19 Best universities for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 1.64M citations received by 33.3K academic papers made by 19 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 Critical Care Nursing

#12 in Europe

#60 in the World

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

2. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Critical Care Nursing

#13 in Europe

#62 in the World

Founded: 1923

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Critical Care Nursing

#23 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Critical Care Nursing

#35 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Critical Care Nursing

#37 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Critical Care Nursing

#58 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

7. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Critical Care Nursing

#88 in Europe

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Critical Care Nursing

#110 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

9. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Critical Care Nursing

#231 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Critical Care Nursing

#257 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Critical Care Nursing

#265 in Europe

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

12. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Critical Care Nursing

#299 in Europe

#837 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Critical Care Nursing

#335 in Europe

#974 in the World

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

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Critical Care Nursing

#353 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Critical Care Nursing

#406 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1996

16. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Critical Care Nursing

#440 in Europe

#1405 in the World

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

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Critical Care Nursing

#477 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Critical Care Nursing

#544 in Europe

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Critical Care Nursing

#592 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Founded: 1978

The best cities to study Critical Care Nursing in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Groningen, and Rotterdam.