35 Best universities for Economics in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 5.02M citations received by 188K academic papers made by 35 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

For Economics

#6 in Europe
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

3. Utrecht University

For Economics

#20 in Europe
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

4. University of Groningen

For Economics

#23 in Europe
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

5. Tilburg University

For Economics

#24 in Europe
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

6. Maastricht University

For Economics

#29 in Europe
#104 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

7. Delft University of Technology

For Economics

#34 in Europe
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Economics

#40 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Wageningen University

For Economics

#41 in Europe
#143 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

11. Leiden University

For Economics

#48 in Europe
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

12. University of Twente

For Economics

#79 in Europe
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

15. Nyenrode Business University

For Economics

#647 in Europe
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

16. Rotterdam University

For Economics

#670 in Europe
#2171 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

22. Zuyd University

For Economics

#859 in Europe
#3185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

23. University of Humanistic Studies

For Economics

#904 in Europe
#3433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

28. Saxion University

For Economics

#1035 in Europe
#4149 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

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