Maastricht University: Statistics

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#315 of 14,131 In the World
#119 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 58 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,015 For Sports / Exercise science
Top100 For 29 other topics
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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 65,302 scientific papers published and 2,092,683 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Computer Science, Pathology, Chemistry, Genetics, Psychiatry, and Biochemistry.

Publications
65,302
Citations
2,092,683

Maastricht University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
49,817 / 1,758,842
Biology
41,866 / 1,540,183
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
31,465 / 971,390
Psychology
30,257 / 1,090,925
Computer Science
27,820 / 973,185
Pathology
25,383 / 987,635
Chemistry
23,348 / 922,045
Genetics
21,017 / 749,110
Psychiatry
20,886 / 810,883
Biochemistry
19,194 / 813,352
Mathematics
17,175 / 571,941
Political Science
17,133 / 492,804
Engineering
16,864 / 523,277
Law
16,138 / 476,941
Surgery
15,459 / 504,556
Sociology
15,257 / 466,391
Environmental Science
15,194 / 493,456
Physics
14,663 / 442,313
Statistics
14,656 / 514,204
Philosophy
13,799 / 385,023
Neuroscience
12,724 / 470,941
Business
11,904 / 352,462
Economics
11,670 / 316,690
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
10,099 / 356,286
Immunology
8,611 / 324,079
Nursing
8,539 / 295,393
Public Health
8,096 / 292,728
Geography and Cartography
7,993 / 217,859
Organic Chemistry
7,369 / 285,625
Cardiology
7,317 / 238,040
Social Psychology
7,224 / 257,856
Quantum and Particle physics
7,193 / 217,402
Geology
7,149 / 259,083
Demography
6,837 / 240,768
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
6,820 / 194,818
History
6,214 / 157,586
Linguistics
6,177 / 174,380
Development Studies
6,074 / 192,254
Paleontology
5,895 / 220,914
Physical Therapy
5,830 / 230,745

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 209 892
1991 203 1051
1992 242 1399
1993 256 1695
1994 264 1887
1995 292 2583
1996 315 3232
1997 579 3940
1998 702 5097
1999 643 6251
2000 785 8328
2001 855 10359
2002 872 13352
2003 982 16108
2004 1071 19713
2005 1159 24264
2006 1385 29904
2007 1575 36029
2008 1656 42377
2009 2001 49318
2010 2106 57129
2011 2364 67819
2012 2672 79974
2013 2804 90371
2014 3087 99274
2015 3292 108392
2016 3415 112888
2017 3703 126335
2018 3739 128116
2019 4037 151227
2020 4692 188056
2021 5801 249490
2022 5098 242707
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 45)
    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 45)
    Occupations
    psychologistcomposermusiciansingerguitarist
    Biography

    Mark 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 36)
    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. Hanna Novosad

    Hanna Novosad
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1990-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    politiciancommunity leader
    Biography

    Hanna Ihorivna Novosad is a Ukrainian educational activist, civil servant and politician. The Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine in the Honcharuk Government.

All 30 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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