Erasmus University Rotterdam: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

53%

Enrollment

18,000

Languages

Dutch;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate53%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (diploma eindexamen Gymnasium A or B, or Atheneum A or B), or recognized equivalent
Academic CalendarSeptember to August (September - February; February-July)
Enrollment18,000

We've calculated the 53% acceptance rate for Erasmus University Rotterdam based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Erasmus University Rotterdam faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Institute : Social Studies

Social Studies

School : Business Administration

Accountancy Business Administration Finance

School : Economics

Econometrics Economics

School : Health Policy and Management

Health Administration Health Sciences Public Health

School : History, Culture and Communication

Communication Studies Cultural Studies History History of Societies Journalism Media Studies

School : Law

Law

School : Management

Management Marketing

School : Philosophy

Philosophy

School : Social and Behavioural Sciences

Education Psychology Public Administration Sociology

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology No Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science No Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering No Yes Yes
Environmental Science No Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics No Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

WO Bachelor (BA/BSc)

Arts and Humanities Biology Business Administration Communication Studies Criminology Econometrics Finance Fiscal Law History International Business Media Studies Medicine Philosophy Psychology Sociology

WO Master (MA/MSc)

Business Administration Criminology Economics Education Finance Health Administration History Law Management Marketing Medicine Philosophy Psychology Public Administration Social Sciences Sociology

Doctor's Graad

Arts and Humanities Health Sciences Social Sciences

Research profile

Erasmus University Rotterdam is a world-class research university with 95,861 scientific papers published and 4,180,180 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Psychology, Genetics, Chemistry, Political Science, Pathology, and Law.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
60,799 / 2,970,355
Biology
52,611 / 2,723,796
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
49,734 / 2,089,569
Computer Science
35,315 / 1,730,745
Psychology
33,386 / 1,652,336
Genetics
31,187 / 1,719,195
Chemistry
30,193 / 1,710,175
Political Science
29,564 / 1,179,338
Pathology
29,462 / 1,637,181
Law
27,136 / 1,121,832
Mathematics
24,893 / 1,177,685
Environmental Science
24,892 / 1,072,851
Engineering
24,846 / 1,159,002
Biochemistry
23,993 / 1,416,031
Business
23,492 / 1,062,862
Sociology
23,339 / 1,053,790
Physics
21,847 / 1,010,419
Philosophy
21,736 / 825,468
Surgery
21,620 / 1,023,200
Economics
21,380 / 814,307
Statistics
20,177 / 1,016,295
Psychiatry
19,965 / 994,059
Radiology
14,231 / 672,581
Geography and Cartography
14,032 / 550,885
Immunology
12,484 / 623,459
History
11,883 / 435,220
Quantum and Particle physics
10,907 / 515,525
Public Health
10,802 / 628,159
Neuroscience
10,565 / 563,156
Management
10,485 / 586,998
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,410 / 450,989
Geology
10,287 / 454,319
Demography
10,093 / 585,442
Finance
9,836 / 389,322
Archaeology
9,662 / 376,251
Linguistics
9,633 / 388,345
Cardiology
9,541 / 423,759
Social Psychology
9,494 / 483,499
Ecology
9,421 / 444,512
Oncology
9,154 / 500,423
Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

Lisa Westerhof

1. Lisa Westerhof

1981-. (aged 45)
skipper aircraft pilot
Lisa Laetitia Westerhof is a sailor from the Netherlands. Westerhof represented her country at the Optimist World Championship in 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second girl to win the championship outright.
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Peter van Heemst

2. Peter van Heemst

1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Erik Peter van Heemst is a Dutch politician. From 1991 to 2006 he was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). Since the municipal elections of 2006 he was the leader of the PvdA in Rotterdam, until his resignation on 27 March 2014.
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Bernardita Catalla

3. Bernardita Catalla

1958-2020 (aged 62)
diplomat
Bernardita Leonido Catalla was a Filipina career diplomat who was last appointed the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon. Prior to her posting in Lebanon, she was also assigned to Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Henri Termeer

4. Henri Termeer

1946-2017 (aged 71)
biochemist
Henri A. Termeer was a Dutch biotechnology executive and entrepreneur. He served as CEO at Genzyme from 1981 to 2011. Termeer created a business model, subsequently adopted by others in the industry, based on charging high prices for therapies for rare genetic disorders, known as orphan diseases. Genzyme used biological processes to manufacture drugs that were not easily copied by...
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names EURErasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Founded 1913
Motto Make it Happen
Academic calendar September to August (September - February; February-July)
Address Postbus 1738 Rotterdam, 3000 DR Netherlands
City Population 664,000
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