Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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A research-driven university in Amsterdam shaping free thinkers and global citizens with A Broader Mind.

Amsterdam, Netherlands · Taught in en, nl

About VU Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is a research-intensive university in the Netherlands offering more than 46 bachelor's and 100 master's programmes. It educates students to become free thinkers and global citizens who contribute to solutions for complex societal challenges, grounded in scientific research.

Your chances

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Honest read on what VU Amsterdamexpects from applicants today. Numbers are from the institution's own admission page where we've found one. Programme-level cut-offs (per course) typically differ from the institution-wide floor — confirm on the programme page before applying.

GPA floor
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Minimum cumulative GPA (4.0 scale) the institution publishes. Below this is typically auto-rejected; above it puts you in the assessable pool.

English proficiency
IELTS 6.5

Minimum English score the institution accepts. Programme-specific minimums may be higher (medicine + law usually require an extra point).

Tuition / year
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Headline tuition for international students. EU/EEA students often pay less; confirm on the institution's fees page.

Student visa
Required for non-EU/EEA

Whether non-EU/EEA students need a student visa to study here. EU/EEA students typically do not.

Scholarships
3 signal

Roughly how many scholarship programmes the institution highlights for international students. 0 = no published scholarships; 5 = many.

Not yet indexed: acceptance rate, per-programme cohort sizes and applications-per-seat ratios. Surfacing as connectors land. Start a path to see how your profile matches →

After graduation

Not yet indexed. Post-graduation outcomes (employment rate, median earnings, top employer destinations) come from official registries — US College Scorecard, UK HESA Graduate Outcomes, PL POL-on. The connectors are wired; the data lands here automatically as those sync.

Until then, the institution's own careers page is the right source. We don't estimate or fabricate these numbers.

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