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Oldest Universities in the Netherlands

What are the oldest Universities in the Netherlands? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 55 Dutch higher education institutions sorted by year of establishment and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the Netherlands.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Oldest Universities in the Netherlands


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List of 55 Dutch universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
Universiteit Leiden Leiden 3
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Groningen 5
Hogeschool van Amsterdam Amsterdam 14
Universiteit van Amsterdam Amsterdam 2
Universiteit Utrecht Utrecht 1
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten The Hague 36
Technische Universiteit Delft Delft 4
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam 6
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Rotterdam 11
Wageningen Universiteit Wageningen 8
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen 10
Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam 37
Tilburg University Tilburg 13
Hotelschool The Hague The Hague 45
Codarts Rotterdam Rotterdam 44
Driestar Hogeschool Gouda 54
Nyenrode Business Universiteit Breukelen 31
Design Academy Eindhoven Eindhoven 34
HAS Hogeschool Den Bosch 39
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Eindhoven 9
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Delft 32
Universiteit Twente Enschede 7
Marnix Academie Utrecht 50
Universiteit Maastricht Maastricht 12
Iselinge Hogeschool Doetinchem 46
Hogeschool Leiden Leiden 33
TIAS School for Business and Society Eindhoven 42
Hogeschool Windesheim Zwolle 23
Hanzehogeschool Groningen Groningen 16
Hogeschool iPABO Amsterdam 53
Hogeschool de Kempel Helmond 51
De Haagse Hogeschool The Hague 27
Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Amsterdam 30
Hogeschool Zeeland Vlissingen 35
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht Utrecht 24
Hogeschool Viaa Zwolle 47
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences Apeldoorn 48
Breda University of Applied Sciences Breda 26
Hogeschool Rotterdam Rotterdam 22
Hogeschool Saxion Enschede 19
Universiteit voor Humanistiek Utrecht 43
Saba University School of Medicine Saba 49
Hogeschool Utrecht Utrecht 17
Christelijke Hogeschool Ede Ede 41
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen Arnhem 21
Fontys Hogescholen Eindhoven 15
Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam Rotterdam 55
Zuyd Hogeschool Heerlen 28
Hogeschool INHolland Haarlem 25
ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de kunsten Arnhem 29
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Velp 38
AVANS Hogeschool Breda 20
NHL Stenden Hogeschool Leeuwarden 18
Hogeschool KPZ Zwolle 52
Aeres Hogeschool Dronten 40
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in the Netherlands?

There are 55 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Dutch higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in the Netherlands?

Universiteit Leiden, located in Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands according to uniRank's research.

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