29 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 822K citations received by 29.6K academic papers made by 29 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

#6 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Europe

#34 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Europe

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#31 in Europe

#113 in the World

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

5. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

6. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in Europe

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

7. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#43 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Communications and Public Relations

#44 in Europe

#147 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#45 in Europe

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Communications and Public Relations

#51 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Communications and Public Relations

#53 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Communications and Public Relations

#66 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#190 in Europe

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#335 in Europe

#906 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Communications and Public Relations

#348 in Europe

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#455 in Europe

#1291 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Communications and Public Relations

#539 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

18. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#542 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Communications and Public Relations

#572 in Europe

#1715 in the World

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

20. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Communications and Public Relations

#610 in Europe

#1861 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Communications and Public Relations

#617 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

22. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Communications and Public Relations

#621 in Europe

#1903 in the World

Founded: 1987

23. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Communications and Public Relations

#657 in Europe

#2073 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Communications and Public Relations

#659 in Europe

#2098 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

25. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Communications and Public Relations

#664 in Europe

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

26. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Communications and Public Relations

#667 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Founded: 1996

27. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Communications and Public Relations

#674 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Communications and Public Relations

#694 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Founded: 1986

29. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Communications and Public Relations

#791 in Europe

#2800 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 Groningen.