39 Best Medical schools in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 22.8M citations received by 633K academic papers made by 39 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.

2. University of Amsterdam

For Medicine

#15 in Europe
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

3. University of Groningen

For Medicine

#26 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

4. Utrecht University

For Medicine

#36 in Europe
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Medicine

#38 in Europe
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

6. Maastricht University

For Medicine

#42 in Europe
#140 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

7. Leiden University

For Medicine

#59 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Medicine

#75 in Europe
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Wageningen University

For Medicine

#123 in Europe
#333 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

10. Delft University of Technology

For Medicine

#182 in Europe
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

11. University of Twente

For Medicine

#188 in Europe
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

12. Rotterdam University

For Medicine

#209 in Europe
#580 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

14. Tilburg University

For Medicine

#256 in Europe
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

20. Zuyd University

For Medicine

#756 in Europe
#2977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

21. University of Humanistic Studies

For Medicine

#927 in Europe
#3908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

26. Saxion University

For Medicine

#1010 in Europe
#4442 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

32. Nyenrode Business University

For Medicine

#1145 in Europe
#5210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

37. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Medicine

#1327 in Europe
#6246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
1987

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