31 Best universities for Management in the Netherlands

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 4.89M citations received by 133K 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.

1. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Management

#7 in Europe

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#10 in Europe

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

3. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#13 in Europe

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#16 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Management

#22 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#25 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

7. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Management

#28 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#42 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Management

#44 in Europe

#167 in the World

Founded: 1923

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Management

#56 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Management

#61 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Management

#84 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Management

#97 in Europe

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

14. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Management

#559 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#607 in Europe

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#687 in Europe

#2278 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#699 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Management

#850 in Europe

#3065 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Management

#864 in Europe

#3132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Management

#867 in Europe

#3136 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Management

#950 in Europe

#3522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

22. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#960 in Europe

#3556 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Management

#1024 in Europe

#3853 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Management

#1029 in Europe

#3891 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Management

#1030 in Europe

#3893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

26. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Management

#1053 in Europe

#4001 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Management

#1062 in Europe

#4047 in the World

Founded: 2008

28. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#1091 in Europe

#4184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Management

#1105 in Europe

#4272 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Management

#1116 in Europe

#4327 in the World

Founded: 2004

31. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Management

#1300 in Europe

#5385 in the World

Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Management in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delft, Eindhoven, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam.