Because of their popularity, some bachelor’s programmes are oversubscribed. For these programmes a quota has been set for the number of students who can be allocated a place. This is known as a 'numerus fixus'.
Bachelor’s programmes with a numerus fixus
Bachelor’s programme & maximum number of places for 2023-2024
Criminology: 135 places
Medicine: 410 places
International Business Administration (IBA): 750 places
Psychology & International Bachelor in Psychology: 600 places (in total)
Clinical Technology: 100 places
Nanobiology: 120 places
Maximum of programmes
You can choose to register for up to two study programmes with numerus fixus per academic year. You can register twice for the same study programme at two different universities. Medicine is an exception to this rule. For medicine, you are limited to selecting one university only.
Maximum of attempts
The amount of attempts to be selected for a programme with numerus fixus differs per study programme. In principle, you can participate up to a maximum of three times, but some programmes adhere to a maximum of one or two. If you have already participated in the central lottery system prior to 2017, this attempt counts as participation.
Registration for academic year 2023-2024
You can register via Studielink from 1 October 2022. The final registration date for numerus fixus programmes is 15 January 2023**. The universities start their selection procedure after this point. If there are fewer registrations than available places, no selection will take place
Result
The result of the decentralised selection will be announced after 15 April 2023. You will receive the result via Studielink.
** The above-stated dates are based on academic year 2022-2023 and are subject to possible amendments by the government.