University of Amsterdam

Yes, a GMAT score is required for admission to the UVA Amsterdam MBA course. GRE can also be submitted. The average GMAT score required to take admission is 600 and the suggested score is 680. Also, students with a Business or a Quantitative Master's degree from an internationally recognised research university may not need to submit a GRE score. Other requirements for the program include -

• A UG degree from a recognised institute
• Minimum 3 years of full-time work experience
• Minimum TOEFL score - 100 or IELTS score - 7.0
• CV
• Academic transcripts
• 3 Essays
• Scanned copy of the passport

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 out of the world's best universities in global rankings.

In THE rankings and QS World University Rankings, this university ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the world in 2026.

Look at the rankings as given below - 

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.

According to U.S. News & World Report, the University of Amsterdam ranks at #33 in 2024-25 Global Universities category ranking. In 2023, this university ranked at #39. This shows that in the latest rankings, the university's rank has improved significantly. A few of other factors considered for Global Universities category ranking are global research reputation, regional research reputation, normalized citation impact, etc.

The University of Amsterdam ranks better than Leiden University. Amsterdam University QS ranking is #55 and that of Leiden University is #141 in 2025. In the QS rankings, the University of Amsterdam ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the world, whereas, Leiden University ranks among the Top 200 Worldwide Universities in 2025. A comparison of both of these universities are given as follows:

The Uni of Amsterdam ranks among the best universities in Europe. Per QS, the Uni ranks #55 for the year 2025. The institute ranked #53 In the year 2024. A slight decline of 2 spots was observed. However, the university continues to maintain its place among the top 100 universities globally.