18 Best universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 244K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 18 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 Gender Studies

#5 in Europe

#35 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#16 in Europe

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

3. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Gender Studies

#42 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1923

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Gender Studies

#45 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

5. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Gender Studies

#54 in Europe

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

6. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Gender Studies

#55 in Europe

#214 in the World

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

7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Gender Studies

#66 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

8. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Gender Studies

#79 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Gender Studies

#108 in Europe

#357 in the World

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

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Gender Studies

#160 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Gender Studies

#214 in Europe

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

12. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Gender Studies

#232 in Europe

#696 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Gender Studies

#363 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

14. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#413 in Europe

#1295 in the World

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

15. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#424 in Europe

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1987

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#491 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Gender Studies

#521 in Europe

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1619

18. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Gender Studies

#534 in Europe

#1789 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

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