Avans Hogeschool

Key Highlights

• Founded in 2004 through a merger of two predecessor institutions
• Government-funded Dutch university of applied sciences
• Operates in Breda, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Roosendaal and Tilburg
• Reported 30,065 students institution-wide as of 1 December 2024

Student Life & Environment

Student experience varies by city and campus. Breda and ’s-Hertogenbosch contain the largest Avans populations, while Tilburg and Roosendaal are substantially smaller. In Breda, the international bachelor’s campus facilities shown by Avans include classrooms, laboratories, multimedia and group-study areas, canteens and a rooftop café. Students should confirm which building their programme uses because Avans occupies several addresses within the city. Avans lists student associations serving international, social, cultural, religious and sporting interests. Intarnia is an Avans-wide community intended to help international students settle in, while ESN Breda organizes social, cultural and sports activities for international and exchange students. Breda also has broader student associations and access to the BRESS student sports centre. Participation, membership charges and event schedules are controlled by the individual organizations and can change. Student Support is the first contact point for academic or personal difficulties. Available guidance includes study-related counselling, disability support, medical and religious information, and arrangements for eligible elite athletes. The international community also has a physical meeting and activity space in OpenX in Breda. Housing requires early, independent planning. Avans does not own residences. It works with housing associations to offer a limited supply of furnished rooms to eligible international students, but demand exceeds availability and rooms are allocated through a booking process. Avans advises students who have not secured accommodation before arrival to consider postponing their start.

Location & Surroundings

The database record points to Breda, but Avans is a multi-city institution. Its locations are spread across Breda, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Roosendaal and Tilburg in North Brabant, in the southern Netherlands. Breda is one of the two main Avans centres and had 14,040 students in the institution’s December 2024 count. Avans lists several Breda addresses, including Hogeschoollaan, Lovensdijkstraat, Beukenlaan and Claudius Prinsenlaan. Applicants should use their programme page and enrolment information to identify the correct site rather than assuming that every Breda programme uses the same campus building. The international campus-tour information identifies Breda as the home of several English-taught bachelor’s programmes and highlights teaching laboratories, study areas and food outlets. Breda has a historic city centre, parks, shops, restaurants, festivals and an established student community. Local student organizations and the BRESS sports centre expand options beyond the classroom. Housing is the main practical constraint. For eligible international students, Avans’s partner rooms for 2026/2027 are furnished and generally involve a private bedroom with shared facilities, but the supply is limited and fixed-term contracts are not flexible.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026/2027, Avans publishes an annual statutory tuition fee of €2,694 for eligible Dutch or EEA bachelor’s and master’s students and an institutional fee of €10,308 for non-EEA students. Nationality alone does not determine every student’s fee status, so applicants should confirm their personal classification. Non-EEA students must apply by 1 May and, under the published payment rules, pay the full institutional fee by 15 June. Eligible SEPA payers can authorize payment through Studielink; nine instalments incur a collection charge. Tuition does not cover housing or ordinary living costs. Avans’s limited partner rooms in Breda for 2026/2027 are furnished and were advertised at approximately €450–€760 per month including utilities and internet. Contracts use fixed dates, may require roughly a semester’s rent at signing and cannot be ended early. Because Avans neither owns nor guarantees housing, students should budget for alternatives and begin searching well before arrival. Career preparation is embedded in Avans’s applied model through group projects, professional assignments, placements and links with external organizations. Exact placement length and structure should be confirmed on the individual programme page rather than generalized across all degrees. The institution’s May 2026 summary of the 2025 HBO Monitor reported that 90% of participating Avans alumni were employed within three months of graduation. This is institution-wide survey evidence, not a guarantee for an individual programme, occupation or international graduate. The same report identified weaker areas, including alignment with graduate-level work and the quality of career information, which students should weigh alongside the strong overall employment result.