List of universities in the Netherlands

A listing of universities in the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

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 MBA, 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
Government Supported Universities (by type)
University of Amsterdam[1]16321877[2]AmsterdamPublicResearch university4,06232,739
Academic Medical Center1983Amsterdam
Amsterdam University College2008Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam18801880[2]AmsterdamSpecial: ProtestantResearch university2,20018,000
VU University Medical Center1964Amsterdam
Amsterdam University College2008Amsterdam
University of Groningen16141614GroningenPublicResearch university5,00026,500
University Medical Center Groningen1797Groningen
Leiden University15751575LeidenPublicResearch university3,97319,328
Leiden University Medical Center1996Leiden
Leiden University College The Hague2010The Hague
Maastricht University19761975MaastrichtPublicResearch university3,00011,463
Academic Hospital Maastricht1974Maastricht
University College Maastricht2002Maastricht
Radboud University Nijmegen19231923[2]NijmegenSpecial: CatholicResearch university4,309*17,650*
Radboud University Medical Center1956Nijmegen
Erasmus University Rotterdam19131937[2]RotterdamPublicResearch university3,70026,212[3]
Erasmus MC1950Rotterdam 3,361
Erasmus University College2013Rotterdam 270
Tilburg University19271939TilburgSpecial: CatholicResearch university1,062*11,399*
University College Tilburg2008Tilburg
TIAS School for Business and Society1982Tilburg
Utrecht University16361636UtrechtPublicResearch university8,22426,787
University Medical Center Utrecht1999Utrecht
University College Utrecht1998Utrecht
University College Roosevelt2004Middelburg Public University College
Delft University of Technology18421905DelftPublicTechnical university5,40024,000
Eindhoven University of Technology19561956EindhovenPublicTechnical university3,00012,000
University of Twente19611961EnschedePublicTechnical university3,0008,500
Wageningen University and Research Centre20001918WageningenPublicTechnical university6,500##12,847
Wageningen University1876Wageningen
Agricultural Research Institutes1877throughout the NetherlandsResearch Institute
Open University in the Netherlands19841984Nationwide; main office in HeerlenPublicOpen university67316,888[4]
University of Curaçao19791979CuraçaoPublicNational university
University of Humanistic Studies 1989 1989 Utrecht Public Research university 150 550[5]
Netherlands Defence Academy 1823 2005 Breda/Den Helder Special: National Military Academy Military Academy, since 2005 includes Department of Military Sciences ~75 ~200
Privately Funded Universities (accredited as Universiteit by Dutch law) (by type)
Nyenrode Business University19461982BreukelenPrivateBusiness school
Protestant Theological University18541939KampenPrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Theological University of Kampen18541939KampenPrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Theological University of Apeldoorn18941962ApeldoornPrivateUniversity for Protestant Theology
Universities that no longer exist
Catholic University of Utrecht1991–2007UtrechtPrivate: merged into University of TilburgUniversity for Catholic Theology
University of Harderwijk1648–1811Harderwijkdisbanded by Napoleon
University of Franeker1585–1811Franekerdisbanded by Napoleon
University of Nijmegen1655–1680Nijmegenclosed in the aftermath of the 1672 rampjaar
University of Theology and Pastorate1966-1999[6]HeerlenPrivate: merged into University of 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, polytechnics 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 is located in Amsterdam, the Amsterdam International University, which mostly offers courses via distance learning and online, while there are few classes that are held on campus when a course needs physical attendance and in particular (Saba University) only one 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.

  • EuroPort Business College
  • HBO Nederland
  • Leidse Onderwijs Instellingen
  • Markus Verbeek Praehep
  • NCOI
  • Nederlandse Talen Instituut
  • Schoevers
  • Hogeschool Tio

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).[11]

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
(2023)[12]
THE World
(2023)[13]
ARWU World
(2022)[14]
USNWR World
(2022-23)[15]
CWTS Leiden
(2022)[16]
CWUR World
(2022-23)[17]
#a
Utrecht University 112= 66 54 44 54 73
6b
University of Amsterdam 58 60 101-150 39= 62 83
6b
Leiden University 131= 77 101-150 74= 93 87
6b
University of Groningen 145 75 66 88 124 105
6b
Wageningen University and Research 124 59 151-200 89= 64 178
6
Erasmus University Rotterdam 208= 80 87 65= 77 95
5
Delft University of Technology 61= 70 151-200 169 108 265
5
VU University Amsterdam 214 121 151-200 82 68 149
5
Radboud University 232 139= 101-150 106 101 161
5
Maastricht University 278 145 201-300 186= 170 253
3
Eindhoven University of Technology 138 201–250 301-400 342= 99 343
2
University of Twente 212= 251–300 401-500 400= 164 425
1
Tilburg University 398= 251–300 601-700 531= 235 670
0
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 university is ranked within the top 100 of all six global rankings.

See also

References

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