Gerrit Rietveld Academy Rankings

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Ranking Category
#5562 of 14,131 In the World
#1361 of 2,785 In Europe
#43 of 58 In the Netherlands
#5 of 6 In Amsterdam

Quick Review

Funding
Private
Languages
Dutch;English
Acceptance rate
68%*

* Gerrit Rietveld Academy is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsEntrance examinations
Academic CalendarSeptember to August

Research profile

Gerrit Rietveld Academy has published 28 scientific papers with 77 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Computer Science, Art & Design, Linguistics, Business, Psychology, Biology, Engineering, and Sociology.

Publications
28
Citations
77

Gerrit Rietveld Academy majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
21 / 46
Philosophy
18 / 41
Computer Science
17 / 66
Art & Design
10 / 8
Linguistics
10 / 39
Business
8 / 34
Psychology
8 / 68
Biology
8 / 59
Engineering
8 / 33
Sociology
8 / 44
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8 / 12
History
8 / 30
Aesthetics
7 / 7
Geography and Cartography
7 / 30
Fashion Design
7 / 8
Political Science
7 / 12
Physics
7 / 33
Environmental Science
7 / 30
Law
6 / 7
Archaeology
6 / 30
Management
4 / 34
Literature
4 / 5
Social Psychology
4 / 38
Quantum and Particle physics
3 / 27
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
3 / 5
Computer Vision
3 / 0
Human-Computer Interaction
3 / 32
Medicine
3 / 33
Chemistry
3 / 5
Materials Science
3 / 5
Cyber Security
3 / 0
Neuroscience
3 / 52
Art History
3 / 2
Cognitive Science
3 / 51
Creative Writing
2 / 5
Optical Engineering
2 / 1
Ecology
2 / 2
Computer Graphics
2 / 1
Multimedia
2 / 0
Management Information Systems
2 / 2

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2013 1 4
2014 0 1
2015 1 1
2016 2 5
2017 4 2
2018 2 6
2019 1 5
2020 2 2
2021 1 5
2022 4 6
2023 3 11
2024 2 19
2025 2 12

Tuition

International studetns Bachelor (BA) degree : 6.396 for non-EU/ EEA students (EUR)

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Gerrit Rietveld Academy.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes TBD
Biology No No No
Business No No No
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science No No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine No No No
Physics No No No
Psychology No No No
HBO Bachelor Design, Fine Arts
HBO Master Architecture, Design, Fine Arts

Gerrit Rietveld Academy alumni

  1. Robbert Dijkgraaf

    Robbert Dijkgraaf
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    columnisttheoretical physicistwriteruniversity teachermathematician
    Biography

    Robertus Henricus "Robbert" Dijkgraaf, ForMemRS HonFRSE is a Dutch theoretical physicist, mathematician and string theorist and former politician. He served as the Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands from 2022 until 2024. From July 2012 until his inauguration as a minister, he had been the director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and a tenured professor at the University of Amsterdam. As of January 2025, Robbert is the president-elect of the International Science Council.

  2. Lita Cabellut

    Lita Cabellut
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    contemporary artistpaintervideo artistcollagistphotographer
    Biography

    Lita Cabellut is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands. Cabellut works on large scale canvases using a contemporary variation of the fresco technique.

  3. Wim T. Schippers

    Wim T. Schippers
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1942-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    program makerpresentertelevision presentergraphic designertelevision director
    Biography

    Willem Theodoor "Wim T." Schippers is a Dutch artist, comedian, television director, and voice actor. During the 1960s, he worked mostly as a visual artist, associated with the international Fluxus-movement. As a television writer, director, and actor he is responsible for some of the most notable and controversial shows on Dutch televisions from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating a number of lasting characters and enriching the language with terms and expressions first coined in his shows. In addition, he voiced the characters of Ernie and Kermit the Frog on Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street. For his shows, he has written over three hundred songs, and his reputation has changed from being Dutch television's "enfant terrible" to an acknowledged master in a variety of genres.

  4. Rob Scholte

    Rob Scholte
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    paintercollagistartistinstallation artistphotographer
    Biography

    Rob Scholte is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in Den Helder.

All 47 notable alumni

Gerrit Rietveld Academy faculties and divisions

Course/Programme : Design Design, Graphic Design
Course/Programme : Fine Arts Ceramic Art, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Glass Art, Jewellery Art, Photography
Course/Programme : Visual Arts Visual Arts
Institute : Sandberg Institute Architecture, Design, Fine Arts

General information

Alternative names Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Founded 1924
Accreditation Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)
Colors rietveld gray

Location and contacts

Address Fred. Roeskestraat 96
Amsterdam, 1076 ED
Netherlands
City population 921,000

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