21 Best universities for Project Management in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 665K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 21 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

#3 in Europe

#5 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#10 in Europe

#22 in the World

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

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#12 in Europe

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#13 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#26 in Europe

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#36 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

7. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Project Management

#44 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

8. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#51 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#53 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Project Management

#61 in Europe

#133 in the World

Founded: 1923

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Project Management

#70 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Project Management

#86 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Project Management

#208 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

14. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#409 in Europe

#944 in the World

Founded: 1993

15. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Project Management

#422 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#699 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Project Management

#722 in Europe

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#759 in Europe

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

19. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#764 in Europe

#2047 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Project Management

#777 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Project Management

#790 in Europe

#2155 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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