Best 31 Bachelors Business & Management Universities in the Netherlands

There are 31 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with bachelors business & management programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 195 registered programmes.

University of Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 2
QS World Ranking #55

Utrecht University

Location Utrecht
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #103

Eindhoven University of Technology

Location Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #140

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 5
QS World Ranking #140

University of Groningen

Location Groningen
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 5
QS World Ranking #147

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 4
QS World Ranking #194

University of Twente

Location Enschede, Overijssel
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 2
QS World Ranking #203

Maastricht University

Location Maastricht, Limburg
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 4
QS World Ranking #239

Radboud University

Location Nijmegen, Gelderland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 2
QS World Ranking #279

Tilburg University

Location Tilburg, Noord-Brabant
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 6
QS World Ranking #347

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Location Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 13
Enrolments (2025) 38,560

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 14
Enrolments (2025) 37,473

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in the Netherlands offer Bachelors Business & Management?

31 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have bachelors business & management programmes on CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. That count covers both research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO).

How is this ranking put together?

Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, breadth of recognised programmes, share of programmes taught in English and scale by DUO enrolments. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.

What are the entry requirements for Bachelors Business & Management in the Netherlands?

Entry is set by each institution. For a bachelors you will generally need the preceding qualification at the level the institution states, proof of English (or Dutch) for the language of instruction, and some programmes with a fixed number of places (numerus fixus) have earlier deadlines. Students from outside the EU/EEA may also need a residence permit, which the institution usually arranges with the IND.