Leiden University

International students should have a Law degree to study MS of Law at the Leiden University. They should submit some documents like transcripts, reference, resume, English language requirements, and reason for applying essay to apply. They can apply to programs like Air and Space Law, Public International law, Financial Law, International Tax law, and more.

The Leiden University allows admission to the LLM programme in the Sep and Feb intake. The Leiden University application deadline for LLM programme is available till Apr 1, 2026 for Sep intake. Students can check the deadlines below:

·       Sep intake: Apr 1, 2026

·       Feb intake: Oct 15, 2026

Indian students should fulfill the basic qualification and submit the documents to apply to the Leiden University LLM program. They can fill their application through the application portal. They should submit first-class Law degree and submit a transcript, resume, essay, English language requirements, and more.

As per some unofficial data, the Leiden University LLM acceptance rate is between 30%. This shows that the university is tough to enter and follows tough procedure during admission. Students should fulfill the basic qualification and submit the documents like transcript, resume, essay, English language requirements, and more.

With 30% acceptance rate, the Leiden University is quite hard to enter in case of LLM admission. They select students based on their score in the UG degree, English language score, participation in activities, work profile, and more. Students should aim to score high to get selected.

Members of the Dutch Royal family such as Queen Beatrix, Queen Juliana, and King Willem-Alexander studied at Leiden University Netherlands. Additionally, 10 Prime Ministers of the Netherlands including Mark Rutte have studied at this university. John Quincy Adams (the U.S. President) also studied at this university. Other notable alumni of this university are: 

• Rene Descartes
• Paul Verhoevan
• Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
• Eva Jinek
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

The annual Leiden University tuition fees for Indian students can be between INR 3 L – INR 22 L. Course-Wise as per Shiksha Study Abroad at Leiden can be as follows:

Many of the courses at Leiden University Netherlands are taught in English language. It offers 16 English-taught courses at the Bachelor's level and 80 courses at the Master's level. So, students aiming for the English taught courses must submit the English language proficiency score. IELTS / TOEFL scores are accepted at this university and the minimum scores required vary as per the courses.