What the whole degree costs
Not just tuition. Everything, for the full 1 year. Living in Amsterdam · EU vs non-EU, select your country of origin.
- Tuition, 1 yearEU: €2,694/yr statutory · non-EU: €25,900/yr€2,694–25,900
- Student room, 12 monthsrooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo, Amsterdam€11,100
- Living, 12 months€975/mo: food, transport, phone, books€11,700
- Visa & insurancenon-EU students only: +€45/mo insurance + €228 permit+€768
- Total, all-inliving in Amsterdam, EU vs non-EU. Choose above.€25,494–49,468
Rent source: uva.nl
Scholarships you can apply for: Holland Scholarship · Erasmus Mundus (EU-wide) · university merit schemes (e.g. Amsterdam Merit)
Where it stands
Computed from SparkPath's verified records · 2 axes across the field, in-country.
City rent · 1-bed apt
+37% vs middle
89th percentile city rent
1-bed apartment (outside centre) · Amsterdam
Ranking
#62Top 3%
top 10% of the field by rank
THE · 2,000 universities ranked
Each bar is a slice of the field; taller means more programmes there. Blue is this programme; the thin line marks the middle of the field.
Can I get in?
The published requirements, checked against the official programme page. Open the section that applies to you.
Academic requirements2 on record
EnglishTOEFL 92 minverified
Your degree
- Sound Studies with demonstrated prior knowledge of music. Any discipline that includes a minor in music/musicology or at least 30 ECTS in music history or musicology.
Local variants + foreign-degree pathway1 on record
Institution-specific accepted bachelors
- Bachelor's degree from the UvA or from another accredited research university in Musicology, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Brain Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Area Studies, Cultural Studies, Theatre Studies, Media Studies
Where you'd live
Median room rents by student area in Amsterdam. Sources: CBS / local city statistics.
rooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo · Amsterdam
Everyday living around €975/mo (food, transport, phone, books).
Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.
What you'll study
Course list drawn from the programme page; a snapshot, not the complete syllabus.
Knowing the World through MusicGenerative AI and MusicMusic History and Cultural PoliticsA Musicology of the EverydayHow Music Works: Inside the Musical MindPerspectives on Music, Cognition and ComputationReading Black Music: Key Texts on African American Music and other Afro-diasporic GenresMusic Theatre as a LaboratoryHumanities Now: Current Dialogues or Perspectives and Practices
The university
University of Amsterdam at a glance · Amsterdam, NL
TypePublic research university, state-funded and state-recognised