Data Science & Society
Bachelor
Is data the new oil? Can facial recognition technology discriminate against you? Join our programme as we explore these questions while future-proofing your career with in-demand data skills.
✔️ Build programming skills while paying attention to social, ethical and political aspects of datafication
✔️ Learn from international lecturers with different areas of expertise, from governance to data visualization
✔️ Develop as a data professional by learning how to present data-based insights
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For the second time in just three years since its launch, the BSc in Data Science & Society has been voted a top-rated programme in the Netherlands!
Upcoming Events
- Webclasses: 9 March - 5 April 2026. You can register for webclasses starting on 2 February. Not sure what this is? Check out What are webclasses?
- Open Day: 11 April 2026
- Student for a Day: 23 April 2026. Not sure what this is? Check out Student for a Day: See what is really like to be one of us
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English
Title
Bachelor of Science
Duration
3 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2026/2027
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,694
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 14,000
Institutional
The institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level.
€ 12,200
Admission
Admission URL
(Dutch) https://www.rug.nl/bachelors/data-science-society/
Application requirements
Information not availableLanguage requirements
- C1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- C2
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
- 6.5
- IELTS overall band
- 90
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 2,694 | |
| € 14,000 | |
| € 12,200 |
| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 May '26 | 1 May '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 1 May '27 | 1 May '27 |
| 1 Sep '28 | 1 May '28 | 1 May '28 |
Contact
Main addressWirdumerdijk 34
8911 CE Leeuwarden
058-205 5000
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