30 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 1.22M citations received by 33K 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

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in Europe

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in Europe

#107 in the World

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

5. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Europe

#119 in the World

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

7. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#41 in Europe

#133 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#44 in Europe

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Communications and Public Relations

#48 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Communications and Public Relations

#50 in Europe

#168 in the World

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

12. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Communications and Public Relations

#61 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#193 in Europe

#538 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

#320 in Europe

#863 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Communications and Public Relations

#367 in Europe

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#480 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#572 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#581 in Europe

#1735 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

19. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#605 in Europe

#1827 in the World

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

20. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Communications and Public Relations

#646 in Europe

#2002 in the World

Founded: 1987

21. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Communications and Public Relations

#652 in Europe

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

22. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#664 in Europe

#2059 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Communications and Public Relations

#674 in Europe

#2119 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Communications and Public Relations

#691 in Europe

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

25. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#696 in Europe

#2248 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

26. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Communications and Public Relations

#698 in Europe

#2266 in the World

Founded: 1996

27. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#717 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Communications and Public Relations

#730 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Founded: 1986

29. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Communications and Public Relations

#838 in Europe

#2975 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#868 in Europe

#3142 in the World

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.