31 Best universities for Management in the Netherlands

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.53M citations received by 122K 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

#44 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#9 in Europe

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#14 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#18 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Management

#24 in Europe

#109 in the World

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

6. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Management

#27 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

7. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#28 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Management

#47 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#50 in Europe

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Management

#55 in Europe

#209 in the World

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

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Management

#61 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Management

#91 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Management

#94 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

14. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Management

#543 in Europe

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#634 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#662 in Europe

#2148 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#680 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Management

#831 in Europe

#2984 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Management

#844 in Europe

#3056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Management

#872 in Europe

#3171 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Management

#935 in Europe

#3483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

22. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#936 in Europe

#3485 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Management

#1002 in Europe

#3738 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

24. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Management

#1008 in Europe

#3774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

25. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Management

#1013 in Europe

#3790 in the World

Founded: 1986

26. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Management

#1016 in Europe

#3812 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#1059 in Europe

#4020 in the World

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

28. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Management

#1078 in Europe

#4135 in the World

Founded: 2004

29. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Management

#1086 in Europe

#4175 in the World

Founded: 2008

30. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Management

#1093 in Europe

#4247 in the World

Founded: 2002

31. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Management

#1259 in Europe

#5136 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.