Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

25 Best Universities in Netherlands

Exploring the academic landscape of Netherlands, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 25 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 1.13M scholarly outputs and 42.92M peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

#13 in Europe #76 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

2

Utrecht

Utrecht University

#14 in Europe #78 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

3

Groningen

University of Groningen

#30 in Europe #118 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

4

Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #137 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

5

Leiden

Leiden University

#51 in Europe #158 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

6

Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

#63 in Europe #188 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

7

Enschede

University of Twente

#121 in Europe #305 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

Maastricht

Maastricht University

#122 in Europe #309 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

9

Tilburg

Tilburg University

#230 in Europe #556 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

10

Utrecht

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

#650 in Europe #1820 in the World

54% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

11

Arnhem

HAN University of Applied Sciences

#698 in Europe #2002 in the World

54% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

12

Groningen

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

#719 in Europe #2090 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

13

Venlo

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

#721 in Europe #2097 in the World

77% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

14

Breukelen

Nyenrode Business University

#824 in Europe #2545 in the World

22% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1946 Founded

15

The Hague

Hague University of Applied Sciences

#862 in Europe #2740 in the World

53% Acceptance

2,331 Enrollment

1987 Founded

16

Breda

AVANS University of Applied Sciences

#872 in Europe #2788 in the World

55% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Vlissingen

HZ University of Applied Sciences

#1186 in Europe #4467 in the World

84% Acceptance

1,100 Enrollment

1987 Founded

18

Eindhoven

Design Academy Eindhoven

#1197 in Europe #4548 in the World

28% Acceptance

1947 Founded

19

Delft

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

#1214 in Europe #4678 in the World

53% Acceptance

1958 Founded

20

Cupecoy

American University of the Caribbean – School of Medicine

#1288 in Europe #5086 in the World

61% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

21

The Hague

Hotelschool The Hague

#1330 in Europe #5379 in the World

63% Acceptance

2,331 Enrollment

1929 Founded

22

Amsterdam

Amsterdam School of the Arts

#1350 in Europe #5503 in the World

66% Acceptance

1987 Founded

23

's-Hertogenbosch

HAS University of Applied Sciences

#2043 in Europe #8565 in the World

63% Acceptance

1948 Founded

24

Rotterdam

Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam

#2189 in Europe #9157 in the World

53% Acceptance

1997 Founded

25

Apeldoorn

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences

#2239 in Europe #9359 in the World

39% Acceptance

1987 Founded