
You set up a direct debit authorization: if you have a bank account with an IBAN number in an EU country, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco or San Marino, you can set up a direct debit payment to allow us to deduct the tuition fees from your bank account on the agreed dates. This can be done via Studielink. You can choose to pay your tuition fees in one go (September), or in eight instalments (between September and April). With the choice of 8 installments the accessory administration costs of € 24.- will be withdrawn with the first installment.
Setting up a direct debit via Studielink is only possible if you have a bank account in one of the countries mentioned above.
If your bank is located in another country, you will need to pay the entire amount in one go. Pay the entire amount by direct bank transfer and select the transfer option: OUR/our costs (: pay bank transfer costs by yourself). With your payment, always mention your family name, student number and date of birth.
Bank information University of the Arts, The Hague:
Bank details for regular degree programmes (Bachelor, Master):
Hogeschool der Kunsten, Den Haag
IBAN: NL46ABNA0887557201
BIC (SWIFT): ABNANL2A
ABN AMRO Bank, Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
Bank details for courses (Preparatory Year, Sonology Course, Artist Certificate, Erasmus):
Hogeschool der Kunsten, Den Haag
IBAN: NL20ABNA0894212354
BIC (SWIFT): ABNANL2A
ABN AMRO Bank, Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
Newly enrolling students 2025-2026
Please note that the institutional tuition fee is subject to a final approval from the University Council (CMR) on 12 December 2024 and from September 2025 onwards may change due to the Dutch law.
Bachelor’s degree programmes | |
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Dutch and other EEA students (who do not already have a Dutch Bachelor’s degree) | €2,601 |
Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Bachelor’s degree and wish to follow a second Bachelor’s programme at the Royal Conservatoire will pay the institutional tuition fee | €11,092 |
For Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Bachelor’s degree and wish to start the Bachelor of Music Teaching programme, the statutory tuition fee will apply provided the completed Bachelor’s programme was not in education or health care | €2,601 |
Master’s degree programmes | |
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Master’s degree programmesDutch and other EEA students who have not already obtained a Dutch Master’s degree and wish to follow a Master’s degree programme at the Royal Conservatoire (with exception of the programmes DNOA en NMO, for which the tuition has been set at €5600) | €2,601 |
Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Master’s degree and wish to follow a second Master’s degree programme at the Royal Conservatoire pay the institutional tuition fee (with exception of the programmes DNOA en NMO, for which the tuition has been set at €6500) | €11,092 |
Bachelor's or Master’s degree programmes | |
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Non-EEA-students | €11,092 |
Non-EEA students with an EEA partnership or asylum status, as legally registered in the Netherlands | €2,601 |
Tuition fees 2024-2025
The tuition fee you pay depends on factors such as your nationality, whether or not you already have a higher education degree in the Netherlands and the type of enrolment and the year in which your studies commence.
Please note that the institutional tuition fee from September 2024 onwards may change due to the Dutch law.
The Ministry of Education has set the statutory tuition fee for full-time courses at €2,530.
The statutory tuition fee only applies for students who have not previously obtained
Students from outside the EEA and students who have already obtained a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the Netherlands pay the institutional tuition fee, which is set by the university’s Executive Board.
Regarding the policy regarding all tariffs Institutional tuition fee, the Management Team of the University of the Arts The Hague has decided that from academic year 2023-2024 onwards, all fees will be indexed annually.
The tariffs of the Institutional, course and contract tuition fee will annually follow the same indexation as that of the government’s determined Statutory tuition fee rate. The Statutory tuition fee rate will be published annually, for the following academic year, in the “Staatscourant”. Based on this, the other fees will also be calculated for the following academic years and published internally.
You will find more information about the institutional tuition fees on the website of the University of the Arts The Hague.
Excellence Scholarships and NL Scholarships are available for Master’s candidates who perform best in the entrance exams (both EEA and non-EEA students are eligible for a scholarship). Click here for more information.
The Practicum Musicae program is jointly funded by Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire. There are no additional costs for students, in addition to the statutory or institutional tuition fees applicable to them.
You set up a direct debit authorization: if you have a bank account with an IBAN number in an EU country, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco or San Marino, you can set up a direct debit payment to allow us to deduct the tuition fees from your bank account on the agreed dates. This can be done via Studielink. You can choose to pay your tuition fees in one go (September), or in eight instalments (between September and April). With the choice of 8 installments the accessory administration costs of € 24.- will be withdrawn with the first installment.
Setting up a direct debit via Studielink is only possible if you have a bank account in one of the countries mentioned above.
If your bank is located in another country, you will need to pay the entire amount in one go. Pay the entire amount by direct bank transfer and select the transfer option: OUR/our costs (: pay bank transfer costs by yourself). With your payment, always mention your family name, student number and date of birth.
Bank information University of the Arts, The Hague:
Bank details for regular degree programmes (Bachelor, Master):
Hogeschool der Kunsten, Den Haag
IBAN: NL46ABNA0887557201
BIC (SWIFT): ABNANL2A
ABN AMRO Bank, Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
Bank details for courses (Preparatory Year, Sonology Course, Artist Certificate, Erasmus):
Hogeschool der Kunsten, Den Haag
IBAN: NL20ABNA0894212354
BIC (SWIFT): ABNANL2A
ABN AMRO Bank, Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
Newly enrolling students 2024-2025
Please note that the institutional tuition fee from September 2024 onwards may change due to the Dutch law.
Bachelor’s degree programmes | |
---|---|
Dutch and other EEA students (who do not already have a Dutch Bachelor’s degree) | €2,530 |
Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Bachelor’s degree and wish to follow a second Bachelor’s programme at the Royal Conservatoire will pay the institutional tuition fee | €10,792 |
For Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Bachelor’s degree and wish to start the Bachelor of Music Teaching programme, the statutory tuition fee will apply provided the completed Bachelor’s programme was not in education or health care | €2,530 |
Master’s degree programmes | |
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Master’s degree programmesDutch and other EEA students who have not already obtained a Dutch Master’s degree and wish to follow a Master’s degree programme at the Royal Conservatoire (with exception of the programmes DNOA en NMO, for which the tuition has been set at €5600) | €2,530 |
Dutch and other EEA students who have already obtained a Dutch Master’s degree and wish to follow a second Master’s degree programme at the Royal Conservatoire pay the institutional tuition fee (with exception of the programmes DNOA en NMO, for which the tuition has been set at €6500) | €10,792 |
Bachelor's or Master’s degree programmes | |
---|---|
Non-EEA-students | €10,792 |
Non-EEA students with an EEA partnership or asylum status, as legally registered in the Netherlands | €2,530 |
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