Best Universities in Netherlands 2027
A consensus ranking of 13 universities in Netherlands, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.
Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Europe).
Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the
methodology page.
About Netherlands higher education
The Netherlands has a distinctive binary system of research universities and universities of applied sciences (hogescholen). Dutch universities are known for their progressive teaching methods, high English proficiency, and strengths in water management, agriculture, and social sciences.
Data sources
QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Netherlands 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/nl/
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