36 Best Business schools in the Netherlands

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 35.2M citations received by 1.12M academic papers made by 36 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 Business

#9 in Europe

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#10 in Europe

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#12 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#15 in Europe

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

5. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Business

#20 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Business

#24 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

7. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Business

#36 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

8. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Business

#39 in Europe

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#45 in Europe

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Business

#53 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Business

#65 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Business

#68 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

13. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Business

#73 in Europe

#232 in the World

Founded: 1923

14. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Business

#555 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1946

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#594 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#669 in Europe

#2150 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Business

#709 in Europe

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#735 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1993

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Business

#868 in Europe

#3142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Business

#889 in Europe

#3256 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Business

#898 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Business

#906 in Europe

#3336 in the World

Founded: 1996

23. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Business

#917 in Europe

#3402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

24. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Business

#940 in Europe

#3500 in the World

Founded: 1986

25. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Business

#948 in Europe

#3545 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Business

#1001 in Europe

#3784 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#1003 in Europe

#3803 in the World

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

28. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Business

#1028 in Europe

#3921 in the World

Founded: 2002

29. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Business

#1035 in Europe

#3955 in the World

Founded: 1986

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Business

#1103 in Europe

#4339 in the World

Founded: 2004

31. Hotelschool The Hague

Netherlands | The Hague

For Business

#1167 in Europe

#4681 in the World

Founded: 1929

32. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#1244 in Europe

#5125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1987

33. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Business

#1307 in Europe

#5486 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Business

#1314 in Europe

#5497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1984

35. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Business

#1338 in Europe

#5659 in the World

Founded: 2003

36. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#1352 in Europe

#5777 in the World

Founded: 1930

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