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

• University of Amsterdam
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · uva.nl
• University of Applied Sciences Leiden
  University or research institute · Leiden · hsleiden.nl
• University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
  University or research institute · Utrecht · english.hu.nl
• University of Groningen
  University or research institute · Groningen · rug.nl
• University of Humanistic Studies
  University or research institute · Utrecht · uvh.nl
• University of the Arts Utrecht
  University or research institute · Utrecht · hku.nl
• University of Twente
  University or research institute · Enschede · utwente.nl
• Utrecht Life Sciences
  University or research institute · Closed · Utrecht · utrechtlifesciences.nl
• Utrecht University
  University or research institute · Utrecht · uu.nl
• Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · iop.uva.nl
• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Leeuwarden · hvhl.nl
• Van Leeuwenhoek Centre for Advanced Microscopy
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · lcam.nl
• Van Lodenstein College
  University or research institute · Amersfoort · vanlodenstein.nl
• Verwey Jonker Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · verwey-jonker.nl
• Via Vinci Academy
  University or research institute · Breda · c-lion.nl
• Viaa Christian University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Zwolle · viaa.nl
• Vilentum University of applied sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Dronten · cahvilentum.eu
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · vu.nl
• VSL Dutch Metrology Institute
  University or research institute · Delft · vsl.nl
• Waag Futurelab
  University or research institute · Amsterdam · waag.org
• Wageningen University & Research
  University or research institute · Wageningen · wur.nl
• WaterCampus
  University or research institute · Leeuwarden · watercampus.nl
• Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
  University or research institute · Utrecht · wi.knaw.nl
• Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum
  University or research institute · The Hague · wodc.nl
• Windesheim Flevoland
  University or research institute · Closed · Almere Stad · windesheimflevoland.nl
• Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Zwolle · windesheim.com
• Wise & Munro Learning Research
  University or research institute · The Hague · wisenmunro.org
• Wittenborg University
  University or research institute · Apeldoorn · wittenborg.eu
• Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Heerlen · zuyd.nl
• International Research Universities Network
  University or research institute · Nijmegen
• Pharmo Instituut
  University or research institute · Closed · Utrecht
• University College Maastricht
  University or research institute · Closed · Maastricht

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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