Best 33 Business & Management Universities in the Netherlands
There are 33 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with business & management programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 411 registered programmes.
Location
Zwolle, Overijssel
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
20
Enrolments (2025)
25,743
Location
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
20
Enrolments (2025)
23,974
Location
Ede, Gelderland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
3
Enrolments (2025)
4,747
Location
Vlissingen, Zeeland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
12
Enrolments (2025)
4,798
Location
Leiden, Zuid-Holland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
12,242
Location
Velp Gld, Gelderland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
4,487
Location
's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
1
Enrolments (2025)
2,895
Location
Wageningen, Gelderland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
3,359
Location
Heerlen, Limburg
Institution type
Research University (WO)
Matching programmes
3
Enrolments
Not recorded
Frequently asked questions
How many universities in the Netherlands offer Business & Management?
33 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have 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.