Admission requirements

The entry requirements for the programmes depend on the previous education you have done and the bachelor's programme you want to do. The admission requirements are explained below, and you will find more information about the application procedure.

Admission requirements with a VWO diploma

Do you have a Dutch VWO diploma? Then you may apply for the Computer Science & Engineering programme if you have Maths B in your curriculum. For an overview on which studies you can do with your VWO profile. Please check the table under the heading 'Admission requirements per VWO profile' below.

Numerus fixus

A numerus fixus has been set for the Computer Science & Engineering programme. This means that there are a limited number of spots. Spots are filled via the Matching & Selection procedure. The selection process can be challenging, especially during the period when you also have to take final exams. Make sure you are well prepared when choosing a study programme and enrolling.

More about the selection procedure

Do you have a different diploma?

Are you enrolling from a higher vocational education (hbo) or university (wo) from abroad, or do you have no diploma at all? Please find all of the admission requirements below.

You may miss certain subjects or knowledge. There are several institutions that provide courses that prepare for this. Click here for more information about deficiencies.

If you have obtained a propaedeutic diploma from an hbo or other university programme, you can, under certain conditions, start with the first year of a TU Delft bachelor's degree. Before you can be enrolled, you must ensure that your mathematics and possibly also physics, biology and chemistry are at the required pre-university education level.

More information about hbo / wo intake

An international diploma gives access to TU Delft if it is equivalent to the vwo diploma and profile. TU Delft will determine this after registration. With an international diploma, you have to register for a numerus clausus programme before15 January. The deadline for a programme without numerus clausus is 1 April. The Contact Center ESA of TU Delft can give you more information about this.

More information about admission requirements for students from abroad.

The colloquium doctum is a special and strict admission procedure for prospective students who:

Are not directly admissible to the university on the basis of their diploma.
Are 21 years or older on the day the training starts.
Have followed a Dutch-language pre-education, and therefore have sufficient expressive skills in Dutch.

Find more information here.

Pre university calculus

Are you coming to study CSE? Be well prepared and take the online MOOC math course!

MOOC: Pre-University Calculus