Utrecht University rates no. 11 in Shanghai Ranking of European universities
Utrecht University demonstrates an outstanding performance in multiple international rankings.
Shanghai Ranking 2009
In the 2009 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, Utrecht University rated as:
- The 11th best university in Europe;
- The best university in the Netherlands, and
- The 52th best university worldwide.
Utrecht University also rated the best Dutch university in the Shanghai Rankings of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
For more information, please refer to: Shanghai Ranking.
Excellence-ranking German Zentrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE)
The University's Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology research programmes are considered to be among the best in the Netherlands and in Europe. This is evidenced by the prestigious ‘Excellence-ranking’ of the German based Zentrum fur Hochschulentwicklung (Centre for Higher Education Development, CHE).
Of the 56 leading universities in Europe, Utrecht University together with ETH Zurich, Imperial College London and Cambridge University make up the top 4 of the CHE Ranking.
To formulate this ranking CHE assessed the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology research disciplines of 4,000 European higher education institutions.
For more information, please refer to: CHE ranking.