To be admitted to a Bachelor's program at Tilburg University, you will need to meet several different requirements:
- Diploma requirements
- English language requirements
- Mathematics requirements - not applicable for BA Liberal Arts and Sciences
All Bachelor's and Master's programs offered by Tilburg University are accessible to students who have received their preparatory training abroad.
Diploma requirements
These diplomas provide access to a Bachelor's program at Tilburg University:
| Country | Entry standard required |
| The Netherlands | VWO (pre-university) diploma |
| International schools | European Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate |
| Albania | Dëftesë Pjekurie |
| Australia | High School diploma and at least 1 year academic education |
| Austria | Reifeprüfungszeugnis |
| Belgium | Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs / Diplome de l'Énseignement Secondaire Superieur |
| Bulgaria | Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie (DZSO) + a class grade point average ≥ 5 |
| Canada | High School Diploma + at least 1 year academic education* |
| Chile | Licencia de Enseñanza Media and at least 1 year academic education |
| China | Gaozhong and at least 1 year academic education |
| Czech Republic | Gymnazion, Maturita |
| Denmark | Bevis for Studentereksamen or Brevis for Høgere Forberedelseksamen |
| Estonia | Gümnasiumi Loputunnistus |
| Finland | Ylioppilastutkintotodistus or Studentexamensbetyg |
| France | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré or Baccalauréate Général/Technique |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife |
| Greece | Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou |
| Hungary | Gymnáziumi errettségi bizonyítvany |
| Iceland | Studentprof |
| Indonesia | SMA and 1 or 2 years academic education * |
| Iran | High School and at least 2 years academic education |
| Iraq | Baccalaureat and at least 2 years academic education |
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate (after 13 years of school) with 5 subjects and at least 3 Higher Levels |
| Israel | Te'udat Bagrut |
| Italy | Diploma di Maturità or Diploma di Superamento dell'Esame di Stato Conclusivo dei Corsi di Istruziona Secondario Superiore |
| Japan | High School diploma and at least 2 years academic education |
| Jordan | Certificate of General Secondary Educaction and at least one year academic education |
| Latvia | Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu |
| Lithuania | Brandos Atestatos |
| Luxembourg | Diplome de fin d'études secondaires |
| Malta | Matriculation Certificate with at least 3 A-levels |
| Morocco | Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + at least 1 year academic education |
| New Zealand | High School diploma and at least 1 year academic education |
| Norway | Vitnemål fra den vidergåonde skolen/Vitnemål fra den vidergåonde opplaering* |
| Poland | Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego / Maturity Certificate from General Secondary School |
| Portugal | Diploma do ensino secundario |
| Romania | High school diploma plus one year academic education |
| Russia | Secondary (complete) general education [Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii/Attestat Zrelosti] and at least 1 year academic education |
| Slovakia | Vysvedcenie o maturitnej skúske/Maturitné Vyvsedcenie |
| Slovenia | Gimnazija |
| South-Korea | High School and at least 1 year academic education |
| Spain | Titulo de Bachiller + Prueba de Selectividad |
| Suriname | VWO diploma |
| Sweden | Avgangsbetyg or Slutbetug* |
| Switzerland | Maturitätszeugnis/Certificat de Maturité/Attesto di Maturità |
| Thailand | Certificate of Secondary Education ("Matayom 6") and at least 1 year academic education * |
| Turkey | Lise diplomasi and Öss Sonuç Belgesi (admission to a programme at a recognised university in Turkey) or the Yuksekogretime Gecis Sinavi (Higher Education Examination, YGS) and the Lisans Yerlestirme Sinavi (Undergraduate Placement Examination, LYS) |
| United Kingdom | General Certificate of Secondary Education in 3 subjects with marks ranging from A*-C, plus a General Certificate of Education with 3 subjects at advanced level A-D (six different subjects in total) |
| United States of America | High School and at least 1 or 2 years academic education* |
| Vietnam | Certificate of secondary school graduation ("Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc") + 1 year university studying subjects relevant to the selected programme |
* The exact value of your diploma may also depend on such factors as the institution from which it was obtained or the contents of your study programme.
English language requirements
Since the program is taught in English, a good verbal and written command of that language is essential. Therefore all students have to do an English proficiency test. The minimum requirements are:
- Academic IELTS test with an average minimum score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 on each of the parts.
- TOEFL test score with a minimum score of 550 for the paper based version, 213 for the computer based version, or 80 for the Internet based version. The TOEFL Institutional code for Tilburg University is 9860.
- Cambridge Proficiency.
The certificates have to be recent: not older than two years.
However, an English proficiency test is NOT required if:
- you are an English native speaker, i.e. if you are a citizen of, or have obtained your secondary school diploma in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States of America.
- you have completed your secondary school education (VWO) in the Netherlands.
Mathematics requirements
To be admitted to a Bachelor's program at Tilburg University you need to have a sufficient level of Mathematics. The requirements can be found in the table below.
NOTE: The mathematics requirements only apply for BSc programs (International Business Administration, Economics, or Econometrics and Operations Research). The requirements do NOT apply for BA Liberal Arts and Sciences.
| Country | Entry standard required |
| International Baccalaureate | Mathematics standard level/math. methods SL |
| European Baccalaureate | Mathematics three hours per week in final two years |
| Belgium | At least four hours a week in final two years |
| Bulgaria | Grade 5 or higher |
| Germany | Grundkurs (Abiturfach) |
| Ireland | Mathematics HL with grade A, B or C |
| Malaysia | Grade 4 to 2 |
| Surinam | Mathematics 1 or 2 in final exams |
| United Kingdom | A-level |
| Vietnam | Lop chuyen toan/Lop C.T. |
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