For 2026/27, EU/EEA students pay the Dutch statutory tuition rate of approximately €2,694 for the full one-year programme, while non-EU/EEA students pay the School of Business and Economics institutional rate of approximately €24,830 (up from €21,820 in 2025/26). The very low EU/EEA statutory rate makes the MSc Business Administration one of the most accessible AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited management master's in Europe for EU/EEA applicants.
Tuition for the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – School of Business and Economics Master in Management is €2,694 (EU/EEA statutory) / €24,830 (non-EU/EEA institutional) for the 12 months program.
| Total tuition | €2,694 (EU/EEA statutory) / €24,830 (non-EU/EEA institutional) |
|---|---|
| Tuition (numeric) | €24,830 |
| Program length | 12 months |
| Median tuition (80 euro-priced MiMs we track) | €23,157 |
On tuition, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – School of Business and Economics MiM ranks #45 of 80 euro-priced MiMs we track — above the €23,157 median. See how it stacks up on our cheapest MiMs in Europe and best-value shortlists.
Tuition figures are the published rate for the 2026–27 cycle and exclude living costs, travel, and optional exchange fees. Scholarships and need-based aid can materially reduce the net cost — see the FAQs below.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the VU Amsterdam MSc Business Administration cost?
For 2026/27, EU/EEA students pay the Dutch statutory tuition rate of approximately €2,694 for the full one-year programme, while non-EU/EEA students pay the School of Business and Economics institutional rate of approximately €24,830 (it was €21,820 in 2025/26). The very low statutory rate makes it one of the most accessible AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited management master's in Europe for EU/EEA applicants.
When are the VU Amsterdam MSc Business Administration deadlines?
The programme has a single September intake. The documented deadlines are 1 April for non-EU/EEA applicants who need a visa or residence permit and 1 June for EU/EEA and Dutch-degree holders, with enrolment completed by 31 August to start on 1 September; VU states that applications received after them cannot be taken into consideration. Those are university-wide dates for applicants with a non-Dutch degree, and while VU grants a listed set of programmes an extended 15 July deadline, MSc Business Administration is not among them — so 1 June is this programme's date. If money is part of your decision, keep two earlier dates apart: the scholarship deadline is 1 February, and 1 December is VU's advised date for the programme application, because the VUFP, HSP and OTS scholarships can only be applied for once you are conditionally admitted and an admission decision takes around six weeks. EU/EEA applicants who want university housing are encouraged to apply before 1 April. Applications open from the beginning of October each cycle; confirm the exact 2027 dates on VU's admissions page before you plan around them.
Is the VU Amsterdam MSc Business Administration accredited and ranked?
Yes. The School of Business and Economics holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation (a "double crown") alongside Dutch NVAO accreditation, BSIS and PRME. The programme is not listed in the Financial Times Masters in Management table — Maastricht is the highest-placed Dutch school there — but VU's own programme page reports the Master in Business Administration as 12th in the Shanghai Ranking, and VU sits among the leading European research universities.
Sources
- VU Amsterdam — Master's Business Administration (programme) ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- VU Amsterdam — Master's Business Administration: admissions ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- VU Amsterdam — Tuition fee rates (statutory) Master's programmes ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- VU Amsterdam — Institutional tuition fees Master's 2026-2027 (overview) ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- VU Amsterdam — How do I apply for a Master's programme? (central deadlines page: applications open "from the beginning of October"; the cycle still published is September 2026, dated 1 April 2026 for non-EU/EEA needing a visa and 1 June 2026 for EU/EEA. September 2027 dates not yet published). SCOPE CHECKED 2026-09-04: the table is headed "International Degree Holders — Application deadlines" and states "The following deadlines apply if you are applying to a Master's programme on the basis of a non-Dutch university degree" and "Applications received after the deadlines cannot be taken into consideration!" — so it is university-wide by applicant type, not by programme. It names its own exception list, "Extended Deadlines (pre)masters 2026-2027", granting 15 July to specified programmes and stating that "if a Master's programme is not mentioned below, the deadline is 1 June 2026"; MSc Business Administration is NOT on that list, so 1 June is this programme's date. CORRECTED on the same read: 1 December is described as "the advised programme application deadline for all students wishing to apply for one of the VU Amsterdam scholarships", NOT as the scholarship deadline — "The final application deadline for most scholarships is 1 February, but you can only apply for the VUFP, HSP and OTS scholarships after you have been conditionally admitted", and VU advises 1 December because a decision "may take up to around 6 weeks". EU/EEA applicants are also "encourage[d] … to apply before 1 April" for university housing ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- VU Amsterdam — Language proficiency requirements for Master's degrees, plus the linked 'English Language Proficiency Overview 26-27' PDF (6 pages, sha256:ab43d44ded5d1a56, read 2026-09-06 with npm run pdf:text), which is where the per-programme numbers actually live. ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-06 (P33c, Dutch leg). Exemptions, verbatim: 'You are exempt from having to take an English Language test if you have completed: A secondary or higher education fully taught in English within Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK or USA. A higher education fully taught in English within Singapore or South Africa. A Bachelor's or Master's degree fully taught in English within the EU/EEA. An International Baccalaureate Diploma (English-taught). A Dutch pre-university VWO diploma (including VWO English language and literature) or English at an international equivalent pre-university level.' Note the shape: three different geographies for three different levels of study, with Singapore and South Africa admitted at higher-education level only. India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Bangladesh reach none of them. Evidence: 'If it is clearly stated on a diploma/transcript that your degree was fully English-taught, then this will be sufficient proof. If it is not clearly stated, we request an official statement with stamp and signature from your previous university.' The PDF's row for 'Business Administration (all specialisations)' — this programme — reads IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking; TOEFL iBT 92 (Reading 13, Listening 12, Speaking 18, Writing 20) on the old scale or 4.5 (sections minimum 4) on the new one; TOEFL ITP 580 with no minimum section score; CAE 180; CPE 180. VU 'only accepts' IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, CAE, CPE and its own EUR 150 VU Taalloket test, and that in-house test 'is not accepted for non-EU/EEA students who require a study visa/residence permit'. IELTS Online, the IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake, TOEFL Essentials, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and MyBestScore are all rejected ↗ — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam