Applying to TU Delft for 2027: admission for international applicants

To start a bachelor at TU Delft in autumn 2027 with a diploma from abroad, you register in Studielink and finish the application in Osiaan, by 15 January for the numerus clausus programmes or by 1 April for all other programmes, according to the central deadlines page as of October 2026. For 2027/2028 the statutory rate is € 2,771 and the institutional bachelor rate is € 20,563.

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TU Delft teaches most of its bachelors in Dutch. The university states it plainly: "only four programmes are offered fully in English; Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth, Climate and Technology and Nanobiology." If you do not speak Dutch, your choice starts and ends with those four.

The TU Delft entry bar is a diploma, not a score: a secondary school diploma that is considered equivalent to the Dutch pre-university VWO diploma. On top of that, each programme sets its own examination subjects, listed per diploma in the entry requirements chapter.

Which TU Delft rate you pay depends on nationality. You pay the statutory rate if you have the nationality Dutch or that of another EU/EEA country, Swiss, or Surinamese, or a Dutch residence permit with that entitlement; everyone else pays the institutional rate.

Rules that catch TU Delft applicants out

• The fee: "A non-refundable application fee of €100 applies to all applicants."
• IB mathematics: TU Delft only accepts the Mathematics course 'Analysis & Approaches HL', and students with an IBCP are not accepted.
• The first-year threshold: you must gain a certain minimum of 45 ECTS credits in your first year to continue to the second year.

Which TU Delft pages name the 2027-2028 intake

The central TU Delft Dates and Deadlines and application pages give standing dates with no year attached. Some programme pages are dated: Aerospace Engineering asks for your application no later than 15 January 2027 (23:59 CET), Computer Science and Engineering says its application opened in October 2026 and closes on 15 January 2027, and Clinical Technology holds its selection day for the 2027-2028 cohort on 5 februari 2027.

TU Delft says it sits "in or near the top 50" worldwide in the QS and THE rankings, in the top 20 in Europe and in the top three in the Netherlands, and in the 151-200 range of the Shanghai ranking (ARWU). Those are TU Delft's own words on a page that names no edition year, so read them as the university's description of itself, not as a publisher's table.

TU Delft reports its standing in three rankings: QS, Times Higher Education (THE) and the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU). Positions shift from one edition to the next and from one publisher to another, so read the claims below as TU Delft's summary of its own standing, not as a ranked table.

For a technical university, the general league tables matter less than the engineering ones. TU Delft calls the Engineering and Technology rankings "the most relevant" and says it "consistently achieves positions in and around the top 20 in the QS and THE rankings."

TU Delft subject rankings

In subject rankings TU Delft names the fields where it leads: TU Delft tops the lists for Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, Water Resources, Transportational Sciences, Marine/Ocean Engineering and Chemical Engineering, among others. The page does not say which publisher or which year each of those top places comes from, so treat it as a list of TU Delft's strongest fields rather than a ranking.

The subject list matters for an international applicant in one practical way. Of those fields, only aeronautical engineering leads to one of the four fully English-taught TU Delft bachelors, Aerospace Engineering. The other fields on the list are not among the four.

TU Delft does not publish an acceptance rate for its bachelors; for its numerus clausus programmes it fixes a number of places instead, such as 450 in Architecture (Bouwkunde) for 2027-2028 and 120 in Clinical Technology. The second filter comes after admission: every first-year student must earn a certain minimum of 45 ECTS credits to proceed to the second year.

Without application, offer or admit figures from TU Delft, any acceptance rate you see quoted elsewhere is not TU Delft data. For the programmes without a cap, the diploma and subject requirements are the bar; for the four numerus clausus programmes, the selection and your ranking number decide.

TU Delft places for 2027-2028

Both programmes in this table are taught in Dutch. For the two English-taught numerus clausus programmes, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, what decides your chances is the selection itself: Computer Science and Engineering, for example, sorts candidates into score categories, as the next section shows.

How TU Delft Computer Science sorts candidates

Computer Science and Engineering at TU Delft turns your selection score into a category, then draws your ranking number at random inside that category. In the English track, "the 210 highest-scoring candidates are placed in category 1, the next 540 candidates are placed in category 2, and the rest is placed in category 3." In the Bilingual track the cut-offs are 150 and 350.

The CSE ranking number itself is assigned completely random from the drawn numbers in the category in which you were placed. A higher score puts you in a better category; within that category, luck decides the order.

The TU Delft BSA after the first year

Every TU Delft bachelor student receives a binding study advice (BSA) at the end of the first year, and you need a certain minimum of 45 ECTS credits to proceed to the second year. For Computer Science and Engineering, the programme FAQ says that in previous years "on average about 75% of the students" received a positive BSA, not counting students who quit before 1 February; TU Delft gives no such figure for its other programmes. Treat the BSA as part of admission: getting in is the first step, passing 45 ECTS credits is the second.

How many times you can try TU Delft selection

The number of attempts depends on the TU Delft programme. If you are not placed for 2027-2028, you may take part in the Aerospace Engineering selection a total of three times. TU Delft's 2024 selection regulations explain the frame: Dutch law allows a maximum of three, and each dean sets 1, 2 or 3.

Four TU Delft bachelors select their students: Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Clinical Technology and Computer Science and Engineering are numerus clausus programmes with an application deadline of 15 January (23:59 CET) on the central page in October 2026, and for Aerospace Engineering the 2027 ranking number arrives on 15 April 2027. The other TU Delft bachelors are regular programmes without a numerus clausus.

TU Delft names the four capped programmes directly: These programmes are known as Numerus Clausus programmes. It concerns: Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, Clinical Technology, Computer Science and Engineering. Two of them, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, are among the four bachelors taught fully in English. Architecture and Clinical Technology are taught in Dutch.

The other two English-taught TU Delft bachelors are not capped. Earth, Climate and Technology is not on the numerus clausus list, and the Nanobiology page says: there is no longer a numerus clausus for this programme. The Dutch-taught regular programmes include Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Life Science and Technology, Marine Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Science and Technology and Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis.

How the TU Delft numerus clausus procedure runs

Each TU Delft numerus clausus programme runs its own selection. Aerospace Engineering starts with matching assignments in the Digital Learning Environment, then the Academic Aptitude Assessment and the Selection Test, whose dates the selection tests chapter lists. Computer Science and Engineering asks you to complete matching elements, but they do not influence your place in the ranking.

With a TU Delft numerus clausus application you can add a backup application, to another numerus clausus programme or to a regular one. The backup deadline is 15 January (23:59 CET) for another numerus clausus programme and 1 April (23:59 CEST) for a regular programme, as the central page stood in October 2026. For a non-EU applicant the backup matters most, because placement for non-EU/EFTA applicants stops on 15 June, earlier than the 15 August end for EU/EFTA applicants.

TU Delft matching for the regular programmes

For the TU Delft bachelors Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Marine Technology, Molecular Science and Technology and Nanobiology, participation in the matching activities is mandatory. Numerus Clausus programmes do not offer matching activities. Of these six, Nanobiology is the one taught in English.

Nanobiology at TU Delft takes registrations in Studielink from 1 Oct 2026 to 1 April 2027 (23:59 CET) with a non-Dutch diploma. Its matching description, still labelled for the academic year 2026-2027, has two steps: a questionnaire about you and your motivation, and assignments.

Do school grades count at TU Delft?

School grades count in some TU Delft selections and not in others. In Clinical Technology, the page says secondary school grades play no role in the assessment of the tests (Cijfers van de middelbare school geen rol spelen in de beoordeling van de toetsen). In Architecture (Bouwkunde) the grades count for 25% of the total selection score, with a maximum of 100 points for that part.

TU Delft sets its own selection tests instead of the SAT or ACT: for 2027 entry, Aerospace Engineering holds its Selection Test on 11 March 2027, Computer Science and Engineering runs a Cognitive Skills Test of at most 1 hour and 45 minutes, Clinical Technology holds a selection day on 5 February 2027 and Architecture closes its assignment on 1 February 2027 23:59. Only Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering are taught in English.

TU Delft Aerospace Engineering selection

The TU Delft Aerospace Engineering selection runs in steps, all of which can be completed remotely from anywhere in the world. First come the mandatory matching assignments, "the Math & Physics level test and the Self-Reflection assignments", with a deadline of 15 February 2027, 13:59 CET. Next is the Academic Aptitude Assessment, due by 25 February 2027, 13:59 CET.

The Aerospace Engineering Selection Test on 11 March 2027 covers mathematics, physics, and the first-year Aerospace Engineering topics. The selection test will be conducted using online proctoring. Prepare from the study material, because the faculty does not provide any sample, practice, or past tests.

TU Delft Computer Science and Engineering Matching & Selection

In the TU Delft Computer Science and Engineering procedure, all candidates are tested on two selection criteria: Mathematics; Systematic Reasoning & Logical Thinking. The Cognitive Skills Test weighs them equally, 50% each, and takes at most 1 hour and 45 minutes. The CSE brochure for 2027-2028 says it is possible to fully complete the M&S procedure online.

After the CSE Matching & Selection procedure you receive a ranking number on 15 April via Studielink, based on your test results and a lottery draw. Your test score decides your category; a random draw decides your place within it, as the acceptance rate chapter explains.

TU Delft Clinical Technology and Architecture selection

Clinical Technology (Klinische Technologie) at TU Delft selects through a selection day on the TU Delft campus. For the 2027-2028 cohort the day is 5 February 2027, and you must register for it by 22 January 2027, 12:00. To get a ranking number you must have attended the selection day and completed all test parts. An online selection day on Thursday 4 February 2027 is set for candidates taking part from Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Aruba, Curaçao or Sint Maarten.

Architecture (Bouwkunde) at TU Delft runs its 2027-2028 selection through an online course in two parts: your 5-vwo final grades and an online design and writing assignment. The assignment counts for 75% of the total score, and the deadline for submitting it is Monday 1 February 2027 23:59. Both Clinical Technology and Architecture are taught in Dutch.

Does TU Delft require the SAT or ACT?

The TU Delft routes are built on school diplomas and its own selection tests, not on the SAT or the ACT. The tests TU Delft sets belong to the selection of the numerus clausus programmes above. American applicants qualify through at least 4 College Board AP exams on top of the high school diploma, covered in the diplomas chapter.

You apply to a TU Delft bachelor yourself, in Studielink and then in Osiaan, with a non-refundable fee of €100 and a complete file by 15 January (23:59 CET) for a numerus clausus programme or 1 April (23:59 CEST) for a regular one. Those are standing dates on the TU Delft Dates and Deadlines page as it stood in October 2026, with no year named; the programme pages dated for 2027-2028, such as Aerospace Engineering, give 15 January 2027 (23:59 CET).

TU Delft dates and deadlines

The TU Delft deadline means a finished application, not a started one: by then all required documents must be uploaded; the application fee must be paid; your application must be officially submitted. Programme pages for 2027-2028 add their own dated steps, such as the Aerospace Engineering Selection Test on 11 March 2027, which the selection tests chapter lists.

How to apply to TU Delft: Studielink and Osiaan

• Studielink: register in Studielink, the Dutch national application system, and choose your TU Delft bachelor.
• Osiaan: log into Osiaan, upload the required documents, pay the application fee and submit your application. Third-party verification may be used to confirm the authenticity of your documents.
• Assessment: once your application is complete, TU Delft will "inform you of the outcome within 6 weeks."

TU Delft documents and application fee

TU Delft asks every bachelor applicant with an international diploma for five documents: diploma, curriculum vitae, transcript, proof of identity and language certificate. The application fee is €100, and TU Delft states that it "applies to all applicants" and is non-refundable.

TU Delft deadlines for EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA applicants

The TU Delft Dates and Deadlines page gives one set of application dates to every applicant with an international secondary school diploma, including international secondary school diplomas obtained in the Netherlands. The difference by nationality comes later. In the numerus clausus placement procedure, non-EU/EFTA applicants can take part until 15 June and EU/EFTA applicants until 15 August.

Payment is the other TU Delft deadline that depends on your situation. First-year students with a non-Dutch educational qualification, and students who need help with a visa or residence permit, pay by 1 July (23:59 CEST); the general deadline for students starting in September is 31 August (23:59 CEST). With a diploma from abroad, plan for the earlier date.

For the four English-taught TU Delft bachelors you need an IELTS Academic overall band score of at least 6.5 or Cambridge C1 Advanced, and the bilingual tracks ask for the same (6.5 or C1 Advanced), according to the requirements page as of October 2026. A certificate is not accepted if it is older than two years on the day of upload and application completion.

TU Delft sets one English bar for its English-taught programmes: Aerospace Engineering (English track), Computer Science and Engineering (English track), Earth, Climate and Technology, Nanobiology, and the same bar for the bilingual Dutch/English tracks of Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering. The Dutch-taught programmes ask for a lower level.

TU Delft states the IELTS minimum as an overall band score, and for Cambridge English it sets no requirements regarding the scores, only the certificate level.

TU Delft English for the Dutch-taught programmes

For the Dutch-taught programmes TU Delft also lists the TOEFL iBT: on a test report obtained before 21 January 2026, an overall band score of at least 70 for the regular programmes and at least 70 for the numerus clausus programmes, from one single test, because TU Delft does not accept TOEFL MyBest scores. These programmes also require Dutch, which the next chapter covers.

Who is exempt from the TU Delft English test

The bilingual tracks list these diploma exemptions too: a secondary school diploma from one of those countries, British A Levels or an International USA High School diploma, the European Baccalaureate and the IB Diploma under the conditions above, a European secondary school diploma with a pass for English and a Surinam VWO diploma with a pass for English. If you rely on a diploma exemption, check that English appears on your final certificate as a passed examination subject.

TU Delft English tests not accepted, and timing

For the English-taught programmes, the IELTS Online (Academic) test and the IELTS Indicator test cannot be accepted. For the Dutch-taught numerus clausus programmes, the IELTS Indicator test is not accepted either.

Timing is strict at TU Delft: certificates older than two years on the day of upload and application completion are not accepted. For a numerus clausus programme the application deadline is 15 January (23:59 CET), so take the test early enough to upload the result before it.

TU Delft asks for no Dutch in its four English-taught bachelors, Dutch at B2 level in the bilingual tracks of Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, and proof of Dutch, such as a listed certificate, in its Dutch-taught bachelors. If you have no Dutch, apply to an English track or to Earth, Climate and Technology or Nanobiology.

TU Delft says of its English-taught programmes: There are no Dutch language requirements for these programmes. The bilingual tracks are different, because the selection procedure is conducted in Dutch, and the Dutch-taught programmes ask for proof of Dutch as well.

Dutch for the TU Delft bilingual tracks

For the TU Delft bilingual tracks the required proficiency level corresponds to Dutch at B2 level. TU Delft lists the diplomas and certificates that prove it: the Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs (ASO), a European Baccalaureate with Dutch as Language 1, or an IB Diploma with Dutch A (Language and Literature, or Literature) at HL or SL, and the Staatsexamen NT2 Programma II certificate or the CNaVT Educatief Startbekwaam (STRT) certificate.

Without one of those, TU Delft advises you to cancel your application and apply for the English taught programme before the application deadline (15 January). Both bilingual tracks belong to numerus clausus programmes, so the English track of the same programme is your fallback.

Dutch for the TU Delft Dutch-taught programmes

For the Dutch-taught numerus clausus programmes, Architecture and Clinical Technology, the CNaVT Educatief Professioneel (EDUP) certificate is one accepted proof of Dutch.

For the regular Dutch-taught programmes, applicants without a listed diploma or certificate must take an assessment at TU Delft's Language Centre, and the result can mean extra Dutch courses. The assessment is available only to applicants who have received a conditional admission letter from TU Delft. The assessment and the placement test each cost €30, paid in advance by bank transfer.

TU Delft Dutch for Engineers

The TU Delft route for learning Dutch is long. Before the start of the academic year, one must at least have followed and passed the relevant course Dutch for Engineers (4th level). You can start these courses in August or September of the year before your bachelor starts, according to the Dutch courses page as of October 2026, so for a September 2027 start that window fell in August or September 2026 and has passed. For autumn 2027 entry without Dutch, the English-taught bachelors are the realistic route.

TU Delft admits you to a bachelor if you hold a secondary school diploma that is considered equivalent to the Dutch pre-university VWO diploma and have passed the subjects your programme requires, such as mathematics and physics. The subjects are the gate, with grade minimums only for some diplomas, and US applicants need at least 4 College Board AP exams with a minimum score of 3.

TU Delft writes that specific (national) examination subjects are required and that these subject requirements vary per BSc programme. Computer Science and Engineering needs only mathematics. Aerospace Engineering adds physics, Earth, Climate and Technology adds physics and chemistry, and Nanobiology needs mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

TU Delft requirements for the IB Diploma

The IB rule that catches most applicants at TU Delft is mathematics: TU Delft only accepts the Mathematics course 'Analysis & Approaches HL', so Mathematics Applications and Interpretation does not qualify, at any level. TU Delft also states: we do not accept students with an IBCP. For the English-taught programmes other than Computer Science and Engineering, Physics must be HL too.

TU Delft requirements for A Levels

With British qualifications TU Delft asks for "six GCSE in different subjects with grades *A - C (or, for England grades 9 - 4)", plus at least three and in some cases four A levels with grades *A - C, depending on the programme. Your required subjects must be among those A levels: Mathematics for Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics and Physics for Aerospace Engineering.

TU Delft requirements for the European Baccalaureate

With a European Baccalaureate you are eligible for TU Delft if you have passed the following final EB examination subjects (written or oral). Every English-taught programme asks for Mathematics at the 5 hours level, plus the sciences in the table.

TU Delft requirements for a US high school diploma

A US diploma qualifies for TU Delft only with AP exams: you need "an American High School diploma from an accredited high school with at least 4 College Board AP exams", and "All AP exams must have a minimum score of 3." The mandatory AP exams for your programme count among the four. In your CV you must mention by which of these accreditation organisations your high school is accredited.

TU Delft does not accept these AP exams: AP Capstone, AP Arts (and Design), AP Research; AP Seminar, AP Cybersecurity, AP Networking and AP Business with Personal Finance.

TU Delft requirements for the French baccalauréat and the Indian AISSCE

A French Baccalauréat Général is on the TU Delft list with additional conditions: the required subjects are Spécialité Mathematique for Computer Science and Engineering, and Spécialité Mathematiques + Spécialité Physique-Chimie for Aerospace Engineering, the same as for Earth, Climate and Technology.

The Indian route at TU Delft is the Standard XII (Academic Stream) All India Senior School Certificate of the CBSE or the CISCE, "in 5 subjects with a score of at least B1 (CBSE) and 75% (CISCE) for each subject." Mathematics is required for Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics and Physics for Aerospace Engineering.

If a required subject is missing at TU Delft

A missing subject can be made up at TU Delft through an entrance examination: "you must successfully pass the corresponding VWO entrance examination(s) before 1 September." The options include the Central Committees for Entrance Exams (CCVX), in English but taken in person in Utrecht, and the State exam, only in Dutch.

TU Delft sets a rule for each national diploma: a Polish Matura needs Mathematics at Advanced Level with every Matura exam passed at 30% or more, a Spanish Bachiller needs an average of 7.0, an Australian Year 12 diploma an ATAR of at least 86. For a list of countries including Turkey, Ukraine, Brazil and Japan, TU Delft does not accept the school diploma alone: you need a first university year of 60 ECTS with a GPA of at least 75%.

The TU Delft country list sits on top of the programme subjects. Mathematics is required everywhere, and physics, chemistry or biology are added "depending on the BSc program of your choice", as the diplomas chapter shows for the four English-taught bachelors.

TU Delft with a Polish Matura

With a Polish Świadectwo Dojrzałości, TU Delft wants the Matura in Mathematics, plus Physics, Chemistry or Biology depending on the programme. "All required subjects must be passed at Advanced Level and each Matura exam taken must be passed with a minimum score of 30%." For Aerospace Engineering that means Mathematics and Physics at Advanced Level; for Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics at Advanced Level.

TU Delft with German, Italian, Spanish and Greek diplomas

A German Abitur qualifies for TU Delft with Mathematics as an Abitur examination subject (Abiturprüfungsfach) at Higher level. The table shows the same kind of rule for the other European school-leaving certificates.

An Italian diploma qualifies when it is obtained at a Liceo Scientifico. A Spanish Título de Bachiller needs the Ciencias profile, an average of 7.0, and at least 6.0 in each required subject of the university entrance examination.

A Greek Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou qualifies together with the national Panhellenic exams, and Physics, Chemistry or Biology as final Orientation group examination subjects depending on the programme. Most other EU and EFTA countries have their own entry on the TU Delft list; read your own country's line before you apply.

Diplomas TU Delft does not treat as equivalent

On the TU Delft country list, a star next to a country means: This secondary school diploma is not considered equivalent to the Dutch pre-university (VWO) diploma. The starred headings are Africa (including the WAEC and the South African NSC), Armenia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey and Ukraine.

From a starred country, TU Delft asks for at least the first year (60 ECTS) of a BSc or BEng at an accredited academic university, "in the same field, or a closely related field", with a GPA of at least 75% in that year.

TU Delft with Australian, Chinese and other non-EU diplomas

Outside Europe each system has its own line: an Australian Year 12 diploma needs an ATAR of at least 86 and each state lists its own required courses, a Chinese applicant needs the Gaokao with a CGPA of at least 75%, and Turkish and Ukrainian applicants take the first-year route above.

TU Delft teaches four bachelors fully in English: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth, Climate and Technology and Nanobiology. The first two are on the numerus clausus list; the other two are not capped.

TU Delft Mekelpark

TU Delft puts it in one sentence: "Please note that only four programmes are offered fully in English." All other TU Delft bachelors are taught in Dutch. Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering also run bilingual Dutch/English tracks, which require Dutch at B2 level, so as an international applicant you apply to their English tracks.

Subjects each TU Delft English-taught bachelor requires

TU Delft states the subject rule of each programme in Dutch VWO terms. Aerospace Engineering admits you if your diploma includes Physics and Mathematics B (its page names the 2026-2027 intake); Computer Science and Engineering if you have Maths B in your curriculum; Earth, Climate and Technology if you have Physics, Mathematics B and Chemistry; Nanobiology if your curriculum included biology, physics, chemistry and wiskunde B (mathematics).

With a diploma from abroad, you need a secondary school diploma that is considered equivalent to the Dutch pre-university VWO diploma with the subjects of your programme. The diplomas chapter translates these subjects into IB, A Level, European Baccalaureate and AP terms; for IB, mathematics must be Analysis & Approaches HL.

Which TU Delft English-taught bachelors are capped

Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering are on the TU Delft numerus clausus list, so their places are limited and filled through selection. Both apply by 15 January (23:59 CET), the standing date on the central page.

Earth, Climate and Technology and Nanobiology are not capped and close on 1 April (23:59 CEST), as the central page stood in October 2026. For Nanobiology participation in the matching activities is mandatory, and its page adds that there is no longer a numerus clausus for this programme.

The TU Delft BSA and the study-progress rule for non-EU students

Every TU Delft bachelor student must earn at least 45 ECTS credits in the first year, "3/4 of the total number (60 ECTS)" available. "If you fail to achieve this norm, your registration for the programme will be terminated and you will not be allowed to register for the same programme for four years."

Non-EU students at TU Delft face a second rule under the Modern Migration Policy Act: "A non-EU student must pass at least 50% of the nominal study workload (in ECTS) in an academic year." With insufficient progress, the educational institution will report this to the IND and the residence permit may be revoked; the IND is the Dutch immigration service.

TU Delft publishes no employment rates, salaries or other outcome figures for its bachelor graduates. The clearest career description among the English-taught bachelors is on the Nanobiology page, which names first positions and the sectors graduates reach after a master's degree.

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The TU Delft Nanobiology career page looks beyond the bachelor. One of its headings reads: Sectors where NB students end up after completing their master's degree. When you compare TU Delft with other universities, compare the master's programmes you could continue into, not only the bachelor.

What TU Delft says about Nanobiology careers

According to the Nanobiology page, NB students who have graduated often start their careers with positions such as researcher, project manager, developer, software specialist, science spokesperson or journalist, policy officer, advisor or teacher.

The TU Delft Nanobiology page lists those paths without counts: it gives no share of graduates in each position or sector. Read it as a description of where the programme can lead, not as an outcome statistic.

Careers after the other TU Delft English-taught bachelors

For Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Earth, Climate and Technology, TU Delft publishes no graduate destination figures for the bachelor. If outcomes matter to your choice, look at the master's programmes of the faculty, which show where the bachelor leads.

A TU Delft bachelor costs € 2,771 in 2027/2028 at the statutory rate, which EU/EEA, Swiss and Surinamese nationals pay, and € 20,563 at the institutional bachelor rate, which everyone else pays. Both amounts are per year.

TU Delft decides your rate by nationality or residence permit. "You pay the statutory rate if you have any of the following nationalities: Dutch or that of another EU/EEA country, Swiss, or Surinamese; or if you have a Dutch residence permit that includes entitlement to pay the statutory rate." Without one of those, you pay the institutional rate.

If you start in September 2027, the 2027/2028 column is yours. TU Delft sets the rate per academic year, as the two columns show, so each later year of the bachelor has its own rate.

TU Delft extra costs in the first year (2026/2027 table)

Students in possession of a non-Dutch educational qualification who register for the first time at TU Delft may have to pay extra costs, in addition to their tuition fee. The TU Delft extra-costs table covers 2026/2027 only, so for 2027 entry use its figures as an order of magnitude, not as your bill.

TU Delft payment deadlines and methods

TU Delft has two payment deadlines. First-year students with a non-Dutch educational qualification, and students who need help with a visa or residence permit, pay by 1 July (23:59 CEST). All other students starting or continuing in September pay by 31 August (23:59 CEST).

• Direct debit: only from a checking account at a bank in a SEPA country, and only if you do not require any extra services from TU Delft, such as visa help or TU Delft housing.
• Instalments: by direct debit in nine instalments, with a one-off administration fee of € 24 added to the first payment.

A first-year non-EU student who uses TU Delft's visa or housing service cannot pay by direct debit, so plan the first payment for the 1 July deadline.

The TU Delft transitional institutional rate

The TU Delft fee table also lists a transitional institutional rate of BSc € 18,175 for both years shown. Plan on the institutional rate of € 20,563 for 2027/2028, and ask TU Delft whether the transitional rate could apply to you before you count on it.

TU Delft has no scholarships for bachelor students: There are no scholarships or financial aid available for students applying to our Bachelor programmes. TU Delft scholarships are only available for students applying to a Master programme. Plan a TU Delft bachelor on your own funds, an outside scholarship or, if you qualify, Dutch student finance.

The TU Delft scholarships you may see advertised are for master's students: TU Delft offers 16 full scholarships for its regular MSc programmes from the Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence foundation, plus 2 partial scholarships from the MSc Electrical Engineering programme. None of them applies to a bachelor.

Using an outside scholarship at TU Delft

If an outside provider funds you, submit your scholarship letter before 1 June to TU Delft. The tuition payment deadline for first-year students with a non-Dutch educational qualification is 1 July (23:59 CEST), so keep your own funds ready in case the scholarship is not settled by then.

Dutch student finance (DUO) for TU Delft students

For non-Dutch students, TU Delft links to the DUO page Funding for school and programmes - International visitor. Whether you qualify depends on DUO's own conditions for non-Dutch students, so read that page before you count on it.

TU Delft cannot guarantee to accommodate everyone who applies to its Housing Service, which has rooms for approximately 40-45% of new incoming international students; access to the housing portal goes based on the order in which full payments are received and opens between mid-May and mid-June. In the 2026/2027 extra-costs table, the first-year payment of a non-EU bachelor student includes a housing fee of €285.

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TU Delft is direct about the risk: TU Delft cannot guarantee to accommodate everyone who applies for this service nor that the available accommodations will meet your preferences; it remains your responsibility to find suitable accommodation in time before the start of your studies. Treat the Housing Service as one chance at a room, not a promise.

How the TU Delft Housing Service works

The TU Delft Housing Service is for a first year international student with an international secondary school diploma or an international BSc diploma. TU Delft opens the housing portal to each group based on the order in which full payments are received.

The practical lesson for a TU Delft applicant is timing: the earlier your full payment arrives, the earlier you can choose a room. The housing fee of €285 in the 2026/2027 table for non-EU bachelor students is part of the first-year payment described in the cost chapter.

The housing shortage in Delft

TU Delft warns: We strongly advise against travelling to TU Delft if you have not arranged housing in The Netherlands before the start of your study programme. It is very difficult to find a room in Delft and its surroundings. You must also register a valid Dutch address within 5 days after arrival, which is impossible without a room.

TU Delft also warns about rental fraud, in which scammers advertise fake offers to lure you into sending then money or a copy of your passport. Its advice: Only pay through regular bank accounts of the owner or renting organization in the Netherlands.

If the TU Delft Housing Service is full

If you miss out on the Housing Service, start the private search at once, and apply the fraud checks to every offer that asks for money before you have seen the room or signed a contract.

Student life at TU Delft starts with the bachelor introduction week, the OWee, which the TU Delft page lists for 16 - 20 August without naming a year, followed by freshman weekends per programme in August. TU Delft strongly advises you to participate in the introduction programme.

TU Delft describes the introduction programme as the way to get to know more about the university, the city of Delft, and student life. For an international first-year arriving in August, it is the first contact with Delft before teaching starts.

The TU Delft introduction period

The introduction period is where you meet TU Delft student life first: TU Delft strongly advises you to participate in the introduction programme, and the freshman weekends (EJW’s) per BSc study in August are organised around your own programme.

How much time TU Delft study takes

The TU Delft Computer Science and Engineering FAQ is candid about workload: Study weeks of 40 hours or even more are common for students at TU Delft. Plan your budget without counting on work income in the first year, when the BSA applies.

The city of Delft

For a newcomer, the main practical fact about Delft is the room shortage described in the housing chapter: It is very difficult to find a room in Delft and its surroundings.

If you are not an EU/EFTA national, you may need an MVV (entry visa) and/or a residence permit for study in the Netherlands. Students who need help applying for a visa or residence permit pay TU Delft by 1 July (23:59 CEST), and the 2026/2027 extra-costs table lists a residence permit/visa fee of €254 for non-EU bachelor students.

Whether you need the MVV as well as the residence permit depends on your nationality, so check the TU Delft visa and residence permit page for your country before you plan your travel.

If you need an MVV, TU Delft's instruction is simple: Do not book your flight until you have received your MVV sticker. The MVV is the entry visa.

TU Delft visa deadlines and fees

The TU Delft payment deadline is the one that drives the permit: first-year students with a non-Dutch qualification, and students who require help with a visa or residence permit, pay by 1 July (23:59 CEST). The 2026/2027 extra-costs table lists a residence permit/visa fee of €254 for non-EU bachelor students, inside the first-year payment.

What to do when you arrive in Delft

• Register a valid Dutch address within 5 days after arrival in the Netherlands.
• You can obtain a BSN by registering at the Municipality of the city where your valid Dutch address is located; the BSN is the Dutch citizen service number.
• With a non-EU nationality, undergo the TB test within three months after the start of your study programme unless your nationality is on the exemption list; if you don't undergo the TB test timely, your residence permit may be cancelled.

The study-progress rule on a TU Delft permit

A residence permit for study at TU Delft comes with a progress rule under the Modern Migration Policy Act: "A non-EU student must pass at least 50% of the nominal study workload (in ECTS) in an academic year." In the first year the BSA applies as well, with its own bar of 45 ECTS credits.

TU Delft suits a student who is strong in mathematics and physics, wants one of the four bachelors TU Delft teaches fully in English, and can pay the institutional rate of € 20,563 for 2027/2028 without a scholarship, because, as the scholarships page stood in October 2026, There are no scholarships or financial aid available for students applying to our Bachelor programmes. Aerospace Engineering takes registrations no later than 15 January 2027 (23:59 CET), and Computer Science and Engineering closes on 15 January 2027.

For an international applicant TU Delft is a narrow choice. Without Dutch, you choose between Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth, Climate and Technology and Nanobiology. If your school subjects do not include the mathematics and science the programme names, or your IB mathematics is not Analysis & Approaches HL, TU Delft is closed to you until you make up the subject.

Who TU Delft suits, and who it does not

TU Delft fits you if you want engineering or science taught in English, can pass a demanding first year, and are ready for a selection test or a matching step. The first-year BSA requires 45 ECTS credits, and the Computer Science and Engineering FAQ calls study weeks of 40 hours or more common.

TU Delft fits less well if you need a scholarship, want a non-technical subject in English, or hold a diploma that TU Delft does not treat as equivalent to the VWO, which means a first university year of 60 ECTS with a GPA of at least 75% before you are eligible.

Next steps for September 2027 entry

Start with the subject check: compare your diploma with the TU Delft table for your programme and your country. Then book an English test early enough that the result is in before your deadline, and, for Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science and Engineering, complete the Studielink and Osiaan steps before the standing 15 January numerus clausus deadline of the central page.

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