37 Best Business schools 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 Business. A graph of 6.72M citations received by 246K academic papers made by 37 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

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#7 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Business

#9 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#11 in Europe

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#15 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Business

#17 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

6. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Business

#22 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

7. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Business

#36 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

8. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Business

#38 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#45 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Business

#48 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Business

#50 in Europe

#166 in the World

Founded: 1923

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Business

#60 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Business

#71 in Europe

#222 in the World

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

14. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Business

#586 in Europe

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#602 in Europe

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#664 in Europe

#2077 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Business

#723 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#731 in Europe

#2392 in the World

Founded: 1993

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Business

#877 in Europe

#3162 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Business

#894 in Europe

#3228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Business

#898 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Founded: 1996

22. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Business

#916 in Europe

#3344 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Business

#920 in Europe

#3359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

24. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Business

#937 in Europe

#3423 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Business

#952 in Europe

#3478 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Business

#1003 in Europe

#3758 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#1023 in Europe

#3872 in the World

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

28. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Business

#1044 in Europe

#3950 in the World

Founded: 1986

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Business

#1068 in Europe

#4076 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Business

#1104 in Europe

#4276 in the World

Founded: 2004

31. Hotelschool The Hague

Netherlands | The Hague

For Business

#1179 in Europe

#4730 in the World

Founded: 1929

32. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#1228 in Europe

#4964 in the World

Founded: 1987

33. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Business

#1305 in Europe

#5502 in the World

Founded: 2003

34. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Business

#1318 in Europe

#5551 in the World

Founded: 1984

35. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Business

#1335 in Europe

#5635 in the World

Founded: 1970

36. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#1348 in Europe

#5779 in the World

Founded: 1930

37. HZ University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Vlissingen

For Business

#1367 in Europe

#5897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 1987

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