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Tuition fee and finances

The amount of your tuition fee depends on your personal situation. Read more on this page or calculate your tuition fee with the Tuition Fee Calculator.

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Tuition fee 2025-2026
The statutory tuition fee for the academic year 2025-2026 is set at 2.601,- euro. The institution tuition fees can be found in the Tuition Fee Calculator.

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Tuition fees

There are two types of tuition fees: the statutory and institution tuition fee. The government decides per year what the sum of the statutory fee is. Based on this fee, HKU determines the institution tuition fees.

Depending on your situation, you pay the statutory or institution tuition fee. The department for Academic and Student Affairs shall establish which rate applies to you based on available information.

Overview tuition fees

Extra Costs

On this page you find an indication of how much a student from abroad will need per month to cover the costs of living. Costs can vary greatly based on personal choices.

Average living expenses

Expense Explanation Costs per month
Accommodation varies greatly € 400 - € 650
Living expenses Food, clothing, personal services, etc € 350 - € 450
Insurance Health, personal liability, etc. € 40 - € 100


You will also need to purchase a bicycle (approx. € 100 for a second-hand one) for local transportation. Read more about transportation.

Each course brings certain costs for materials. The following is an indication per school.

  • The study costs on top of the tuition fee are about € 1.400 per year. This can vary per course and is also partly determined by yourself. If you choose excursions abroad and expensive materials, this is bound to raise the costs.

    A laptop or computer is essential.

  • At HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, in addition to your tuition fee you will pay out about € 250 per year for sheet music, literature and readers. The costs can vary for each main subject and a lot will depend on your own interests. Apart from this amount, you should take into account costs for insurance, concert tickets, concert outfits, and maintenance and renewal of your instrument.

    A laptop or computer is essential.

  • At HKU Media, HKU Games and HKU Music and Technology the study costs over and above the tuition fee vary between € 500 and € 1.000 per year (books, readers, memory cards, third party insurance). Purchase costs of optional personal equipment are around € 1.350.

    A laptop or computer is essential.

  • A laptop or computer is essential.

Payment methods tuition fees

You can pay the tuition fee in 3 ways.

  • You can arrange a digital payment authorisation through Studielink. The issued payment authorisation will remain valid for future academic years at HKU. You can always change your payment details. A Q&A about filling in your payment details via Studielink can be found here.

    You can pay the tuition fees in one or five instalments. You can find the payment schedule below.

    Foreign bank account

    You can only arrange a digital payment authorisation with a Dutch bank account or a bank account in another SEPA country.
    Do you have a bank account from a bank outside of SEPA? You will have to transfer the tuition fee to HKU.

    Choose the following options in Studielink:

    • Select 'Me' after Who is paying the tuition fees?
    • Choose 'Other payment method' as your payment method.

    You will receive a message from HKU with instructions on how to arrange the payment of your tuition fees.

    Is someone else paying?

    When filling in your payment details, you can indicate that someone else is paying for you. In that case, you receive an email that you must forward to the person paying. Be aware! The person paying must authorise from a personal bank account, no business account. Is your employer going to pay, please check below for instructions.

    Rules digital payment authorisation

    When you authorise HKU to withdraw the tuition fee from your bank account, a number of rules apply.

    1. There must be enough balance on the account when the tuition fee is collected.
    2. The account cannot be terminated before the last instalment is paid.

    Someone else can pay for you as well. For instance a parent. In that case, above mentioned rules apply to this person.

  • You can only arrange a digital payment authorisation with a Dutch bank account or a bank account in another SEPA country. Do you have a bank account from a bank outside of SEPA? You will have to transfer the tuition fee to HKU. The full amount must be credited to the bank account of HKU before 1 September. It is not possible to pay in instalments.

    Choose the following options in Studielink:

    • Select 'Me' after Who is paying the tuition fees?
    • Choose 'Other payment method' as your payment method.

    You will receive a message from HKU with instructions on how to arrange the payment of your tuition fees.

  • When you’re doing a second course at another academy or university next to your course at HKU, and both institutions require you to pay the statutory fee, you can request and exemption of your tuition fees for the second institution. You arrange this via Studielink.

    When filling in your payment details for the other institution, you select 'Proof of Paid Tuition Fee' as the payment method. A step-by-step plan for a request for proof of paid tuition fees is found here.

    Note: a Proof of Paid Tuition Fee can only be requested when you are fully enrolled at HKU and registering your payment details for a second programme at another educational institute for that same academic year.

    When your course at HKU counts as your second programme

    Are you paying the statutory fee at another academy or university and is your education at HKU your second programme? Then you have a right to get an exemption of the tuition fee for HKU when you have to pay the statutory fee here as well. In that case, select ‘Proof of Paid Tuition Fee’ when you fill in your payment details for HKU in Studielink.

    Read more in Article 7 of the Enrolment Regulations.

Double enrolment in higher education

When you’re doing a second course at another academy or university next to your course at HKU, and both institutions require you to pay the statutory fee, you can request and exemption of your tuition fees for the second institution. You arrange this with a proof of paid tuition fees. Check the item proof of paid tuition fees for more information.

My employer pays

If your employer wants to pay your course, you still need to arrange your digital payment authorisation in Studielink first. You indicate in Studielink that you pay yourself. The tuition fee will be deducted around 25 September.

After that, you can ask for an invoice through sz@hku.nl. You can send this to your employer. So you declare the costs to your employer. Your employer pays the tuition fees to you and you to HKU.