Europe · Maastricht, Netherlands
Maastricht University
The most international Dutch university — over half the students come from abroad.
Free. Enter your grades and scores and Admitify reads this university's rules against them.
How to apply to Maastricht University
Basis for admission: Diploma-based; problem-based learning model; some selection programs.
Deadlines: Jan 15 (selection) · May–Jun others.
Application route: Studielink + Maastricht MyUM portal.
What you write for Maastricht University
Motivation letter for selective programs (University College Maastricht, Maastricht Science Programme, Global Studies, European Studies and others); grades-only for the rest.
- Motivation letter (selective programs)≈500
About 500 words: why this program and why Maastricht's problem-based learning suits you, the academic interests you want to pursue, and an experience that shows initiative. University College Maastricht and the Science Programme may follow up with an interview. Delete this if your program is grades-only. Confirm the current wording and limit on maastrichtuniversity.nl before you write — universities revise these each cycle.
University College Maastricht · Maastricht Science Programme · Global Studies · other selective programs
Maastricht labels each bachelor's 'free', 'selective' or 'fixus' on its program page; only selective and fixus programs read a letter. Medicine and Psychology are fixus with a selection procedure by Jan 15.
Strong for
Medicine · Business · European studies · Psychology
Data verified September 2026. Universities change requirements each cycle; confirm on maastrichtuniversity.nl before you apply. Spotted a change? Tell us.