Want to study abroad? Read facts about education in the Netherlands, international students and study programmes in Holland.
Dutch universities offer 1,560 international programmes taught in English: 1,088 degree programmes (Bachelor or Master) and 472 non-degree programmes.
HIGHER EDUCATION in Holland in 2010/11
- 14 research universities (240,159 students enrolled, excl. Open University)
- 39 universities of applied sciences (416,200 students enrolled)
Total number of students enrolled: 656,359
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Total number of international students is 81,700
- 37,550 EU+EFTA1 students enrolled
- 19,050 non-EU+EFTA diploma mobile
students - 7,600 students within Erasmus or with
residence permits for internship - 17,500 other inbound diploma and credit
mobile students
Degree cycle for international students
- at classic universities: 53% bachelor’s cycle and 47% master’s cycle
- at universities of applied sciences: 96% bachelor’s cycle and 4% master’s cycle
Countries of origin
- Germany — 24,750
- China — 5,450
- Belgium — 2,650
- Spain — 2,050
- France — 2,000
- Italy — 1,560
- US — 1,500
- Bulgaria — 1,450
- Turkey — 1,400
- Poland — 1,400
- United Kingdom — 1,350
- Indonesia — 1,200

Popular fields of study
- At Research Universities: 1. Economics 2. Behaviour & Society 3. Engineering 4. Language & Culture
- At Universities of Applied Sciences 1. Economics 2. Behaviour & Society 3. Language & Culture 4. Engineering
This is a general summary and figures are approximate// www.nuffic.nl


