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WUR remains best Dutch university in international ranking

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October 12, 2022

According to the Times Higher Eduction (THE) World University Rankings, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is the best Dutch university. WUR is the best Dutch university in the ranking for the fourth year in a row. The prestigious international ranking, lists WUR at place 59.

The Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking is considered a leading ranking and includes over 1500 universities from across the globe. The THE ranks world-renowned universities in five categories that each carry a different weight in the total: education (30%), research (30%) citations (30%), international perspective (7.5%) and industry income (2.5%). 

Besides WUR at 59, the Netherlands is represented in the top 100 by Amsterdam University (60), Utrecht University (66), Delft University (70), Groningen University (75), Leiden University (77) en Erasmus University Rotterdam (80).

University 2023 ranking 2022 ranking 2021 ranking 2020 ranking
Wageningen 59 53 62 59
UvA Amsterdam 60 65 66 62
Universiteit Utrecht 66 69 75 75
Universiteit Leiden 77 71 70 67
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam 80 72 72 69
TU Delft 70 75 78 67
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 75 80 80 73
VU Amsterdam 121 115 116 138
Maastricht University 145 127 121 127
Radboud University Nijmegen 139 132 136 128
TU Eindhoven 201-250 201-250 187 186
Tilburg University 251-300 201-250 201-250 201-250
University of Twente 251-300 201-250 201-250 201-250