What IELTS score do you need for the University of Amsterdam?

The PPLE College (Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics) sets its own, higher bar on its English language requirements page. For IELTS you need 7.0 overall, with no more than one sub-score at 6.5 and all others at 7.0 or above. Scores must be obtained less than two years before the programme starts, and non-EEA applicants must meet the requirement before 1 May.

UvA has no single master's minimum. Each programme publishes its own scores, and the three below show the range.

The MSc Business Administration asks IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in Reading and Listening and 6.5 in Speaking and Writing. The MSc Artificial Intelligence asks 7.0 with 6.5 in each sub-score. The Graduate School of Social Sciences applies 7.0 with 6.5 per component to all its master's students.

The AI page excludes IELTS Indicator, One Skill Retake, IELTS Online Academic, TOEFL MyBest scores and the Duolingo English Test. Its scores may not be older than two years on the day you apply, though sufficient Cambridge results older than that are accepted.

UvA's English pages we read do not set a separate English score for the Dutch student residence permit. For how the permit and English proof work in general, see IELTS for the Netherlands.

Requirements vary by programme and change between admissions cycles. The score that binds you is the one on your UvA programme page and in your admission decision, so check it there before you book a test.