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UCLouvain tuition fees

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Minerval UCLouvain

Course enrolment entails paying a tuition fee. The fee amount depends on the course you choose and/or your nationality.

These fees are given for information only and may vary according to your situation. Please consult the full fee schedule for the exact amount of your fees. The university has introduced measures to reduce tuition fees in certain cases.

European Union students

These fees apply to Belgian students, students of European nationality, and students of non-European Union nationality who have Belgian student status:

  • Standard fee: €835.00
  • Reduced fee:
    • UCLouvain social fee: €374.00
    • Low-income fee: €374.00
  • No tuition fee is charged for students receiving a Wallonia-Brussels Federation scholarship.

In addition to these fees, there are additional charges, in particular for a sport and fitness membership. Note that scholarship students are required to pay these fees.

Non-European Union students

In accordance with ARES Circular N°2025-001 dated 18/02/2025, all students from outside the European Union, with the exception of students who meet one of the criteria listed below, are required to pay the annual registration fee (€835) and an additional contribution (€4175), for a total of €5010.

 

The following students are exempt from paying the additional contribution:

 

  •    - Assimilated to a Belgian student (to be proved by the applicant);
  •    - Nationals of a country listed in appendices 1 to 3 of circular N°2025-001;

If you started your current course in the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 academic year

  • If you are a national of one of the countries listed in Annex 1 of ARES Circular N°2024-001, you are subject to transitional arrangements. Your tuition fees will be €2505 (up to a maximum of 2026-2027) provided that you continue on the same course without interruption.
  • If you interrupt or change your course, your tuition fees will be 5010€.

If you started your current course beetween the 2014-2015 academic year and the 2022-2023 academic year

  • If you are a national of one of the countries listed in Annex 1 of ARES Circular N°2024-001, you are subject to transitional arrangements. Your tuition fees will be 4175€ (up to a maximum of 2026-2027) provided that you continue on the same course without interruption.
  • If you interrupt or change your course, your tuition fees will be 5010€.

Application Fees

Application fees

Students of a nationality from outside the European Union who are not assimilated to a Belgian student (with the exception of specialised masters, doctorates, international co-degrees and ‘erasmus mundus’ exchanges) will be asked to pay a €200 application fee once they have confirmed their application online. 

If their application is accepted, this fee will be deducted from the tuition fees for the offer in which they are registered. In all other cases, this fee will not be refunded.

Payment of Tuition Fees

Payment of tuition fees

Payment in cash is not accepted. However, it is now possible to pay the tuition fee via an online payment platform. This platform is accessible via the student's virtual office. It offers two payment methods :

  • bancontact;
  • bank transfer, which can be made by a relation by emailing bank details.

Attention:

  1. Payments are handled by our partner MOLLIE (Stichting Mollie Payments), it is thus normal for this company to be listed as the beneficiary of your payment.
  2. The tuition fee balance payment deadline is 1 February.
  3. A deposit of €50 must be paid by 31 October. Any membership fees must be paid by 30 September.