Colleges in Netherlands

If you apply now, Delft University of Technology will let you know about the admission decision 4-6 weeks after submission of the application. The final deadline for all undergraduate and graduate programs in Fall 2025 intake is April 1st, 2025. The Fall semester at Delft University of Technology usually starts in September and ends in January. In contrast, the Spring semester starts in February and ends in August. Being an international student, you are required to submit your application by the deadline and, if selected, you can expect to join your programme either in September 2025 or February 2026. 

For the MBA Class of 2022, the University of Amsterdam placement rate is 75%. This means that 75% of the graduates found a job before or within one month after graduation. A few of the job titles held by the university's recent graduates are:

• CFO
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Senior Marketing Manager
• Sales Manager
• Technology Manager
• Financial Manager
• Software Engineer

Trinity College Dublin and the University of Amsterdam are two popular universities to study in Ireland. Out of the two universities, Amsterdam University ranks better than TCD Dublin in the Global Universities category ranking by QS World University Ranking in 2025. The University of Amsterdam ranks at #55 and the TCD ranks at #87.

In the 2024 edition of QS World University subject rankings 2024, UvA was ranked as No. 1 in the world for Communication Science and Median Studies for the 7th year in a row.

The University of Amsterdam is consistently ranked among the world's best universities in global rankings. In Times Higher Education (THE) rankings and QS World University Rankings, this university ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the world in 2025. A few of the global rankings of this university are given as follows:

The University of Amsterdam ranks at #101-150 in 2024 in Shanghai rankings. In the previous years too, this university ranked at the same position. Keeping these rankings in mind, it can be said that in Shanghai rankings, this university ranks in the Top 500 Universities worldwide in ARWU rankings. A few of the disciplines that are ranked well in Shanghai rankings in 2023 are Psychology (8), Sociology (10), and Political Science (15).

The University of Amsterdam ranking is #61 in the Financial Times Business School rankings for Master of Finance Pre-Experience in 2024. In 2023, the university was not ranked for this category. However, in 2022, the university ranked at #52.