34 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 5.66M citations received by 125K academic papers made by 34 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 Social Psychology

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#6 in Europe

#41 in the World

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

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Social Psychology

#9 in Europe

#55 in the World

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

4. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Social Psychology

#12 in Europe

#74 in the World

Founded: 1923

5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Social Psychology

#14 in Europe

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

6. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Social Psychology

#15 in Europe

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

7. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#17 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

8. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Social Psychology

#19 in Europe

#100 in the World

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

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Social Psychology

#22 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

10. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Social Psychology

#42 in Europe

#159 in the World

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

11. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Social Psychology

#68 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Social Psychology

#71 in Europe

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Social Psychology

#113 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Social Psychology

#443 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Social Psychology

#593 in Europe

#1906 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

16. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#633 in Europe

#2086 in the World

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

17. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Social Psychology

#655 in Europe

#2181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

18. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#682 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Founded: 1993

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Social Psychology

#704 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Social Psychology

#713 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

21. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Social Psychology

#753 in Europe

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

22. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Social Psychology

#785 in Europe

#2840 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Social Psychology

#801 in Europe

#2914 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Social Psychology

#839 in Europe

#3093 in the World

Founded: 1986

25. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Social Psychology

#859 in Europe

#3219 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

26. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Social Psychology

#866 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

27. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Social Psychology

#898 in Europe

#3376 in the World

Founded: 2002

28. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Social Psychology

#996 in Europe

#4039 in the World

Founded: 2008

29. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Social Psychology

#1011 in Europe

#4140 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

30. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Social Psychology

#1036 in Europe

#4338 in the World

Founded: 1986

31. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Social Psychology

#1162 in Europe

#4973 in the World

Founded: 1984

32. Ede Christian University

Netherlands | Ede

For Social Psychology

#1182 in Europe

#5041 in the World

Founded: 1994

33. Utrecht School of the Arts

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Social Psychology

#1184 in Europe

#5045 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Social Psychology

#1252 in Europe

#5350 in the World

Founded: 1930

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

Psychology subfields in the Netherlands

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science23

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution14

Neuroscience33

Occupational Therapy19

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12