29 Best universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 4.95M citations received by 102K 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

#65 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%
Founded: 1636

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Demography

#29 in Europe

#103 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

#130 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

#162 in the World

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

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Demography

#114 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Demography

#189 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Demography

#226 in Europe

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Demography

#321 in Europe

#921 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Demography

#328 in Europe

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Demography

#558 in Europe

#1994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Demography

#600 in Europe

#2207 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Demography

#756 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Demography

#821 in Europe

#3457 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Demography

#825 in Europe

#3476 in the World

Founded: 1987

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Demography

#858 in Europe

#3680 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Demography

#913 in Europe

#3975 in the World

Founded: 2002

22. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Demography

#921 in Europe

#4003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

23. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Demography

#971 in Europe

#4327 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Demography

#1031 in Europe

#4647 in the World

Founded: 1930

25. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Demography

#1041 in Europe

#4710 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Demography

#1046 in Europe

#4736 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Demography

#1052 in Europe

#4767 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

#1086 in Europe

#4926 in the World

Founded: 2003

29. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Demography

#1093 in Europe

#4956 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.