Everyone who registers as a student or to take a course at the Amsterdam University of the Arts is obliged to pay tuition or course fees. The tuition fees vary, depending among other things on the programme or course you will be enrolling in, whether or not you are from a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) and whether or not you have previously obtained a degree at the same level you are registering for. Click on the button on the right to read more about the tuition fees.

Statutory tuition fee 2026-2027
The statutory tuition fees for the 2026-2027 academic year is € 2.694.

Institutional tuition fee for 2026-2027
The institutional tuition fee for the 2026-2027 academic year is € 10.162.

Guest- and exchange students who stay one semester only, pay half the annual fee.

Extra costs
Estimated extra costs (subject to alteration): 

• Close of 1st quarter: € 50 (compulsory part of O1) 
• Optional excursion 2nd/3rd year: costs dependent on destination 
• Optional foreign project: costs dependent on destination 

Student finance
The Academy of Architecture has a unique educational model, the so-called concurrent model. The master programmes in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture are four-year programs that combine studying and working in practice (the professional experience); in our educational vision, this combination dramatically adds value for the student's learning process.

The programmes are part-time, and the student is responsible for finding a relevant workplace. Partly for this reason, the master's programmes at the Academy of Architecture are part-time programs with a full-time study and workload. Part-time students, because they work, are not eligible for study financing from DUO.

Teaching materials 
For the 2026-2027 academic year, the amount that first, second and third year students owe for teaching materials is € 50,-. The contribution for teaching materials is invoiced to the student, together with the tuition fees, at the beginning of the academic year. For this amount, the student will receive: 

• materials; 
• photocopies; 
• readers. 

The costs related to the development of new and existing teaching materials, such as the annual renewal of the readers, will be paid out of the Academy’s budget. A number of teaching materials can be obtained in the library. Furthermore, students must take into account costs for: sheeting material for scale models, Form Studies (drawing materials; visits to museums and other locations, admission costs and possible travel costs); workshops (teaching materials; materials, lunches/dinners and other refreshments).