Tuition and course fees
Tuition and course fees
Tuition fees
If you are going to study at Codarts, you have to pay tuition fees every year. There are two types of tuition fees in the Netherlands:
The statutory tuition fee, which is determined each year by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW);
The institutional tuition fee, which is determined each year by Codarts.
The institutional tuition fee is higher than the statutory tuition fee. The reason is that for students who do not meet the conditions for the statutory tuition fee, Codarts does not receive any government funding. To compensate for this difference, Codarts charges the difference in tuition fees.
Additional costs
In addition to the tuition fees, students at Codarts should take into account additional costs. These may include study materials such as books, a laptop, dance clothing or shoes, extra travel expenses for performances, and costs for attending shows or productions.
As these expenses vary per programme and may change from year to year, no central amounts are provided. Some additional costs are specific to individual programmes. You can find these listed on the webpage of the programme you are interested in.
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Statutory tuition fee 2026-2027
Fulltime and parttime: € 2.694
If you are going to study at Codarts, you have to pay tuition fees every year. There are two types of tuition fees in the Netherlands: the statutory tuition fee, which is determined each year by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), or the institutional tuition fee, which is determined each year by Codarts.
The institutional tuition fee is higher than the statutory tuition fee. The reason is that for students who do not meet the conditions for the statutory tuition fee, Codarts does not receive any government funding. To compensate for this difference, Codarts charges the difference in tuition fees.
Nationality requirement: You have the nationality of a country, which is part of the European Union (EU), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Suriname or Switzerland. You also satisfy this condition if you are applicable for Dutch study finance because of your Dutch residence permit according to Section 2.2(1) of the Student Finance Act 2000 (Wet studiefinanciering 2000).
Degree: You have not obtained a degree from a Bachelor’s programme (or equivalent) in the Netherlands before you started your Bachelor programme at Codarts. Neither did you have a degree from a Master’s programme (or equivalent) in the Netherlands before you started your Master programme at Codarts. Exemption: you do not have to satisfy this condition if you enrol the first time for the programmes Bachelor of Music in Education, Bachelor of Dance in Education or Master of Education in Arts and your previous degree is not in the field of education of health.
If you do not meet the conditions above, the institutional tuition fee will apply.
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Institutional tuition fee 2026-2027
Institutional Tuition Fees
Below you will find the institutional tuition fees for the various programmes and situations. These fees apply if you do not qualify for statutory tuition fees.
1. Non‑EEU Students
Bachelor / Master (excluding Master Choreography & Master of Arts Therapies):
€ 11.0002. Second Study – EEU Students
Cohort 2024 – Bachelor / Master (full‑time, re‑enrolment):*
€ 6.475
Cohort 2025 and later – Bachelor / Master (full‑time):
€ 11.000
3. Master of Arts Therapies (Part‑time)
Cohort 2024:*
€ 4.970Cohort 2025 and later:
€ 6.3404. Master of Choreography (Part‑time with Fontys)
€ 8.980
5. Extraneus
€ 2.325
Important Notes
- Students who transfer from a Codarts bachelor’s to a Codarts master’s programme continue to pay the tuition fee of the cohort in which they originally started.
- The Executive Board may make exceptions in special circumstances.
- Institutional tuition fees are set annually by Codarts and are always higher than the statutory tuition fees.
*About the Cohort 2024 Condition
The reduced fees for 2024 apply only if:
- you continue in the same programme, and
- you stay within the maximum nominal duration of your study.
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Audition costs bachelor and master 2026-2027
For the bachelor's and master's programmes, it is legally stipulated that no audition fees may be charged.
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Additional costs physical screening 2026-2027
The costs of the medical examination, that will take place at the beginning of the academic year after you are enrolled as a student, are € 203.-.
This examination is specifically for new students of Bachelor Dance, Dance in Education, and Circus Arts.
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Additional costs voice test 2025-2026
Upon admission to Codarts (voice) you will be asked to take a voice test, to make sure that your vocal chords are healthy and up to the task, and that you can be supported in the best possible way. The voice test costs € 160,-.
This test is specifically for new vocalist students of the Bachelor of Music programmes Classical Music, Global Musics, Jazz, Pop, and Music Theatre.
More information about this you can find at Voice test.
Course and contract lesson fees
Codarts also offers several preparatory courses and pathways. These programmes are designed to optimally prepare young talents for an audition for the bachelor programme.
In addition, Codarts offers a select number of candidates the opportunity to take lessons outside the regular curriculum in the form of contract lessons.
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Preparatory courses fee 2025-2026 - interim enrolment
Preparatory courses tuition fee (interim enrolment 01/01 till 31/08)
Preparatory course Jazz/Classical Music/Music in Education: € 1,250
Preparatory course Music theatre: € 1,058
Trajectory Dance Junior class: € 350
Trajectory Dance A-class: € 500
Preparatory course Dance in Education: € 575 -
Preparatory courses fee 2026-2027
Preparatory courses tuition fee (full year 01/09 till 31/08)
Preparatory course Jazz/Classical Music: € 2,590
Preparatory course Music theatre/Education in Music: € 2,192
Preparatory course Music in Education, Music theory: € 828
Trajectory Dance Junior class: € 726
Trajectory Dance A-class: € 1,036
Preparatory course Dance in Education: € 1,192
Codarts Lyceum cohort 2024: € 1,010
Codarts Lyceum 2025 (enrolment year 1): € 1,244Preparatory courses tuition fee (interim enrolment 01/01 till 31/08)
Preparatory course Jazz/Classical Music: € 1,295
Preparatory course Music theatre/Music in Education: € 1,096
Preparatory course Music in Education, Music theory: € 414
Trajectory Dance Junior class: € 363
Trajectory Dance A-class: € 518
Preparatory course Dance in Education: € 596 -
Preparatory courses audition costs 2026-2027
Preparatory course Jazz/Classical Music/Music in Education/Music theatre: € 47
Prepartory course Dance in Education: € 31Codarts Lyceum Music & Musical: € 47
Codarts Lyceum Dance year 1+2 (2 days): € 47
Codarts Lyceum Dance year 3+4 (1 day): € 31Trajectory Dance (Junior class & A-class): € 31
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Contract lessons fee 2026-2027
Individual lesson Music (unit price, minimum purchase 10 lessons): € 155
Group lesson Music (unit price, minimum purchase 10 lessons): € 52 -
Contract lessons audition costs 2026-2027
€ 67