Mathematics
- Met: Diploma
- Not yet clear: Subjects
- Met: Language
- Met: Age
The programme
English-taught mathematics aimed at theoretical depth (algebra, topology, analysis, probability) in an international class. Year 1 is shared with Applied Mathematics, so you can still switch after it. Later years combine compulsory courses with electives, optional study abroad (up to 30 credits) and a closing research project. Very strong students can combine it with Physics.
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- €2,771 a year Qualifies for statutory tuition fees: meets the nationality requirement and has not already obtained a publicly funded Bachelor's degree in the Netherlands.
Other prices, for students in another situation (your profile decides which one you see):
- €16,000 a year Second Bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Science and Engineering without a statutory-fee exception.
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Volledig wettelijk collegegeld, bedoeld in artikel 2.2, eerste lid, van het besluit … Studiejaar 2027–2028 … € 2.771
Statutory tuition fees ... You must meet both requirements ... Nationality ... The same degree may not have been obtained before at a government-funded institution in the Netherlands.
University tuition fees II for a second degree programme (EU/EER students) ... Science and Engineering € 16,000 ... Academic year 2026-2027
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The application fee will not be waived except for very specific cases. These are: ... students who are applying on the basis of a Dutch diploma
Rank in mathematics Where Rijksuniversiteit Groningen ranks in world subject rankings. Lower is better. A subject ranking rates the university’s work in a subject across all its faculties, not one department or this programme, so every programme there in the subject shares it. Under each list, what it mostly rests on. The colour shows where the university stands among the other universities on this site, not among all universities in the world: green ahead of most, red behind most. The combined score averages those standings over the lists: 10 is ahead of all of them in every list, 1 behind all. So it compares only the universities on this site, and can change as more are added. Rankings mostly measure research, not teaching.
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topuniversities.com · mathematics251-300 … University of Groningen
timeshighereducation.com · physical sciences=80 … University of Groningen
Where Rijksuniversiteit Groningen ranks in world subject rankings. Lower is better. A subject ranking rates the university’s work in a subject across all its faculties, not one department or this programme, so every programme there in the subject shares it. Under each list, what it mostly rests on. The colour shows where the university stands among the other universities on this site, not among all universities in the world: green ahead of most, red behind most. The combined score averages those standings over the lists: 10 is ahead of all of them in every list, 1 behind all. So it compares only the universities on this site, and can change as more are added. Rankings mostly measure research, not teaching.
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251-300 … University of Groningen
=80 … University of Groningen
Can you get in?
- School diploma requiredVWO (Dutch pre-university diploma)
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationYou will be admitted to university with a Dutch VWO diploma, but certain programmes may apply additional requirements.
For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts. - Required school subjectsWiskunde B as a VWO exam subject. The profile NT qualifies as it is
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationMathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
For you, Not yet clear: Enter your subjects to check. - Minimum subject gradesNone
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationMathematics and Applied Mathematics ... N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
rug.nl · fixus dutch qualificationOverview fixed-quota programmes 2027-2028 ... Medicine ... International Business ... Psychology ... Dentistry
Overzicht numerus fixusopleidingen 2027-2028: Geneeskunde; International Business; Psychologie (Nederlandse track); Psychologie (Engelse track); Tandheelkunde
wetten.overheid.nlVoor de inschrijving voor een opleiding in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs als opleidingseis het bezit van: ... het diploma voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs
- Minimum overall gradeNone
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationMathematics and Applied Mathematics ... N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
rug.nl · fixus dutch qualificationOverview fixed-quota programmes 2027-2028 ... Medicine ... International Business ... Psychology ... Dentistry
Overzicht numerus fixusopleidingen 2027-2028: Geneeskunde; International Business; Psychologie (Nederlandse track); Psychologie (Engelse track); Tandheelkunde
wetten.overheid.nlVoor de inschrijving voor een opleiding in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs als opleidingseis het bezit van: ... het diploma voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs
- Language level requiredEnglish: covered by a VWO diploma
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rug.nl · mathematicsLanguage proficiency certificate for English (except for applicants with a Dutch pre-university education (VWO))
rug.nl · mathematicsLanguage proficiency certificate for English (except for applicants with a Dutch pre-university education (VWO) as well as the exemptions listed on the language exemptions webpage).
For you, Met: English: your VWO diploma covers it. - Minimum ageNo minimum age
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationYou will be admitted to university with a Dutch VWO diploma, but certain programmes may apply additional requirements.
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
For you, Met: There is no minimum-age condition to meet. - Extra stepsFaculty of Science and Engineering matching eventA check of whether the programme suits you. Optional. The result is advice only: it cannot stop you from starting.
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rug.nl · matchingIf you want to start a bachelor's programme at the Faculty of Science and Engineering in September and you apply before the May 1 deadline, you are not required to participate in matching. As a prospective student, you can still exercise your right to participate in a matching event.
- Other requirementsNone
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationMathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
Applying
Where you apply
Through Studielink.
Dates
- 1 May 2027Submit the first-year application in Studielink in 7 months
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualification1 May 2027 ... Application deadline ... If you are applying to the first year, you will need to submit your application in Studielink before 1 May.
1 May 2027 | Application deadline
- 31 Aug 2027Arrange payment of tuition fees to complete enrolment in 11 months
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rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualification31 August 2027 ... Payment of tuition fees ... the UG must have received your payment no later than 31 August.
31 August 2027 | Payment of tuition fees
More about the programme
What students say Scores out of 5 from the NSE 2026, the national student survey, for this programme. The notch on each bar is the national average for the same study, over 6 programmes.
Green: 0.2 or more above that average. Red: 0.2 or more below. Grey: closer than that, which a few dozen answers cannot tell apart. The small ticks under a bar are the other programmes in Netherlands on this site.
Data from Landelijk Centrum Studiekeuze (NSE 2026).
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studiekeuze123.nlNSE 2026 … 4.1 … Landelijk gemiddelde … 4.1
Scores out of 5 from the NSE 2026, the national student survey, for this programme. The notch on each bar is the national average for the same study, over 6 programmes.
Green: 0.2 or more above that average. Red: 0.2 or more below. Grey: closer than that, which a few dozen answers cannot tell apart. The small ticks under a bar are the other programmes in Netherlands on this site.
Data from Landelijk Centrum Studiekeuze (NSE 2026).
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NSE 2026 … 4.1 … Landelijk gemiddelde … 4.1
How places are given
- Cap on places (numerus fixus)No cap on places
Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.
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rug.nl · fixus dutch qualificationOverview fixed-quota programmes 2027-2028 ... Medicine (400 places) ... International Business (550 places) ... Psychology ... Dentistry (69 places)
Overzicht numerus fixusopleidingen 2027-2028: Geneeskunde; International Business; Psychologie (Nederlandse track); Psychologie (Engelse track); Tandheelkunde
- How applicants are pickedNobody is picked: everyone who meets the requirements gets a place
Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.
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rug.nl · fixus dutch qualificationOverzicht numerus fixusopleidingen 2027-2028: Geneeskunde; International Business; Psychologie (Nederlandse track); Psychologie (Engelse track); Tandheelkunde
rug.nl · matchingMatching is a way for first-year students of a Bachelor's degree programme without a selection procedure to find out whether their chosen degree programme matches with what they want.
rug.nl · bachelor dutch qualificationMathematics and Applied Mathematics | N+T direct entry; other profiles supplemented with mathematics B
- Past admission numbers87 students started in 2025.
Fairly sure — This is the 2025 information. The 2027 details are not out yet and may change. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.
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studiekeuze123.nl · voltijdAantal eerstejaars ... Septemberinstroom 2025 - 2026 ... Groningen 87
rug.nl · studie in cijfersAantal eerstejaars — Septemberinstroom 2025-2026 — Groningen 87
Once you have started
- First-year minimum to continue45 of 60 credits in the first year
Every course is worth a number of credits, which you earn by passing it; a full year is 60.
In the university’s words: A negative binding study advice means the student is not allowed to continue the degree programme.
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rug.nl · mathematicsIf you have earned fewer than 45 ECTS and are issued a negative study advice, you will not be allowed to continue your degree programme.
If you have earned 45 ECTS or more out of a total of 60, you will receive a positive binding study advice.
rug.nl · mathematicsIf you have earned 45 ECTS or more out of a total of 60, you will receive a positive binding study advice. If you have earned fewer than 45 ECTS and are issued a negative study advice, you will not be allowed to continue your degree programme.
After you graduate
- Where graduates goThe bachelor's prepares for the master's in Mathematics; the master's in Science Education and Communication leads to a first-degree teaching qualification. Listed careers: researcher (PhD, KNMI, TNO), consultant, analyst, finance jobs and teacher, at insurers, consultancies, multinationals such as Shell, Philips and ABN Amro, and engineering firms.What Rijksuniversiteit Groningen says its graduates go on to do; not measured.
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rug.nl · mathematicsDe bacheloropleiding vormt een gedegen voorbereiding voor een aansluitende masteropleiding Wiskunde.
Na de bachelor Wiskunde kun je de master Science Education and Communication volgen.
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Potentiële beroepen Onderzoeker Consultant Analist Functies in de financiële wereld Docent
Multinationals als Shell, Philips en ABN Amro verwelkomen wiskundigen maar al te graag.
- Where graduates went (measured)62% of this programme's graduates start another higher-education programme in the Netherlands within two years (national average for similar programmes: 80%). Across all 6 Dutch mathematics bachelor's, the most-chosen master's is Mathematics (41%). No job or salary figures are published for Dutch university bachelor's graduates.Measured from graduates of this programme (2024). Past graduates, not a promise.
Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.
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studiekeuze123.nl · voltijdDoorstuderen … Afgestudeerden die na het diploma verder studeren in het Nederlandse hoger onderwijs … deze opleiding … Groningen … 62% … Landelijk gemiddelde … (6 opleidingen) … 80%
studiekeuze123.nlDoorstuderen … 62% … studeert door na afronden van deze opleiding
Meest gekozen masters … Mathematics … 89 studenten … 41% … Mathematische Wetenschappen … 34 studenten … 16% … Physics … 19 studenten … 9% … Applied Mathematics … 15 studenten … 7%
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Voor het wo geldt dat de gegevens betrekking hebben op de arbeidsmarktpositie van wo-masterstudenten, omdat zij worden bevraagd in de Nationale Alumni Enquête. Bij wo-bacheloropleidingen worden geen cijfers getoond, omdat hier geen gegevens van bekend zijn.
lcsk.nlDit cijfer geeft weer welk percentage van de afgestudeerden van deze opleiding binnen twee jaar begint met een nieuwe opleiding in het hoger onderwijs.
Bepaal wie twee jaar voor het meest recente jaar in 1 cijfer HO een associate degree-diploma of voltijd bachelor-diploma heeft behaald.
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In het meest recente geval: 2016 t/m 2025.
Ook studenten in het buitenland zitten niet in dit bestand.