List of universities in the Netherlands

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A listing of universities in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Leiden University 60-77 Leiden University 31-44 Leiden University 61-88 UA- Virtual HUB

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Research universities

Research universities in the Netherlands are institutions of tertiary education that in Dutch are called universiteit. Their focus is towards academic education and scientific research. They are accredited to confer bachelor's, master's and (with the exception of the Netherlands Defence Academy) doctoral degrees. Prior to the Bologna Process, the universities granted drs. ( doctorandus ), mr. (for law studies) and ir. (for engineering studies) degrees, which are equivalent to current MA, LLM or MSc degrees. The term universiteit is reserved to doctorate granting institutes in the Dutch context, and the additional qualifier "research" is hardly ever used in practice. There are public Universities and Private Universities in Netherlands.

NameEstablishedUniversity statusCityOrganisationTypeNumber of staffNumber of students
Members of the Universities of the Netherlands association
University of Amsterdam [1] 16321877 [2] Amsterdam PublicResearch university4,06232,739
Academic Medical Center 1983 Amsterdam
Amsterdam University College 2008Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 18801880 [2] AmsterdamSpecial: ProtestantResearch university2,20018,000
VU University Medical Center 1964Amsterdam
Amsterdam University College 2008Amsterdam
University of Groningen 16141614GroningenPublicResearch university5,00026,500
University Medical Center Groningen 1797 Groningen
Leiden University 15751575LeidenPublicResearch university3,97319,328
Leiden University Medical Center 1996 Leiden
Leiden University College The Hague 2010The Hague
Maastricht University 19761975MaastrichtPublicResearch university3,00011,463
Academic Hospital Maastricht 1974 Maastricht
University College Maastricht 2002Maastricht
Radboud University Nijmegen 19231923 [2] Nijmegen Special: CatholicResearch university4,309*17,650*
Radboud University Medical Center 1956Nijmegen
Erasmus University Rotterdam 19131937 [2] Rotterdam PublicResearch university3,70026,212 [3]
Erasmus MC 1950Rotterdam3,361
Erasmus University College 2013Rotterdam270
Tilburg University 19271939 Tilburg Special: CatholicResearch university1,062*11,399*
University College Tilburg2008Tilburg
TIAS School for Business and Society 1982Tilburg
Utrecht University 16361636 Utrecht PublicResearch university8,22426,787
University Medical Center Utrecht 1999Utrecht
University College Utrecht 1998Utrecht
University College Roosevelt 2004 Middelburg PublicUniversity College
Delft University of Technology 18421905 Delft PublicTechnical university5,40024,000
Eindhoven University of Technology 19561956 Eindhoven PublicTechnical university3,00012,000
University of Twente 19611961 Enschede PublicTechnical university3,0008,500
Wageningen University and Research Centre 20001918 Wageningen PublicTechnical university6,500##12,847
Wageningen University 1876Wageningen
Agricultural Research Institutes1877throughout the NetherlandsResearch Institute
Open University in the Netherlands 19841984Nationwide; main office in HeerlenPublicOpen university67316,888 [4]
Other universities
University of Curaçao 19791979 Curaçao PublicNational university
University of Humanistic Studies 19891989UtrechtPublicResearch university150550 [5]
Netherlands Defence Academy  [ nl ]18232005Breda/Den HelderSpecial: National Military AcademyMilitary Academy, since 2005 includes Department of Military Sciences~75~200
Privately Funded Universities (accredited as Universiteit by Dutch law) (by type)
Nyenrode Business University 19461982 Breukelen PrivateBusiness school
Protestant Theological University 18541939 Kampen PrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Theological University of Kampen 18541939KampenPrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Theological University of Apeldoorn 18941962ApeldoornPrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Universities that no longer exist
Catholic University of Utrecht 1991–2007UtrechtPrivate: merged into University of Tilburg University for Catholic Theology
University of Harderwijk 1648–1811 Harderwijk disbanded by Napoleon
University of Franeker 1585–1811 Franeker disbanded by Napoleon
University of Nijmegen1655–1680 Nijmegen closed in the aftermath of the 1672 rampjaar
University of Theology and Pastorate1966-1999 [6] HeerlenPrivate: merged into Radboud University Nijmegen in 1993, Heerlen location closed 1999University for Catholic Theology

† 2003–2004; ‡ 2004–2005; # 2005–2006; * 2006–2007; ##including research staff at the associated institutes. All figures without signs are estimates or from undated sources. According to Dutch law, it is illegal to use protected titles which can only be given by universities that are accredited. Protected titles are ing. bc. mr. ir. drs. and dr. [7] English variants (MSc BSc MA BA LLB LLM BEng PhD) are not (yet) [8] protected by Dutch law [9] (but using the title "dr." based on a PhD degree, without permission from DUO, is a violation of Dutch law as the title "doctor" is protected). One may bear in the Netherlands foreign titles according to the laws of the country wherein they were granted, but without translating them in Dutch.

Universities of Applied Sciences

Universities of applied sciences (Dutch: hogeschool) in the Netherlands are focused on professional education rather than scientific research. While the literal translation of hogeschool is "high school", these are second-tier institutes of higher education, and can be compared with colleges or polytechnics or similar in other countries. They are accredited to confer bachelor's and master's degrees. Prior to the Bologna Process, they also conferred professional engineer's (abbreviated ing.) degrees. Dutch universities of applied sciences are not accredited to confer doctoral (PhD) degrees; PhD studies can sometimes be conducted in the context of a university of applied sciences, however, the title will be granted by one of the research universities, and a full professor of that university will be appointed as principal supervisor (promotor). In international contexts, the phrase University of Applied Sciences is used for the majority of these schools, as suggested by the Dutch Minister of Education. [10] Some specific exceptions have been made. For example, tertiary art schools and schools of education use an internationally recognisable name of choice. The Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences include the following:

Private For-Profit Medical Schools

Although there are none of these schools in the mainland, many exist in the Dutch Caribbean either in the special municipalities of the Netherlands or constituents countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Only one (Saba University) has direct accreditation from Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders, which accredits universities in the Netherlands and Flanders.

Private For-Profit Business Schools

A number of private universities of applied sciences (hogescholen) are active in the Netherlands. Some of these are exclusively distance learning (online) medium learning providers.

Webster University: The American University in the Netherlands

Webster University Leiden is a university outside the Dutch system, offering Bachelor and Master programs in the Netherlands. Webster University is a private, non-profit American university, accredited in the United States by the Higher Learning Commission's North Central Association. The International Business and Management program, as well as the Applied Behavioral and Social Sciences program are accredited in the Netherlands by the NVAO at the hbo (professional master) level.

International rankings

In relation to their population size, Switzerland (first), Sweden (second) and the Netherlands (third) are the three countries with the highest number of universities among the 100 best of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (2014-2015). [13]

Below are shown the international rankings of the government supported research universities of the Netherlands, and the number of times they rank in the top 200 of one of the six prominent global rankings:

University QS World
(2025) [14]
THE World
(2024) [15]
ARWU World
(2024) [16]
USNWR World
(2024–25) [17]
CWTS Leiden
(2024) [18]
CWUR World
(2024) [19]
#a
University of Amsterdam 5561101-15033=5482
6b
Utrecht University 105=66c55467173
6b
Leiden University 141=77101-15056=7280
6b
University of Groningen 159=796976=97102
6
Erasmus University Rotterdam 15899=101-15070=104101
6
Wageningen University and Research 155=64=151-200113=75191
6
Delft University of Technology 4948151-200187=117270
5
VU University Amsterdam 221125151-2007860150
5
Radboud University 272140=101-150117=80166
5
Maastricht University 230=138=201-300179=169256
3
Eindhoven University of Technology 136168=401-500374=177355
3
University of Twente 233184401-500412=274459
1
Tilburg University 347=201-250701-800631=197696
1
Open University N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
0
University of Curaçao N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
0
University of Humanistic Studies N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
0

Notes:
N.A.: Not Applicable
a Number of times the university is ranked within the top 200 of one of the six global rankings.
b The university is ranked within the top 150 of all six global rankings.
c THE World University Rankings 2023 (ranking of 2024 is not available).

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