40 Best universities for Psychology in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 13.1M citations received by 380K 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 Psychology

#6 in Europe
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

3. University of Groningen

For Psychology

#15 in Europe
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

4. Utrecht University

For Psychology

#19 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

5. Maastricht University

For Psychology

#22 in Europe
#99 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Psychology

#31 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

7. Leiden University

For Psychology

#43 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. Free University Amsterdam

For Psychology

#44 in Europe
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

9. Delft University of Technology

For Psychology

#104 in Europe
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

10. Tilburg University

For Psychology

#115 in Europe
#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

11. University of Twente

For Psychology

#132 in Europe
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

13. Wageningen University

For Psychology

#181 in Europe
#498 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

14. Rotterdam University

For Psychology

#275 in Europe
#771 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

16. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#560 in Europe
#1875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

19. Zuyd University

For Psychology

#688 in Europe
#2555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

20. University of Humanistic Studies

For Psychology

#699 in Europe
#2610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

22. Nyenrode Business University

For Psychology

#824 in Europe
#3288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

23. Breda University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#827 in Europe
#3308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1966

26. Saxion University

For Psychology

#882 in Europe
#3627 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

39. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1292 in Europe
#5873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
1987

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