Bachelor’s degree
Diergeneeskunde (bachelor)
Veterinary Medicine (Bachelor)
Utrecht University · Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Faculteit Diergeneeskunde) · Utrecht, Netherlands
- Official award
- BSc (Bachelor of Science)BSc
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus3 years
- Tuition
- €2,771per year, 2027-2028
About this program
Three-year Dutch-taught bachelor that is the first cycle of the Utrecht veterinary study route, covering animal health, disease and public health with alternating theory and practice. Admission is by selection (numerus fixus).
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Faculteit Diergeneeskunde)
- Awarding body
- Universiteit Utrecht
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional purpose of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the award name.
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 3 jaar | – | vwo diploma with Natuur & Gezondheid + natuurkunde or Natuur & Techniek + biologie (or other profile plus vwo-level certificates in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics A or B)Source |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Stated by the schoolNVAO (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders)Program accreditationFull statusNL
Scope: Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Veterinary Medicine; the faculty states the last on-site evaluation took place in 2021 and the next site visit is in 2026. NVAO register not checked.
Verified in official recordEAEVE / ESEVT (ECOVE)Program evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: ESEVT status of the Utrecht veterinary education establishment (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine): Accreditation, granted September 2024, end of granted status September 2031 (SOP 2023), as printed in the 28 September 2026 EAEVE list. An establishment-level evaluation, not a program-level statutory recognition.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 years
- Intakes
- September
- Campus
- Utrecht Science Park (Yalelaan)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Dutch
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Utrecht states that the veterinary programme is taught in Dutch at both bachelor and master level.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- vwo diploma with Natuur & Gezondheid plus physics, or Natuur & Techniek plus biology; other profiles with vwo-level certificates; entry also with a Dutch hbo/wo propedeuse or bachelor plus those certificates
- Deadlines
- De deadline voor inschrijving is 15 januari 2027 · September 2027
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory tuition (full-time)Tuition · mandatory | €2,771per year, 2027-2028 | Nederlandse en andere EU/EEA studenten (wettelijk tarief) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Institutional tuition rate (EU)Tuition · mandatory | €29,315per year, 2027-2028 | Instellingstarief (EU) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Institutional tuition rate (non-EU)Tuition · mandatory | €29,400per year, 2027-2028 | Instellingstarief (niet-EU) | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)