Popularity ranking · Netherlands

The 100 most popular Universities in Netherlands

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest universities in Netherlands, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k universities tracked in Netherlands, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam and Fontys University of Applied Sciences lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 767k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 74k, and the largest, University of Groningen, reaches around 292k people in Netherlands. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Netherlands who actively engage with each university, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Netherlands and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Netherlands who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Netherlands. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Netherlands, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Netherlands. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 University of Groningen 292k 39.7 59.3% University
2 University of Amsterdam 255k 36.5 58.2% University
3 Fontys University of Applied Sciences 219k 39.1 60.6% University
4 Utrecht University 200k 33.5 59.7% University
5 Hogeschool van Amsterdam 199k 37.1 61.3% University
6 Leiden University 194k 35.7 61.9% University
7 Delft University of Technology 185k 38.1 53.7% University
8 Radboud University Nijmegen 185k 41.3 64.3% University
9 University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay 178k University
10 hogeschool rotterdam 168k 38.8 59.6% University
11 Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen 164k 42.2 55.8% University
12 Vocational university 163k 35.6 59.6% University
13 Avans University of Applied Sciences 158k 40.0 56.4% University
14 The Hague University of Applied Sciences 157k 35.2 56.3% University
15 Stockholm University 150k 39.8 65.3% University
16 Technical University of Madrid 149k 45.0 49.5% University
17 The New School 148k 44.2 72.1% University
18 University of Oxford 139k 34.7 58.0% University
19 Erasmus University Rotterdam 135k 36.5 60.9% University
20 Tilburg University 131k 38.7 54.6% University
21 Harvard University 121k 35.8 54.7% University
22 University of Aleppo 120k 42.5 54.8% University
23 University of Cambridge 113k 37.0 54.7% University
24 HAN University of Applied Sciences 112k 38.6 48.6% University
25 London School of Economics 102k 37.8 62.6% University

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular universities compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Netherlands and ranks each university by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest university in Netherlands?

University of Groningen currently leads with an estimated audience of 292k people in Netherlands.

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