Universities with no application fee
21 universities and colleges in 6 countries where international students can apply without paying an application fee.
Bachelor's: 16 · Master's: 7 · PhD: 2
Belgium (2) · Netherlands (3) · Austria (2) · United Kingdom (2) · United States (11) · Australia (1)
Belgium
Ghent University
No application fee, and low tuition: €2,297.40 or €7,079.40 for a non-EEA master's year in 2026–27.
Bachelor's · Master'sUniversity of Antwerp
The application procedure is free of charge.
Netherlands
Wageningen University
Its application steps and cost table list no application fee; most other Dutch research universities charge €100.
Bachelor's · Master'sUniversity of Twente
Free to apply, except master's programmes in three faculties (BMS, EEMCS and ET), which charge €100.
Bachelor'sSaxion University of Applied Sciences
No application fee in its cost table; €9,360 a year for a non-EU bachelor's in 2026–27.
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Austria
University of Vienna
No fee, except €50 for bachelor's and diploma programmes with an entrance exam or aptitude test.
PhDISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria)
No application fee and no tuition for its PhD programme, whose students are employed on a salary.
United Kingdom
University of Birmingham
No application fee for any postgraduate taught course.
Master'sAlliance Manchester Business School
Master's courses are free to apply to, except eight MSc courses that charge £60, among them Accounting, Finance and Business Analytics.
United States
Colby College
No application fee for anyone, and full demonstrated need met for international students.
Bachelor'sBerea College
Free application, and no tuition for admitted students.
Bachelor'sBates College
Free for any student to apply, and full calculated need met for every admitted student, whatever their citizenship.
Bachelor'sDavidson College
No application fee for non-U.S. citizens; meets 100% of calculated need for admitted students, though aid for internationals is limited and competitive.
Bachelor'sGrinnell College
No application fee, international applicants included, and 100% of need met for admitted international students who apply for aid.
Bachelor'sReed College
Application fees waived and no tests required; meets the full demonstrated need of every admitted student.
Bachelor'sOberlin College
No application fee for the College of Arts and Sciences; meets 100% of calculated need for international students.
Bachelor'sDenison University
No fee to apply, and the same need-based aid and merit scholarships for international students as for everyone else.
Bachelor'sClark University
No application fee for international applicants and automatic merit scholarship consideration, but it cannot admit internationals who need full funding.
Bachelor'sSmith College
No application fee for first-year applicants.
Bachelor'sTulane University
No application fee for any of its undergraduate programmes through the Common Application.
Australia
Waivers and what everyone else charges
Some universities refund the fee when you enrol, many waive it for applicants who cannot pay, and the rest charge between €50 and £90. Read the full guide to application fees.
Sources
- Ghent University: admissions page
- University of Antwerp: admissions page
- Wageningen University: admissions page
- University of Twente: admissions page
- Saxion University of Applied Sciences: admissions page
- University of Vienna: admissions page
- ISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria): admissions page
- University of Birmingham: admissions page
- Alliance Manchester Business School: admissions page
- Colby College: admissions page
- Berea College: admissions page
- Bates College: admissions page
- Davidson College: admissions page
- Grinnell College: admissions page
- Reed College: admissions page
- Oberlin College: admissions page
- Denison University: admissions page
- Clark University: admissions page
- Smith College: admissions page
- Tulane University: admissions page
- University of Melbourne: admissions page