Universities and research institutes in the Netherlands

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 272 universities and research institutes in the Netherlands.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Amsterdam (44), Utrecht (31) and The Hague (23).

The Netherlands scores 73.1 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 9 of 117 economies.

See the Netherlands on the IEPA ↗

272 universities and research institutes

• Iselinge Hogeschool
  University or research institute · Doetinchem · iselinge.nl
• Islamic University of Rotterdam
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · iur.nl
• IVO Addiction Research Institute
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · ivo.nl
• J.M. Burgerscentrum
  University or research institute · Delft · jmburgerscentrum.nl
• Katholieke Pabo Zwolle
  University or research institute · Zwolle · kpz.nl
• Koning Willem I College
  University or research institute · 's-Hertogenbosch · kw1c.nl
• Koninklijke Scholengemeenschap
  University or research institute · Apeldoorn · ksg-apeldoorn.nl
• Landsteiner Instituut
  University or research institute · Gouda · landsteiner.nl
• LCPL Pathan
  University or research institute · Closed · Rijswijk · lcpl.nl
• Leiden Observatory
  University or research institute · Leiden · universiteitleiden.nl
• Leiden University
  University or research institute · Leiden · leiden.edu
• Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing
  University or research institute · Leiden · leydenacademy.nl
• Libra Revalidatie & Audiologie
  University or research institute · Eindhoven · libranet.nl
• Maastricht School of Management
  University or research institute · Maastricht · msm.nl
• Maastricht University
  University or research institute · Maastricht · maastrichtuniversity.nl
• Marecollege
  University or research institute · Leiden · marecollege.nl
• Marnix Academie
  University or research institute · Utrecht · english.marnixacademie.nl
• Materials innovation institute
  University or research institute · Delft · m2i.nl
• Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
  University or research institute · Nijmegen · mpi.nl
• Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics
  University or research institute · Enschede · utwente.nl
• Medicines Evaluation Board
  University or research institute · Utrecht · english.cbg-meb.nl
• Meertens Institute
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · meertens.knaw.nl
• Menasseh Ben Israel Institute
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · mbii.nl
• Middelbaar Beroeps Onderwijs
  University or research institute · Woerden · mboraad.nl
• National Computer Facilities
  University or research institute · Closed · The Hague · huygens.supercomputer.nl
• National Initiative Brain & Cognition
  University or research institute · The Hague · hersenenencognitie.nl
• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
  University or research institute · De Bilt · rivm.nl
• National Institute for Subatomic Physics
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · nikhef.nl
• Nectaerra
  University or research institute · Hilversum · nectaerra.com
• Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Informatiediensten
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · cf.hum.uva.nl
• Nederlands Instituut Voor Zuivel Oonderzoek
  University or research institute · Ede · nizo.com
• Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · astronomie.nl
• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Tropische Geneeskunde
  University or research institute · Maartensdijk · nvtg.org
• Nefrovisie
  University or research institute · Utrecht · nefrovisie.nl
• Netherlands Brain Bank
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · brainbank.nl
• Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · occupationaldiseases.nl
• Netherlands Defence Academy
  University or research institute · Breda · defensie.nl
• Netherlands Earth System Science Centre
  University or research institute · Utrecht · nessc.nl
• Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
  University or research institute · The Hague · pbl.nl
• Netherlands Forensic Institute
  University or research institute · The Hague · forensicinstitute.nl
• Netherlands Graduate Research School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture
  University or research institute · Enschede · wtmc.eu
• Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics
  University or research institute · Utrecht · lotschool.nl
• Netherlands Heart Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · icin.nl
• Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  University or research institute · Wassenaar · nias.knaw.nl
• Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research
  University or research institute · The Hague · niok.eu
• Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · niios.com
• Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · nin.nl
• Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · nscr.nl
• Netherlands Institute of Ecology
  University or research institute · Wageningen · nioo.knaw.nl
• Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute
  University or research institute · The Hague · nidi.nl
• Netherlands Metabolomics Centre
  University or research institute · Utrecht · metabolomicscentre.nl
• Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb
  University or research institute · 's-Hertogenbosch · lareb.nl
• Netherlands Proteomics Centre
  University or research institute · Utrecht · netherlandsproteomicscentre.nl
• Netherlands Research School for Literary Studies
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · oslit.nl
• Netherlands School of Public Administration
  University or research institute · The Hague · nsob.nl
• NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Leeuwarden · nhlstenden.com
• NHL University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Leeuwarden · nhl.nl
• NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · niod.nl
• NTI University
  University or research institute · Leiden · nti.nl
• Nyenrode Business University
  University or research institute · Breukelen · nyenrode.com
• Oncode Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · oncode.nl
• OnePlanet Research Center
  University or research institute · Nijmegen · oneplanetresearch.nl
• Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · odissei-data.nl
• Open University of the Netherlands
  University or research institute · Heerlen · ou.nl
• Openbare Scholengemeenschap De Hogeberg
  University or research institute · Den Burg · dehogeberg.nl
• PAMM
  University or research institute · Veldhoven · pamm.nl
• Panteia (Netherlands)
  University or research institute · Zoetermeer · panteia.nl
• Parnassia Groep Academie
  University or research institute · The Hague · parnassiagroep.nl
• Pharmo Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · pharmo.nl
• Postmaster Psychologie Opleidingen
  University or research institute · Groningen · ppo-opleidingen.nl
• Protestant Theological University
  University or research institute · Utrecht · pthu.nl
• QuSoft
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · qusoft.org
• QuTech
  University or research institute · Delft · qutech.nl
• Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Nijmegen · radboudumc.nl
• Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
  University or research institute · Nijmegen · ru.nl
• Radboud University Nijmegen
  University or research institute · Nijmegen · ru.nl
• Rathenau Instituut
  University or research institute · The Hague · rathenau.nl
• Reade
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · reade.nl
• Regionale scholengemeenschap Goeree-Overflakkee
  University or research institute · Middelharnis · rgomiddelharnis.nl
• Reinwardt Academie
  University or research institute · Gemeente Amsterdam · reinwardt.ahk.nl
• Rembrandt Institute of Cardiovascular Science
  University or research institute · Leiden · rembrandtinstituut.nl
• Research Institute for Knowledge Systems
  University or research institute · Maastricht · riks.nl
• Roosevelt Institute for American Studies
  University or research institute · Middelburg · roosevelt.nl
• Rotterdam Study
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · ergo-onderzoek.nl
• Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · rotterdamuas.com
• Royal Academy of Art
  University or research institute · The Hague · kabk.nl
• Royal Conservatory The Hague
  University or research institute · The Hague · koncon.nl
• Royal Dutch Kentalis
  University or research institute · Sint-Michielsgestel · kentalis.com
• Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  University or research institute · Den Burg · nioz.nl
• Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
  University or research institute · Leiden · kitlv.nl
• Saxion
  University or research institute · Enschede · saxion.edu
• Scalda
  University or research institute · Terneuzen · scalda.nl
• Schothorst Feed Research
  University or research institute · Lelystad · schothorst.nl
• Social Historic Centre for Limburg
  University or research institute · Maastricht · shclimburg.nl
• Space Research Organisation Netherlands
  University or research institute · Leiden · sron.nl
• SPRINT
  University or research institute · Groningen · imdi-sprint.nl
• Stenden University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Leeuwarden · stenden.com
• Stichting Aeres Groep
  University or research institute · Ede · aeres.eu
• Stichting Artsenlaboratorium en Trombosedienst
  University or research institute · De Koog · salt.nl
• Stichting Technisch Centrum vd Keramische Industrie
  University or research institute · Velp · tcki.nl
• Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid
  University or research institute · The Hague · swov.nl
• Stoas University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Ede · stoashogeschool.nl
• Terra
  University or research institute · Groningen · terra.nl
• The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
  University or research institute · The Hague · hcss.nl
• The Hague University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · The Hague · dehaagsehogeschool.nl
• Theological University of Apeldoorn
  University or research institute · Apeldoorn · tua.nl
• Theological University Utrecht
  University or research institute · Utrecht · tuu.nl
• TIAS School for Business and Society
  University or research institute · Tilburg · tias.edu
• TiFN
  University or research institute · Wageningen · tifn.nl
• Tilburg University
  University or research institute · Tilburg · tilburguniversity.edu
• Tinbergen Institute
  University or research institute · Rotterdam · tinbergen.nl
• Tio Business School
  University or research institute · Hengelo · tio.nl
• Top Institute Pharma
  University or research institute · Leiden · tipharma.com
• Transnational University Limburg
  University or research institute · Maastricht · tul.edu
• Trimbos Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · trimbos.org
• Udens College
  University or research institute · Uden · udenscollege.nl
• Understanding Childhood Arthritis Network
  University or research institute · Utrecht · ucan-u.org
• Unilever Foods Innovation Centre
  University or research institute · Wageningen · unilever.com
• United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology
  University or research institute · Maastricht · merit.unu.edu
• University for Peace
  University or research institute · The Hague · upeace.nl

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Amsterdam 44
• Universities and research institutes in Utrecht 31
• Universities and research institutes in The Hague 23
• Universities and research institutes in Leiden 17
• Universities and research institutes in Nijmegen 16
• Universities and research institutes in Rotterdam 14
• Universities and research institutes in Delft 10
• Universities and research institutes in Groningen 9
• Universities and research institutes in Maastricht 9
• Universities and research institutes in Eindhoven 8
• Universities and research institutes in Wageningen 8
• Universities and research institutes in Leeuwarden 7
• Universities and research institutes in Breda 5
• Universities and research institutes in Enschede 5
• Universities and research institutes in Ede 4
• Universities and research institutes in 's-Hertogenbosch 4
• Universities and research institutes in Apeldoorn 3
• Universities and research institutes in Arnhem 3
• Universities and research institutes in Heerlen 3
• Universities and research institutes in Tilburg 3
• Universities and research institutes in Zwolle 3