Application Deadlines

Radboud University MiM Application Deadlines & Admissions Timeline

Master of Science in Business Administration · Nijmegen, Netherlands

Verified against official sources · last checked July 2026 · see sources

Radboud's MSc in Business Administration runs to a single September intake at the Nijmegen campus. The application deadlines depend on your background: non-EEA citizens apply by roughly 1 April (they need the longer lead time for a residence permit), EU/EEA citizens with non-Dutch prior education by about 1 May, and holders of a Dutch diploma by about 1 July; the scholarship deadline is earlier, around 31 January. The dates recur on the same annual cycle. Because these are the university's rounds — and because a pre-master's route adds its own earlier timeline — confirm the exact current-cycle deadline for the Business Administration master on Radboud's application page, and line it up against the other schools on our [deadline tracker](/deadlines).

Radboud University runs 2 application rounds. Earlier rounds generally carry higher acceptance odds and earlier scholarship visibility.

RoundDeadline
September 2027 intake — non-EEA citizens 1 April 2027
September 2027 intake — EU/EEA citizens 1 May 2027

Dates are confirmed against the school's official admissions page. See every European school's rounds side by side on our interactive deadlines timeline.

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply to Radboud's MSc in Business Administration without a business degree?
Not for direct entry. Like most Dutch and Continental public master's programmes — and unlike a one-year British conversion master — Radboud's MSc in Business Administration expects a business-administration or closely-related grounding. Direct admission is open to holders of a research-university bachelor in Bedrijfskunde/Business Administration (Radboud's own BSc, or a comparable degree from another research university) and to Radboud's Law and Management graduates. Applicants with an HBO (university-of-applied-sciences) degree or an unrelated bachelor are not turned away, but they enter through a separate pre-master's programme that brings them up to speed before the master proper. If you studied something unrelated and want to switch straight into management, a genuine conversion-style MiM is usually the better fit — see our guide to a [MiM without a business degree](/blog/mim-without-a-business-degree). Always verify the exact entry route on Radboud's admission page.
What specialisations does Radboud's MSc in Business Administration offer?
The master is offered with seven specialisations, all leading to the same MSc in Business Administration: Strategic Management, International Business, Marketing, Digital Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Organisation Design and Change Management, and Strategic Human Resources Leadership. Each is a one-year, 60-EC, English-taught track with a September start, so you pick the focus that matches your career direction while sharing the school's core methods and thesis structure. Because the admission test policy is set per specialisation, check the specific track's admission page for the current requirements before you apply.

Sources

  • Radboud University — Master's in Business Administration (programme overview: a one-year, English-taught Master of Science in Business Administration at the Nijmegen School of Management, with seven specialisations — Digital Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, International Business, Marketing, Organisation Design and Change Management, Strategic Human Resources Leadership and Strategic Management — and a pre-master's route for applicants whose educational background does not grant direct admission) ↗ — Radboud University
  • Radboud University — Business Administration: Strategic Management (specialisation fact box: duration 1 year / 60 EC, language English, start September; admission requirements) ↗ — Radboud University
  • Radboud University — Business Administration admission and application (direct admission for a research-university bachelor in Bedrijfskunde/Business Administration or the Radboud Law and Management degree, or a comparable related bachelor; a pre-master's for HBO or off-field degrees; based on academic background Radboud may require a GMAT Focus Edition ≥565, GMAT ≥600 or GRE 315/Q158; English proficiency IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 90; September intake; deadlines ~1 April non-EEA, ~1 May EU/EEA with non-Dutch education, ~1 July Dutch diploma, ~31 January for scholarship) ↗ — Radboud University
  • Radboud University — Tuition fee amounts and specialisation tuition page (2025/26 statutory fee €2,601 and 2026/27 statutory fee €2,694 for a full-time programme for EU/EEA students; 2026/27 institutional fee €18,873 for non-EU/EEA students for the Business Administration master) ↗ — Radboud University
  • AACSB — Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen accreditation (the Nijmegen School of Management is AACSB-accredited in business) ↗ — AACSB International
  • Radboud University — International rankings (Radboud placed 154th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 and 279th in the QS World University Rankings 2026) ↗ — Radboud University

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