40 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 35.2M citations received by 1.12M academic papers made by 40 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Europe
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

2. Utrecht University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Europe
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

3. University of Groningen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Europe
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in Europe
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

5. Leiden University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in Europe
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

6. Radboud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Europe
#165 in the World
Founded
1923

7. Delft University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#56 in Europe
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Europe
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Wageningen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#72 in Europe
#211 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

10. Maastricht University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Europe
#224 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

11. Tilburg University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Europe
#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

12. University of Twente

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Europe
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#149 in Europe
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

14. Rotterdam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#607 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

16. University of Humanistic Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#669 in Europe
#2159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

17. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#673 in Europe
#2175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#725 in Europe
#2446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1993

19. Nyenrode Business University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#754 in Europe
#2626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1946

21. Zuyd University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#885 in Europe
#3339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

22. Breda University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#903 in Europe
#3425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1966

24. HAN University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#908 in Europe
#3459 in the World
Founded
1996

28. Saxion University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1041 in Europe
#4246 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

29. Utrecht School of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1084 in Europe
#4461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1987

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1108 in Europe
#4562 in the World
Founded
2004

31. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1132 in Europe
#4656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1984

33. Ede Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1277 in Europe
#5450 in the World
Founded
1994

34. Codarts University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1325 in Europe
#5695 in the World
Founded
1930

35. University of Aruba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1346 in Europe
#5796 in the World
Founded
1970

37. Hotelschool The Hague

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1397 in Europe
#6141 in the World
Founded
1929

38. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1414 in Europe
#6289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1978

39. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1432 in Europe
#6396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1987

40. ArtEZ Institute for the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1439 in Europe
#6461 in the World
Founded
2002

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, and Rotterdam.