32 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 5.66M citations received by 115K academic papers made by 32 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 Public Health

#14 in Europe

#71 in the World

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

2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Public Health

#16 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Public Health

#18 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Public Health

#19 in Europe

#86 in the World

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

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Public Health

#30 in Europe

#108 in the World

Founded: 1923

6. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Public Health

#32 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

7. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Public Health

#35 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Public Health

#47 in Europe

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Public Health

#52 in Europe

#181 in the World

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

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Public Health

#147 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Public Health

#158 in Europe

#468 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Public Health

#213 in Europe

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Public Health

#332 in Europe

#984 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Public Health

#357 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Public Health

#591 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Public Health

#596 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Public Health

#714 in Europe

#2884 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Public Health

#718 in Europe

#2900 in the World

Founded: 1993

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Public Health

#764 in Europe

#3220 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Public Health

#796 in Europe

#3425 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

21. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Public Health

#858 in Europe

#3807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

22. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Public Health

#906 in Europe

#4058 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Public Health

#919 in Europe

#4145 in the World

Founded: 2002

24. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Public Health

#927 in Europe

#4179 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

25. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Public Health

#973 in Europe

#4410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

26. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Public Health

#1000 in Europe

#4539 in the World

Founded: 1930

27. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Public Health

#1016 in Europe

#4613 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

28. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Public Health

#1020 in Europe

#4648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

29. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Public Health

#1078 in Europe

#4956 in the World

Founded: 1984

30. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Public Health

#1085 in Europe

#4981 in the World

Founded: 2003

31. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Public Health

#1129 in Europe

#5176 in the World

Founded: 1978

32. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Public Health

#1134 in Europe

#5205 in the World

Founded: 1970

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