18 Best universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 388K citations received by 14.5K 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

#36 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#16 in Europe

#75 in the World

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

3. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Gender Studies

#42 in Europe

#168 in the World

Founded: 1923

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Gender Studies

#47 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

5. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Gender Studies

#49 in Europe

#193 in the World

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

6. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Gender Studies

#50 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

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

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

9. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Gender Studies

#117 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Gender Studies

#162 in Europe

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Gender Studies

#237 in Europe

#707 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Gender Studies

#242 in Europe

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Gender Studies

#395 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

14. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#427 in Europe

#1331 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

#467 in Europe

#1524 in the World

Founded: 1987

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Gender Studies

#502 in Europe

#1651 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Gender Studies

#533 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Gender Studies

#565 in Europe

#1939 in the World

Founded: 1993

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.