Maastricht University: Statistics

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#317 of 14,131 In the World
#120 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 58 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
Top100 For 35 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
18,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
Dutch;English
Acceptance rate
52%*

* Maastricht University 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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate. If over 21 years of age, diploma eindexamen VWO, Gymnasium, Atheneum, or HBO
Academic CalendarDiffers for each Faculty. Divided into blocks of 7 weeks
Enrollment18,000
Full time employee2,153
Student:staff ratio8:1

Research profile

Maastricht University is a world-class research university with 77,287 scientific papers published and 2,441,161 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Computer Science, Pathology, Chemistry, Psychiatry, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
77,287
Citations
2,441,161

Maastricht University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
57,991 / 2,039,344
Biology
48,939 / 1,801,341
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
38,628 / 1,176,143
Psychology
35,741 / 1,289,048
Computer Science
33,631 / 1,169,588
Pathology
29,750 / 1,144,705
Chemistry
26,901 / 1,054,030
Psychiatry
24,513 / 954,969
Genetics
24,244 / 852,694
Biochemistry
22,040 / 924,897
Political Science
21,535 / 595,907
Mathematics
20,866 / 701,325
Law
20,238 / 579,469
Engineering
20,046 / 638,355
Sociology
18,827 / 577,271
Environmental Science
18,571 / 596,741
Surgery
18,059 / 593,923
Statistics
17,909 / 636,986
Physics
17,511 / 539,690
Philosophy
17,074 / 489,610
Neuroscience
15,059 / 565,846
Business
14,849 / 434,643
Economics
14,520 / 395,514
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
11,782 / 407,416
Nursing
10,224 / 352,674
Geography and Cartography
9,961 / 269,957
Immunology
9,827 / 372,030
Public Health
9,578 / 350,938
Geology
8,797 / 315,801
Social Psychology
8,757 / 312,894
Quantum and Particle physics
8,736 / 272,165
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8,552 / 245,321
Organic Chemistry
8,422 / 323,936
Cardiology
8,343 / 266,968
Demography
8,277 / 294,356
History
7,938 / 203,876
Linguistics
7,529 / 225,746
Development Studies
7,496 / 225,453
Archaeology
7,339 / 196,720
Paleontology
7,259 / 271,598

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 230 1174
1992 290 1538
1993 290 1894
1994 310 2168
1995 321 2855
1996 372 3573
1997 652 4429
1998 770 5528
1999 737 6777
2000 902 9181
2001 960 11256
2002 1004 14496
2003 1133 17593
2004 1210 21713
2005 1318 26603
2006 1664 33039
2007 1783 40090
2008 1931 46410
2009 2288 53937
2010 2516 63629
2011 2820 75225
2012 2955 87086
2013 3292 99060
2014 3424 108017
2015 3594 117158
2016 3834 123286
2017 4134 132363
2018 4404 147228
2019 4551 167771
2020 5300 208336
2021 5713 246084
2022 5542 255687
2023 5410 258828
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns Tuition, 1,519 per annum (EUR)

Maastricht University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

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 Maastricht University.

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 Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
WO Bachelor (BA/BSc) Biomedicine, Economics, Health Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences, Psychology
WO Master (MA/MSc) Artificial Intelligence, Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Cognitive Sciences, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Law, Neurosciences, Political Sciences
Doctor's Graad Behavioural Sciences, Political Sciences

Maastricht University alumni

  1. Pieter van den Hoogenband

    Pieter van den Hoogenband
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    swimmer
    Biography

    Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder.

  2. Mark Jansen

    Mark Jansen
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    guitaristsingermusiciancomposerpsychologist
    Biography

    Markus H. J. Jansen is a Dutch guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. A prominent figure in the symphonic metal subgenre, he is known for his work with the bands After Forever (1995–2002), Epica (2002–present), and MaYaN (2010–present).

  3. Julia Shaw

    Julia Shaw
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    psychologist
    Biography

    Julia Shaw is a German-Canadian psychologist and popular science writer who specialises in false memories. Shaw has been an honorary Research Associate in Psychology at University College London (UCL) since 2017 and was a contributor to Scientific American between 2015 and 2017. Since 2020, she has co-hosted the BBC Sounds true crime podcast Bad People with Danish comedian Sofie Hagen.

  4. Kelly Weekers

    Kelly Weekers
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    beauty pageant contestantmodel
    Biography

    Kelly Weekers is a Dutch TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Nederland 2011 and represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2011 placed Top 16.

All 34 notable alumni

Maastricht University faculties and divisions

Academy : Teaching Education, Teacher Training
Centre : Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Public Administration
College : Science Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Neurosciences, Physics
Department/Division : Architecture Architecture
Department/Division : Knowledge Engineering Artificial Intelligence
Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences Arts and Humanities, Cultural Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts
Faculty : Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Biomedicine, Health Sciences, Medicine, Public Health
Faculty : Law Law
Faculty : Psychology and Neuroscience Neurosciences, Psychology
Graduate School : Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Cognitive Sciences, Neurosciences
Graduate School : Governance Administration, Leadership
School : Business and Economics Business Administration, Economics, International Business, International Economics, Management
School : Health Professions Education Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences

General information

Alternative names UM
Universiteit Maastricht
Founded 1976
Accreditation Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)
Motto Leading in Learning !

Location and contacts

Address Postbus 616
Maastricht, 6200 MD
Netherlands
City population 120,000

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