Maastricht University - Rankings

Rankings

• In 2004, Maastricht University was ranked first (of all Dutch Universities) in a report on quality of education by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W)(press release). In 2005, the university came in first again. From 2006 onwards, the ministry no longer publishes a ranking list.

• In the 2009 THE-QS World University Rankings(From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced, one by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the other by QS World University Rankings), Maastricht University scored 100/100 in the category of international students.

• The Russian based Global University Ranking, which combines methodology of several rankings, placed Maastricht among top 100 universities in the world in 2009.

• Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs: In 2006, eight of the twelve bachelor programmes were designated as best programme in the Netherlands by students (European Studies, Economics, Econometrics, International Business, Psychology, Medicine, Health Sciences and Molecular Life Sciences). From the other four programmes, three came in second place.

• Dutch Magazine Elsevier: At the beginning of the academic year 2005-2006 the university was once again ranked number one in the Netherlands by the Dutch publication Elsevier. In 2007 many degrees were again recognized as best in the Netherlands with exceptional grades given to the international opportunities in the International Business and Economics degrees.

• German Magazine Wirtschaftswoche: In 2005, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was regarded better than the same faculty at Oxford University (website).

• Financial Times: In 2008 the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) participated in the Financial Times’ ranking for Masters in Management programmes for the first time and its International Business programme scores a 25th place in the top 40 of European institutes that offer such programmes: website. The programme even made the 4th place on the list "Best in International Business" and 3rd in the category "Value for Money" website.

• Its undergraduate degrees in International Business and Economics were ranked 1st in the Netherlands in the 2008 Elsevier ranking Announcement