Applied Mathematics, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

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Next deadline in 7 months

1 May 2027: Apply for the programme in Studielink (September 2027 intake)

The programme

English-taught applied mathematics: turning practical problems from industry and government into mathematical models, often with specialists from other fields. A core programme plus many free electives and non-technical courses, with group work on real problems (Challenge-Based Learning). Double bachelor's with Applied Physics or Computer Science and Engineering (about 25% heavier).

Rank in mathematics
Where Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 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 · mathematics
133 … Eindhoven University of Technology
timeshighereducation.com · physical sciences
201–250 … Eindhoven University of Technology

Combinedamong those here

133QS 2026, Mathematicsreputation

201–250THE 2026, Physical Sciencesresearch and teaching

Not ranked in ARWU 2026 Mathematics.

Can you get in?

School diploma required
VWO (Dutch pre-university diploma)
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tue.nl · admission to the bachelor
Did you follow a Dutch vwo program? The table below shows per profile in which subjects you must have taken exams to be admitted to a specific bachelor program.
studiekeuze123.nl
Wettelijke eisen … CM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … EM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NG … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NT … Directe toegang
For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts.
Required school subjects
Wiskunde B as a VWO exam subject. The profile NT qualifies as it is
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tue.nl · admission to the bachelor
ADMISSIBLE, PROVIDED THAT EXAMs are DONE IN MATHEMATICS B AND PHYSICS (AND CHEMISTRY) IF APPLICABLE (SEE DIAGRAM ABOVE): … Nature and Health … Economy and Society … Culture and Society
ADMISSIBLE TO ALL TU/E BACHELOR PROGRAM: … Nature and Technology
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CM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … EM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NG … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NT … Directe toegang
NT … Directe toegang
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the Nature and Health, Economics and Society, and Culture and Society profiles do not grant admission to the TU/e bachelor's programs, unless the student has taken an examination in Mathematics B and where applicable Physics and/or Chemistry before the start of the program.
the Nature and Technology profile grants unconditional admission to all bachelor's programs
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Minimum subject grades
None
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tue.nl · selection
For the academic year 2027-2028, Eindhoven University of Technology offers a number of programs with selection: … Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences … Computer Science and Engineering … Mechanical Engineering … Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (only for the English track)
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Onverminderd het derde lid geldt voor de inschrijving voor een opleiding in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs als opleidingseis het bezit van het diploma vwo
Minimum overall grade
None
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tue.nl · selection
For the academic year 2027-2028, Eindhoven University of Technology offers a number of programs with selection: … Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences … Computer Science and Engineering … Mechanical Engineering … Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (only for the English track)
wetten.overheid.nl
Onverminderd het derde lid geldt voor de inschrijving voor een opleiding in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs als opleidingseis het bezit van het diploma vwo
Language level required
English: covered by a VWO diploma
English: covered by a VWO diploma
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tue.nl · language proficiency requirements
Note: The information on this page applies to applications for the academic year 2027–2028.
You are exempt from submitting an English test if you meet one of the following criteria: … Completed Dutch pre-university education (VWO)
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IELTS (Academic version) … Minimum overall score: 6.5 … Minimum score per section: 6.0
For you, Met: English: your VWO diploma covers it.
Minimum age
No minimum age
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tue.nl · admission to the bachelor
Did you follow a Dutch vwo program? The table below shows per profile in which subjects you must have taken exams to be admitted to a specific bachelor program.
studiekeuze123.nl
Wettelijke eisen … CM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … EM … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NG … Toegang met Wiskunde B … NT … Directe toegang
wetten.overheid.nl
Onverminderd het derde lid geldt voor de inschrijving voor een opleiding in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs als opleidingseis het bezit van het diploma vwo
For you, Met: There is no minimum-age condition to meet.
Extra steps
Study-choice check
A check of whether the programme suits you. You must take part. The result is advice only: it cannot stop you from starting.

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tue.nl · nederland
Please note that the study-choice check is obligatory! This means that you can only start the program if you have completed all elements of the study-choice check.
tue.nl · study choice check
the outcome does not influence your admission to the program.
For you, To do: Complete the required steps by their deadlines.
Other requirements
None
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tue.nl · nederland
The information below was last updated on September 10, 2026, and applies to applications for 2027–2028.

Applying

Where you apply

Through Studielink.

Dates

23 AprilStudy-choice day option 1 (Applied Mathematics, part of the mandatory study-choice check)
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tue.nl · study choice check
The dates for the Applied Mathematics study-choice days are: … Thursday 23 April, 2026
2026 date
1 May 2027Apply for the programme in Studielink (September 2027 intake)
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tue.nl · nederland
The information below was last updated on September 10, 2026, and applies to applications for 2027–2028. … Apply via Studielink before 1 May.
studiekeuze123.nl
1 … mei 2027 … Landelijke aanmelddeadline
in 7 months
26 MayStudy-choice day option 2 (Applied Mathematics, part of the mandatory study-choice check)
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tue.nl · study choice check
The dates for the Applied Mathematics study-choice days are: … Tuesday 26 May, 2026
2026 date
18 JuneStudy-choice day option 3 (Applied Mathematics, part of the mandatory study-choice check)
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tue.nl · study choice check
The dates for the Applied Mathematics study-choice days are: … Thursday 18 June, 2026
2026 date
31 Aug 2027Certified copy of additional VWO certificates registered with TU/e (only for applicants admissible on the basis of additional VWO certificates, e.g. a separately taken Mathematics B exam)
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tue.nl · nederland
If you are admissible on the basis of additional VWO certificates, admission tests or a Colloquium Doctum, then a certified copy must be held and registered with us - 31 August at the latest.
in 11 months
1 Sept 2027Programme's own final application deadline as listed by Studiekeuze123 (applications after the 1 May national deadline); TU/e's own pages only mention 1 May
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studiekeuze123.nl
september 2027 … (aanmelddeadline: 1 september 2027)
in 11 months

Dates marked this way are from an earlier intake: the 2027 dates are not published yet and may move.

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 4 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.nl
NSE 2026 … 3.9 … Landelijk gemiddelde … 4

OverallOverall: 3.9 out of 5; national average 4.0
TeachersTeachers: 3.9 out of 5; national average 4.0
Content and set-upContent and set-up: 3.8 out of 5; national average 3.9
Study guidanceStudy guidance: 3.9 out of 5; national average 4.1
Exams and gradingExams and grading: 3.8 out of 5; national average 3.8
Preparation for workPreparation for work: 3.2 out of 5; national average 3.2
Would choose it againWould choose it again: 4.0 out of 5; national average 4.1

104 students answered.

How places are given

Cap on places (numerus fixus)
No cap on places
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Sources
tue.nl · selection
For the academic year 2027-2028, Eindhoven University of Technology offers a number of programs with selection: … Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences … Computer Science and Engineering … Mechanical Engineering … Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (only for the English track)
tue.nl · study choice check
This study-choice check is mandatory for all Dutch bachelor's degree programs that do not have a selection procedure
How applicants are picked
Nobody is picked: everyone who meets the requirements gets a place
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tue.nl · selection
For the academic year 2027-2028, Eindhoven University of Technology offers a number of programs with selection: … Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences … Computer Science and Engineering … Mechanical Engineering … Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (only for the English track)
tue.nl · study choice check
the outcome does not influence your admission to the program.
Past admission numbers
147 students started in 2025.

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studiekeuze123.nl
Number of first-year students … Starting the academic year in September 2025 - 2026 … this programme … Eindhoven … 147

Once you have started

First-year minimum to continue
45 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: Negative binding study advice (BSA): the student cannot enrol in the same programme for the next three years.
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educationguide.tue.nl · binding recommendation for continuation of studies
A positive BSA is granted by achieving 45 out of 60 credits in the first year of your bachelor’s program. If you get less than 45 credits, you will receive a negative BSA. In this case, you will not be able to enrol in the same program for the next three years.
studiekeuze123.nl
Studieadvies … 45 ECTS … in 12 maanden … Dit is een bindend studieadvies.

After you graduate

Where graduates go
Graduates can continue to a master's. Applied mathematicians work in many sectors, including universities, IT and research institutions; new graduates usually start in research, development or consultancy, at multinationals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
What Technische Universiteit Eindhoven says its graduates go on to do; not measured.

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tue.nl · after graduation
Applied mathematicians work in a wide variety of sectors
When you have just graduated, you will usually find employment in research, development or consultancy.
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It is not only large multinationals that employ applied mathematicians; they are also employed by small and medium-sized businesses.
Where graduates went (measured)
84% of this programme's graduates start another higher-education programme in the Netherlands within two years (national average for similar programmes: 88%). Across all 4 Dutch applied mathematics (Technische Wiskunde) bachelor's, the most-chosen master's is Applied Mathematics (47%). 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.

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studiekeuze123.nl · voltijd
Doorstuderen … Afgestudeerden die na het diploma verder studeren in het Nederlandse hoger onderwijs … deze opleiding … Eindhoven … 84% … Landelijk gemiddelde … (4 opleidingen) … 88%
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Doorstuderen … 84% … studeert door na afronden van deze opleiding
Meest gekozen masters … Applied Mathematics … 74 studenten … 47% … Industrial and Applied Mathematics … 23 studenten … 15% … Applied Physics … 11 studenten … 7% … Mathematics … 9 studenten … 6%
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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.
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Dit 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.

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