30 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 33.6K academic papers made by 30 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. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Europe

#29 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#19 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

4. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Europe

#108 in the World

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

5. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Europe

#116 in the World

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

7. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#39 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#41 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#44 in Europe

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Communications and Public Relations

#48 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Communications and Public Relations

#49 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

12. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Communications and Public Relations

#59 in Europe

#199 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#194 in Europe

#535 in the World

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

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#326 in Europe

#870 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Communications and Public Relations

#366 in Europe

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#476 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#574 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#581 in Europe

#1729 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Communications and Public Relations

#643 in Europe

#1993 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Communications and Public Relations

#649 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#666 in Europe

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1986

22. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#673 in Europe

#2113 in the World

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

23. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Communications and Public Relations

#679 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

24. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Communications and Public Relations

#695 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Founded: 1996

25. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#696 in Europe

#2248 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

26. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#713 in Europe

#2343 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Communications and Public Relations

#728 in Europe

#2417 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Communications and Public Relations

#772 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Founded: 2008

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Communications and Public Relations

#835 in Europe

#2982 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#866 in Europe

#3148 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Tilburg.