39 Best universities for Biology in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 41.4M citations received by 908K academic papers made by 39 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.

1. University of Amsterdam

For Biology

#14 in Europe
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

3. Utrecht University

For Biology

#17 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

4. University of Groningen

For Biology

#26 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

5. Wageningen University

For Biology

#40 in Europe
#143 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

6. Leiden University

For Biology

#54 in Europe
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,474
Founded
1575

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Biology

#77 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Delft University of Technology

For Biology

#82 in Europe
#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

10. Maastricht University

For Biology

#86 in Europe
#254 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

11. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Biology

#161 in Europe
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,069
Founded
1956

12. University of Twente

For Biology

#162 in Europe
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

13. Rotterdam University

For Biology

#340 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

14. Tilburg University

For Biology

#345 in Europe
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
19,178
Founded
1927

18. Zuyd University

For Biology

#953 in Europe
#4122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

24. Saxion University

For Biology

#1153 in Europe
#5082 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

25. Nyenrode Business University

For Biology

#1157 in Europe
#5098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

28. University of Humanistic Studies

For Biology

#1184 in Europe
#5194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

35. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Biology

#1333 in Europe
#6045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
1987

The best cities to study Biology in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Groningen.