15 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media 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 Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 295K citations received by 7.05K academic papers made by 15 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 Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Europe

#20 in the World

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

2. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Europe

#59 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in Europe

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1923

6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#37 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Journalism and Digital Media

#38 in Europe

#166 in the World

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

8. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Journalism and Digital Media

#39 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Journalism and Digital Media

#41 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

10. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Journalism and Digital Media

#48 in Europe

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

11. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#102 in Europe

#312 in the World

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

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Journalism and Digital Media

#140 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#305 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#435 in Europe

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Journalism and Digital Media

#488 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Founded: 1993

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