20 Best universities for Project 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 Project Management. A graph of 618K citations received by 16K academic papers made by 20 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 Project Management

#4 in Europe

#6 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#9 in Europe

#21 in the World

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

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#10 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#11 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#24 in Europe

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#35 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

7. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Project Management

#44 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

8. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#54 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#57 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Project Management

#60 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1923

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Project Management

#70 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Project Management

#90 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Project Management

#207 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

14. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#405 in Europe

#935 in the World

Founded: 1993

15. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Project Management

#420 in Europe

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#706 in Europe

#1833 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Project Management

#727 in Europe

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#753 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Project Management

#771 in Europe

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Project Management

#783 in Europe

#2136 in the World

Founded: 1996

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

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