{"id":82430,"date":"2026-08-19T12:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/?p=82430"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:44:33","slug":"university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate 2027-28: What UvA Actually Publishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">10<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"quick-read-box\">\n\n  <div class=\"qr-header\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u26a1<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"qr-title\">Quick Read<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <ul>\n    <li>The University of Amsterdam publishes no university-wide acceptance rate.<\/li>\n\n    <li>UvA offers places to roughly 75% of Economics and Business selection participants.<\/li>\n\n    <li>The Business Administration English track has 750 first-year places.<\/li>\n\n    <li>Most UvA programs admit anyone meeting the published requirements.<\/li>\n\n    <li>Indian students needing a visa should apply by 1 April.<\/li>\n\n    <li>UvA rejects IELTS Indicator, IELTS Online and TOEFL Home Edition.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"qr-footer\">\n    \ud83d\udc49 Best for: Indian students deciding whether UvA is worth applying to.\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#What_the_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate_Actually_Is\" title=\"What the University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate Actually Is\">What the University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate Actually Is<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#What_UvA_Publishes_Instead_of_an_Acceptance_Rate\" title=\"What UvA Publishes Instead of an Acceptance Rate\">What UvA Publishes Instead of an Acceptance Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#Which_University_of_Amsterdam_Programs_Are_Actually_Selective\" title=\"Which University of Amsterdam Programs Are Actually Selective\">Which University of Amsterdam Programs Are Actually Selective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#How_UvAs_Ranking_Numbers_and_Placement_Offers_Work\" title=\"How UvA&#8217;s Ranking Numbers and Placement Offers Work\">How UvA&#8217;s Ranking Numbers and Placement Offers Work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#University_of_Amsterdam_Deadlines_and_Requirements_for_Indian_Applicants\" title=\"University of Amsterdam Deadlines and Requirements for Indian Applicants\">University of Amsterdam Deadlines and Requirements for Indian Applicants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#What_to_Do_If_Things_Go_Wrong_With_Your_UvA_Application\" title=\"What to Do If Things Go Wrong With Your UvA Application\">What to Do If Things Go Wrong With Your UvA Application<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#3_Takeaways_on_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate\" title=\"3 Takeaways on University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate\">3 Takeaways on University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/university-of-amsterdam-acceptance-rate\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions About University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate\">Frequently Asked Questions About University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate_Actually_Is\"><\/span><strong>What the University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate Actually Is<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no official University of Amsterdam acceptance rate. UvA does not publish a university-wide figure, and the 4% number circulating on Indian study-abroad sites has no source behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-palette-color-5-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Figure quoted<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Where it appears<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>The problem with it<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>4%<\/td><td>Two consultancy and accommodation sites<\/td><td>No source given. Presented as the headline rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.3%<\/td><td>An Indian aggregator&#8217;s older page<\/td><td>No source. The same aggregator&#8217;s newer page states UvA publishes no rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>51%<\/td><td>A university ranking site<\/td><td>Its own methodology note describes its figures as a rough guide<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10% to 50%<\/td><td>A travel-blog style guide<\/td><td>&#8220;Estimates&#8221;, no basis stated<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16% for Psychology<\/td><td>Same page<\/td><td>Invents 3,000 applications for 500 places<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 to 15% for Communication Science<\/td><td>A rankings blog<\/td><td>No source<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No figure<\/td><td>uva.nl<\/td><td>UvA&#8217;s actual position<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read that spread again. The same university, in the same year, is reported at 4% and at 51%. Both cannot be right, and neither is sourced to UvA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> The 4% figure does real harm. Students cut UvA from a shortlist of six because they have read they have a one-in-twenty-five chance, and they never check what the university itself publishes. No Dutch research university operates at 4%. That number belongs to a different admissions culture entirely.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_UvA_Publishes_Instead_of_an_Acceptance_Rate\"><\/span><strong>What UvA Publishes Instead of an Acceptance Rate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the part no competing page reports. There may be no University of Amsterdam acceptance rate, but UvA does publish selection outcomes for the programs where selection genuinely happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On its business administration ranking numbers page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/programmes\/bachelors\/business-administration\/application-and-admission\/enrolment-restriction\/update-ranking-numbers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UvA states<\/a> that in previous years, across its economics and business numerus fixus programs, it has been able to offer a place to approximately 75% of participants and that around 1,500 people took part in the selection test. The program&#8217;s own application page states that the English track has a numerus fixus, meaning only 750 places are available in the first year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those two figures are not a matched pair, so we are not going to turn them into a percentage: the 75% spans several economics and business programs, while the 750 applies to one track. But the direction is unambiguous. This is a capped, oversubscribed, English-taught program at UvA, and the university&#8217;s published offer rate to people who completed the selection procedure is roughly three in four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For comparison, some selective UvA master&#8217;s programs publish their capacity outright. The MSc Information Studies pages state that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/programmes\/masters\/information-studies-information-systems\/application-and-admission\/international-prior-education\/international-prior-education-foldout-menu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the top 150 candidates on the ranking list will be admitted, with others placed on a waiting list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> The number that matters is the offer rate to people who completed the selection procedure, not applications received. A large share of students who register never finish the selection activities, which is exactly why raw application counts make the odds look far worse than they are for anyone who actually turns up and completes the process.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_University_of_Amsterdam_Programs_Are_Actually_Selective\"><\/span><strong>Which University of Amsterdam Programs Are Actually Selective<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asking about the University of Amsterdam acceptance rate as a single number misses the distinction that decides your application: is your program capped or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For programs without a cap, Dutch admission is eligibility-based. Meet the published requirements and you are admitted. There is no ranking against other applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For capped programs,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/education\/admissions\/bachelors\/applying-for-a-selective-bachelors-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> selection runs through Selection and Placement in line with Ministry of Education, Culture and Science guidelines, with a 15 January deadline<\/a>. UvA also runs other selective programs with their own procedures and different deadlines. At master&#8217;s level,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/education\/admissions\/masters\/applying-for-a-degree-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> UvA states plainly that every program has its own entry requirements, application procedure and deadlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> Establish whether your program is capped before you plan anything else. That one fact moves your deadline by two and a half months, adds a selection procedure you must physically participate in, and removes your ability to defer. Every other date in your timeline follows from it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_UvAs_Ranking_Numbers_and_Placement_Offers_Work\"><\/span><strong>How UvA&#8217;s Ranking Numbers and Placement Offers Work<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For capped programs, the mechanics are precise, and they matter far more to your outcome than any University of Amsterdam acceptance rate figure because this is where places get lost after they have been won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>After the selection procedure, you receive a ranking number, visible in your Studielink account. A lower number is better.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your ranking number falls within the available places, you are offered a place on 15 April, by email and in Studielink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/education\/admissions\/bachelors\/applying-for-a-selective-bachelors-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You then have 14 days to accept in Studielink. After that 14-day period the offer lapses automatically<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The offer is valid only for the year in which you took part in the selection and placement procedure. You cannot accept it and start a year later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are not offered a place immediately,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/education\/admissions\/bachelors\/applying-for-a-degree-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> you may still be offered one later, because places freed by students who decline pass down the ranking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Master&#8217;s programs run a comparable clock. UvA&#8217;s Law School pages state that a conditionally admitted applicant must accept the offer in SIS within two weeks, or the admission process and any visa request cannot continue, while noting that accepting does not oblige you to start and you can withdraw in Studielink until 31 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One rule matters specifically to Indian applicants. On its selective MSc Information Studies program, UvA states that students from outside the EU and EEA who are not selected in the May procedure <strong>cannot be placed on the waiting list at all<\/strong>, because visas and residence permits can no longer be arranged after that date. The pass-down mechanism that helps EU students does not always reach you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> The 14-day window is where Indian students lose places they have already earned. Offers land in mid-April, colliding with final-semester exams, and a student waiting on a scholarship decision or a parent&#8217;s sign-off watches it expire. UvA&#8217;s own guidance is to accept in the meantime, because accepting lets you start visa and housing procedures and you can still withdraw later.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"University_of_Amsterdam_Deadlines_and_Requirements_for_Indian_Applicants\"><\/span><strong>University of Amsterdam Deadlines and Requirements for Indian Applicants<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UvA organises its bachelor&#8217;s deadlines around what you need from the university, not only your nationality. This is the part of the admission question you can actually control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-palette-color-5-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Your situation<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Deadline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Status<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Numerus fixus or selective programme<\/td><td>15 January<\/td><td>Hard. No extension<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You need a visa and\/or UvA housing<\/td><td>1 April<\/td><td>UvA strongly urges this date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Any applicant, final cut-off<\/td><td>1 May<\/td><td>After this, only in exceptional circumstances<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UvA states that if you require a visa and\/or housing through the university you should apply before 1 April, because after that date it cannot guarantee immigration and housing procedures can start in time. There is also a step that trips people up: your Studielink enrolment request must be submitted <strong>at least one week before<\/strong> the deadline, not on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master&#8217;s deadlines are set per program and vary widely. UvA&#8217;s Graduate School of Humanities alone runs deadlines of 1 February, 1 March and 15 May depending on the program, with English exemption requests due a month earlier than each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-palette-color-5-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Requirement<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>What it means<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>India-specific detail<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Prior education<\/td><td>Must be equivalent to the Dutch VWO for bachelor&#8217;s; a relevant bachelor&#8217;s for master&#8217;s<\/td><td>UvA&#8217;s diploma finder is updated annually and valid for one academic year, so a figure you read last year may not apply<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English test<\/td><td>IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT or Cambridge, per programme<\/td><td>An English-medium Indian degree earns no exemption<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Test format<\/td><td>Only standard test-centre results<\/td><td>IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake, IELTS Online, TOEFL Home Edition and TOEFL MyBest Scores are not accepted<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Test age<\/td><td>No more than two years old, counting back from the program start<\/td><td>Scores taken for an earlier UK or US cycle may have expired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Single sitting<\/td><td>Overall and component minimums in one test<\/td><td>You cannot combine your best sections across attempts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/exams\/gmat\">GMAT <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/exams\/gre\">GRE<\/a><\/td><td>Required by some Business School master&#8217;s programmes<\/td><td>MSc Business Administration asks for GMAT Focus 535 minimum, preferably 565; MSc Finance asks 585, preferably 595<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quota cap<\/td><td>Maximum two capped programmes per year<\/td><td>Named combination exceptions apply<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The English rules are worth reading twice.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/programmes\/masters\/business-administration\/application-and-admission\/students-with-international-prior-education\/international-applicants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> UvA&#8217;s admission pages state that other test versions or modules are not accepted, listing IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake, IELTS Online, TOEFL Home Edition and TOEFL MyBest Scores as examples<\/a>, and that the required scores must be obtained in a single attempt. The exemption list covers applicants educated in Australia, Canada excluding Quebec, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. India is not on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Funding deadlines run earlier than admission deadlines, covered in<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/scholarships-in-netherlands-for-indian-students\/\"><em> <\/em><em>scholarships in the Netherlands for Indian students<\/em><\/a><em>. The permit sequence behind the 1 April date is in the<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/netherlands-student-visa\/\"><em> <\/em><em>Netherlands student visa process<\/em><\/a><em>, and Amsterdam housing pressure in<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/cost-of-living-in-netherlands\/\"><em> <\/em><em>cost of living in the Netherlands<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> Read your deadline off what you need from UvA, not off your passport alone. An Indian student needing both a visa and university housing is on the earliest track, and the housing request is the thing most often left until after admission, by which point Amsterdam has nothing left.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Do_If_Things_Go_Wrong_With_Your_UvA_Application\"><\/span><strong>What to Do If Things Go Wrong With Your UvA Application<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You missed 15 January for a capped program.<\/strong> There is no extension. Your options are a non-capped program this cycle or the next academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You did not participate in the selection activities.<\/strong> No ranking number is issued, and no place follows. Participation is not optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your ranking number is outside the available places on 15 April.<\/strong> Do not withdraw. Places pass down the ranking from 15 April until 1 August, and UvA states there is a high chance a spot opens in that window. Keep your file live and your documents ready through July. Note the exception above: on some selective master&#8217;s programs, non-EU applicants cannot be waitlisted at all because of visa timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your placement offer expired.<\/strong> It lapses automatically after 14 days and asking will not reinstate it. This is the most avoidable loss on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You missed 1 April as a visa applicant.<\/strong> The 1 May final deadline still exists, but UvA warns it cannot guarantee immigration and housing procedures will complete in time. Write to admissions and ask directly rather than assuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your English score is in a format UvA rejects.<\/strong> An IELTS Online, Indicator or One Skill Retake result cannot be substituted or appealed. Rebook at a test centre, and allow six weeks for results and processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Counselor insight:<\/em><\/strong><em> The most recoverable situation on this list is a ranking number outside the cut-off on 15 April, and it is the one students give up on. Places move down the list for weeks. The least recoverable is a rejected test format, because no amount of correspondence turns an IELTS Online result into an accepted one.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Takeaways_on_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate\"><\/span><strong>3 Takeaways on University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Discard the 4% figure, because UvA publishes no university-wide acceptance rate and its own selection data shows places offered to roughly 75% of participants in its Economics and Business capped programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check whether your target program is numerus fixus or selective before anything else, since that single fact moves your deadline from 1 April to 15 January and removes your ability to defer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm your English test format is one UvA accepts, because IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake, IELTS Online, TOEFL Home Edition and TOEFL MyBest Scores are all rejected and cannot be appealed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Verified by: LeapScholar&#8217;s Netherlands counseling team, with hands-on experience guiding Indian students through Studielink selection procedures, UvA placement offers and IND visa processes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Have questions about the University of Amsterdam acceptance rate or which program fits your profile? <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/webflow_progressive_form?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=in-content-cta&amp;utm_campaign=counselling\"><em>Book a free session with a LeapScholar counselor<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_University_of_Amsterdam_Acceptance_Rate\"><\/span><strong>Frequently Asked Questions About University of Amsterdam Acceptance Rate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<ul class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143150348\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What happens if I am not offered a place on 15 April?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>You may still receive an offer later, because places declined by selected students pass down the ranking list, sometimes for weeks. Keep your file live and your documents ready. On some selective master&#8217;s programs, however, non-EU applicants not selected in the May procedure cannot be waitlisted because visa processing can no longer be completed in time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143156975\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>Can I defer a place at the University of Amsterdam to next year?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A placement offer for a capped program is valid only for the year in which you took part in the selection and placement procedure, so it cannot be deferred. You must accept within 14 days or it lapses automatically. To start a year later you would need to enter the selection procedure again in that cycle.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143174212\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>How many programs can I apply to at the University of Amsterdam?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Studielink permits four program applications in total across all Dutch institutions, of which no more than two may be numerus fixus programs. UvA notes specific combinations you cannot pair, so check before registering. Non-capped programs at UvA do not count against the two-quota limit.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143188649\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What is the application deadline at the University of Amsterdam for Indian students?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>For capped bachelor&#8217;s programs, it is 15 January. For other bachelor&#8217;s programs, UvA urges applicants needing a visa or university housing to apply before 1 April, with 1 May the final cut-off. Your Studielink enrolment request must go in at least a week earlier. Master&#8217;s deadlines are set per program.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143205235\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What IELTS score does the University of Amsterdam require?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Requirements vary by faculty and program. UvA&#8217;s Graduate Schools of Science ask for IELTS 7.0 with all subscores at 6.5 for Artificial Intelligence, Information Studies and Logic, but 6.5 with subscores at 6.0 for Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Law programs ask for 7.0 overall with 6.5 per component.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143236615\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What are the admission requirements for the University of Amsterdam?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>For a bachelor&#8217;s you need prior education equivalent to the Dutch VWO diploma. For a master&#8217;s you need a relevant bachelor&#8217;s degree, with requirements set per program. English proficiency is required in all cases, and some business school master&#8217;s programs additionally require GMAT or GRE scores. Check your program page for its specific requirements.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143277334\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What is a numerus fixus program at UvA?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A numerus fixus program has a fixed number of first-year places. The Business Administration English track, for example, has 750. Applications close on 15 January and selection runs through selection and placement under Ministry of Education guidelines. You may apply for a maximum of two capped programs per academic year, with some combination exceptions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143292810\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>Is the University of Amsterdam hard to get into for Indian students?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Difficulty depends entirely on whether your program is capped. Non-capped programs admit applicants who meet the published requirements. Capped programs run a selection procedure with a 15 January deadline, and UvA&#8217;s own published figures for its Economics and Business capped programs show roughly three in four participants receiving an offer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"faq-question-1787143310273\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h5 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What is the University of Amsterdam acceptance rate?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>UvA publishes no university-wide acceptance rate. Figures in circulation range from 4% to 51% and none are sourced to the university. What UvA does publish is selection data: across its Economics and Business numerus fixus programs, it has offered places to approximately 75% of participants, with around 1,500 taking the selection test.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">10<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span> \u26a1 Quick Read The University of Amsterdam publishes no university-wide acceptance rate. UvA offers places to roughly 75% of Economics and Business selection participants. The Business Administration English track has 750 first-year places. Most UvA programs admit anyone meeting the published requirements. Indian students needing a visa should apply by 1 April. 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