A consensus ranking of 13 universities in Netherlands, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).
| # | University | QS 2026 | THE 2026 | ARWU 2025 | U.S. News 2026 | Consensus score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utrecht University · Utrecht | 103 | · | 56 | 49 | 95.6 |
| 2 | University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam | 53 | 62 | 101-150 | 33 | 95 |
| 3 | University of Groningen · Groningen | 147 | 82 | 73 | 75 | 94.4 |
| 4 | Leiden University | 119 | · | 101-150 | 56 | 92.9 |
| 5 | Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam | 140 | 107 | 101-150 | 76 | 92.8 |
| 6 | Delft University of Technology · Delft | 47 | 57 | 151-200 | 191 | 91.9 |
| 7 | Wageningen University & Research | 153 | 66 | 151-200 | 115 | 91.4 |
| 8 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | 194 | · | 151-200 | 79 | 89.6 |
| 9 | Radboud University Nijmegen | 279 | · | 101-150 | 122 | 89.1 |
| 10 | Maastricht University | 239 | · | 301-400 | 176 | 81.4 |
| 11 | Eindhoven University of Technology | 140 | · | 301-400 | 409 | 79.2 |
| 12 | University of Twente | 203 | · | 501-600 | 427 | 71.2 |
| 13 | Tilburg University | 347 | 325 | 701-800 | 653 | 64.7 |