21 Best universities for Aesthetics 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 Aesthetics. A graph of 643K citations received by 24.5K 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. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aesthetics

#6 in Europe

#36 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aesthetics

#16 in Europe

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aesthetics

#22 in Europe

#74 in the World

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

4. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Aesthetics

#26 in Europe

#87 in the World

Founded: 1923

5. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Aesthetics

#35 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

6. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aesthetics

#40 in Europe

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aesthetics

#51 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

8. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Aesthetics

#63 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

9. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Aesthetics

#69 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Aesthetics

#72 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Aesthetics

#86 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Aesthetics

#112 in Europe

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Aesthetics

#122 in Europe

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aesthetics

#504 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aesthetics

#553 in Europe

#1540 in the World

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

16. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Aesthetics

#664 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Founded: 1987

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Aesthetics

#705 in Europe

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aesthetics

#727 in Europe

#2395 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

19. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aesthetics

#747 in Europe

#2451 in the World

Founded: 1987

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Aesthetics

#776 in Europe

#2583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aesthetics

#926 in Europe

#3277 in the World

Founded: 1993

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