31 Best Art & Design schools in the Netherlands

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 35.2M citations received by 1.12M academic papers made by 31 universities in the Netherlands was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Amsterdam

For Art & Design

#14 in Europe
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

2. Utrecht University

For Art & Design

#20 in Europe
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

3. Delft University of Technology

For Art & Design

#25 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

4. University of Groningen

For Art & Design

#36 in Europe
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

5. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Art & Design

#45 in Europe
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

6. Leiden University

For Art & Design

#49 in Europe
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Art & Design

#56 in Europe
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Art & Design

#59 in Europe
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

10. University of Twente

For Art & Design

#62 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

11. Wageningen University

For Art & Design

#106 in Europe
#292 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

12. Tilburg University

For Art & Design

#118 in Europe
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

13. Maastricht University

For Art & Design

#146 in Europe
#376 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

15. University of Humanistic Studies

For Art & Design

#638 in Europe
#1983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

16. Rotterdam University

For Art & Design

#705 in Europe
#2302 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#750 in Europe
#2582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1966

18. Utrecht School of the Arts

For Art & Design

#754 in Europe
#2598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1987

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#816 in Europe
#3000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

21. Zuyd University

For Art & Design

#822 in Europe
#3035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

22. Nyenrode Business University

For Art & Design

#840 in Europe
#3109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1946

25. Saxion University

For Art & Design

#996 in Europe
#3915 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

The best cities to study Art & Design in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Delft, and Groningen.