Tuition and fees
Studying costs money, we cannot ignore that. If you are going to live in student housing you must also take rent, insurance and all daily shopping into account, in addition to your tuition fees, the purchasing of books, lecture notes and manuals.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are legally defined and change every year. You will find the current rates in the blue box on this page.
Laptop and software
TU Delft offers you a wide range of hardware and software, as well as granting you access to both the wired and the wireless network. The wired network is particularly useful if you are working with large files. Through the University’s laptop project you can buy a laptop at a discount and download a wide range of software at competitive prices.
You will need a laptop for projects and self-study. There are no requirements on which operating system you will need, Windows and Mac are both fine. You can buy a good laptop via the TU Delft laptop project, which also comes with tech support. This means you can bring your laptop along for repairs and you will receive a replacement laptop if needed while repairs are carried out. Prices for a laptop start at €750. TU Delft students can also buy software at a reduced price. A number of commonly used programs can even be downloaded for free.
Textbooks
You can expect to spend around €500 on textbooks each year. You can buy books at a discount through the Electrotechnische Vereeniging study association ETV. An overview of books can be found on the ETV website. Besides textbooks, you will also need to buy lecture notes and manuals for your degree programme, although these are considerably cheaper.
Living costs
In addition to the costs of studying itself, you will also incur living costs, especially if you are going to live in student housing or by yourself. TU Delft has investigated how high these costs are on average per month for students in Delft. This resulted in the following numbers:
- Student living in student housing: €800 per month
- Student living at home: €290 per month
Note: These numbers are based on average calculations and may vary by lifestyle and living situation. The calculations of these numbers can be found here.