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Netherlands Ranking January 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore Netherlands’s January 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

Ranking World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 50 University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam 132 88 24
2 58 Utrecht University / Universiteit Utrecht 99 87 52
3 78 VU University of Amsterdam / Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 214 148 36
4 81 University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 134 133 85
5 105 Delft University of Technology TU Delft 130 167 172
6 137 Leiden University / Universiteit Leiden 342 17208 97
7 155 Wageningen University & Research Centre 220 97 182
8 161 Erasmus University of Rotterdam / Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam 413 512 103
9 203 Radboud University / Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen 279 224 288
10 229 University of Twente / Universiteit Twente 185 237 426
11 232 Eindhoven University of Technology / Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 203 246 423
12 266 Maastricht University / Universiteit Maastricht 529 120 272
13 547 Tilburg University 867 826 810
14 1041 Open University / Open Universiteit Netherlands 1226 1263 2016
15 1286 Hogeschool van Amsterdam HvA 1513 2439 2778
16 1376 IHE Delft Institute for Water Education 4080 1877 1985
17 1492 Hogeschool Utrecht (Hogeschool Domstad) 1882 2689 3405
18 1511 Hanze University Groningen / Hanzehogeschool Groningen 1568 3467 3427
19 1534 Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen HAN / HAN University of Applied Sciences 1908 3274 3197
20 1640 Fontys University of Applied Sciences 1678 4223 28468
21 1819 Hogeschool Rotterdam / Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences 2817 19841 4090
22 1853 De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences 3336 12718 4102
23 1865 Zuyd Hogeschool 3134 4872 3789
24 1928 NHL Stenden Hogeschool 2378 5596 4401
25 1957 Nyenrode Business University 3067 3673 17520
26 1985 Breda University of Applied Sciences 3003 4721 4358
27 1985 Hogeschool Inholland 2299 5583 4985
28 2015 University for Humanistics / Universiteit voor Humanistiek 5371 4176 3809
29 2057 Hogeschool Saxion / Saxion University of Applied Sciences 2718 3654 4365
30 2088 Tinbergen Institute 5657 25551 3931
31 2102 Windesheim University of Applied Sciences 2942 5016 4673
32 2128 Utrecht School of the Arts / Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht 1911 10276 5165
33 2405 Hogeschool Zeeland 4089 11515 5167
34 2651 Hogeschool Leiden (Hogeschool Helicon) 4248 27503 6263
35 2684 HAS Green Academy 5000 13074 5672
36 2814 Hotelschool The Hague / Den Haag 5902 25239 5808
37 3205 Amsterdam School of the Arts / Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten AHK 2262 16084 15062
38 3247 Maastricht School of Management 7565 15358 6307
39 3284 Avans University of Professional Education / Avans Hogeschool 2435 5615 21195
40 3305 CAE Oxford Aviation Academy (CAE Global Academy Amsterdam Flight School) 1791 10178 8738
41 3399 ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten / Institute of the Arts 2463 23274 22708
42 3497 Royal Academy of Art The Hague 3423 16581 15575
43 3573 Rotterdams Conservatorium / CODARTS Hogeschool voor de Kunsten 4551 26269 25858
44 3584 Design Academy Eindhoven 3294 13866 12667
45 3649 Academic Centre for Dentistry / Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam 7104 2258 23070
46 3674 TIAS School for Business and Society 5411 12277 10964
47 3699 Van Hall Larenstein 5932 5539 28143
48 3779 Royal Academy of Music and Dance / Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag 4313 30787 30682
49 3791 Rotterdam School of Management RSM Erasmus University 1923 1192 22162
50 3823 Ede Christian University of Professional Education / Christelijke Hogeschool Ede 5778 30748 30640
51 3826 Aeres Hogeschool / Aeres University of Applied Sciences 6206 21243 20518
52 3854 NTI Distance Education 4945 28869 28629
53 3880 Gerrit Rietveld Academie 4370 18494 17600
54 3883 Protestant Theological University / Protestantse Theologische Universiteit 6467 22526 21904
55 3950 Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation University of Twente 2953 5530 9627
56 3964 TIO University of Aplied Sciences Tourism Professional Education 6166 24215 23685
57 3985 Wittenborg Business University / Hogeschool Wittenborg 6565 20972 20246
58 4053 Webster University Leiden 8324 13083 11817
59 4127 Christian Institute for Higher Professional Education de Driestar 7670 13206 11947
60 4129 VIAA Zwolle (Gereformeerde Hogeschool Zwolle) 9589 16606 15604
61 4181 Johan Cruyff Institute 4936 21820 21150
62 4187 Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn 9348 30499 30357
63 4188 Royal Academy of Visual Arts / Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten 7026 26466 26059
64 4319 ROC van Twente 6057 23614 23048
65 4319 Iselinge Hogeschool 9881 14941 13811
66 4320 University of Professional Education in Midwifery / Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen AVAG 12360 27209 26868
67 4322 Catholic University of Professional Education Zwolle / Katholieke Pabo Zwolle 8405 10222 8788
68 4359 Hogeschool de Kempel 11378 20531 19786
69 4389 ROC Aventus 7046 10584 9161
70 4397 Sandberg Institute 6953 17258 16295
71 4432 AERES 7177 21902 21232
72 4435 Marnix Academy / Marnix Academie 11596 11134 9746
73 4474 Theologische Universiteit Utrecht 24267 24293 23767
74 4524 Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences Wageningen 19241 31239 31170
75 4534 University of Professional Education Schoevers 8646 15107 13990
76 4551 Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies 8932 24896 24402
77 4600 University College Roosevelt (Roosevelt Academy Middelburg) 8703 23573 23006
78 4633 IVA Business School 9795 30105 29943
79 4635 IPABO Amsterdam 15040 22305 21661
80 4637 Eurocollege Hogeschool / EuroCollege University of Applied Sciences 10282 13316 12063
81 4661 Pro Education Hogeschool Van Amsterdam 9911 11853 10517
82 4664 Dirksen University of Professional Education / Dirksen Opleidingen 9370 25348 24897
83 4691 C T de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation 17045 13813 12611
84 4702 TMO Hogeschool voor Modemanagement 10774 23051 22472
85 4718 TSM Business School 11208 10665 9242
86 4721 Hotelschool Maastricht 10420 18164 17272
87 4747 Notenboom Business School 10811 12219 10902
88 4754 Aeres Training Centre International 9921 22689 22080
89 4801 Business School Netherlands 11958 10279 8844
90 4806 NOVI Hogeschool 12149 23014 22431
91 4852 ITV Hogeschool 15072 12890 11607
92 4852 Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology 20236 20159 19374
93 4861 DOC University of Professional Education / DOC Opleiding & Training 12658 13623 12404
94 4872 Driestar Hogeschool 12744 9930 8460
95 4978 Netherlands Graduate Research School of Science Technology and Modern Culture 20873 15622 14522
96 4981 THIM hogeschool voor fysiotherapie 14191 13400 12158
97 5014 KLM Flight Academy 15260 9188 7659
98 5068 Hogeschool van Beeldende Kunsten Muziek en Dans 14685 21718 21038
99 5087 Instituut Voor Psychosynthese 14641 26863 26505
100 5105 Tyndale Theological Seminary 17884 30584 30450