Wageningen University & Research has dropped from the 59th to the 64th spot on the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. A total of 1904 universities were included in the ranking this year, up 5.5 per cent from last year.
The Netherlands is represented in the top 100 by Delft University (48), the University of Amsterdam (61), Leiden University (77), Groningen University (79) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (99).
The Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking is an authoritative ranking with over 1900 universities on all continents. The changed ranking method has influenced the position of universities this year. The original method was simple and based on just five performance indicators. The new THE WUR 3.0 methodology, which was introduced this year, has eighteen performance indicators distributed over five pillars.
| University | 2024 ranking | 2023 ranking | 2022 ranking | 2021 ranking | 2020 ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU Delft | 48 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 67 |
| UvA Amsterdam | 61 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 62 |
| Wageningen | 64 | 59 | 53 | 62 | 59 |
| Utrecht University | 66 | 69 | 75 | 75 | |
| Leiden University | 77 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 67 |
| Groningen University | 79 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 73 |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | 99 | 80 | 72 | 72 | 69 |
| VU Amsterdam | 125 | 121 | 115 | 116 | 138 |
| Maastricht University | 138 | 145 | 127 | 121 | 127 |
| Radboud University Nijmegen | 140 | 139 | 132 | 136 | 128 |
| TU Eindhoven | 168 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 187 | 186 |
| University of Twente | 184 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 |
| Tilburg University | 201-250 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 |
