29 Best universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 5.11M citations received by 103K 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. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Demography

#13 in Europe

#59 in the World

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

2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Demography

#15 in Europe

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Demography

#17 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Demography

#25 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Demography

#29 in Europe

#102 in the World

Founded: 1923

6. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Demography

#36 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

7. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Demography

#39 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Demography

#42 in Europe

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Demography

#51 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Demography

#113 in Europe

#328 in the World

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

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Demography

#187 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Demography

#224 in Europe

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Demography

#321 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Demography

#342 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Demography

#573 in Europe

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Demography

#604 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Demography

#761 in Europe

#3064 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Demography

#814 in Europe

#3423 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

19. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Demography

#821 in Europe

#3469 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Demography

#856 in Europe

#3653 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Demography

#919 in Europe

#4005 in the World

Founded: 2002

22. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Demography

#924 in Europe

#4025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

23. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Demography

#981 in Europe

#4364 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Demography

#1035 in Europe

#4679 in the World

Founded: 1930

25. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Demography

#1045 in Europe

#4741 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

26. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Demography

#1050 in Europe

#4764 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Demography

#1054 in Europe

#4800 in the World

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

28. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Demography

#1087 in Europe

#4930 in the World

Founded: 2003

29. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Demography

#1097 in Europe

#4953 in the World

Founded: 1978

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