UvA global rankings
US News Best Global Universities | 40th |
QS World University Rankings | 55th |
Times Higher Education World University Rankings | 66th |
Academic Ranking of World Universities | 101-150th |
Leiden Ranking | 82th |
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US News Best Global Universities
- The UvA is ranked among the top 10 best universities in Europe in the US News rankings of Best Global Universities, and ranks 40th worldwide.
- In their subject rankings, the UvA is in 15th place for Psychology/Psychiatry and 21st place for Arts and Humanities.
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QS World University Rankings
- The UvA is ranked 55th in the 2021-2022 QS Rankings. The UvA is one of two Dutch universities in the top 100.
- The QS World University Rankings are compiled based on six criteria: academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), citations per faculty (20%), student to faculty ration (20%), international faculty (5%) and international students (5%).
QS World Rankings by Subject
- In the 2021 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject the UvA was listed as number one in the world for Communication Science and Media Studies.
- Dentistry (a joint UvA-VU programme) is ranked third globally.
See the QS Rankings website to find out more about the ranking methodology and scores.
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- The University of Amsterdam is ranked 66th in the 2020-2021 THE World University Ranking.
See the THE website to find out more about the ranking methodology and scores.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
- As in previous years, the UvA is listed in the 101-150 group in the 2020 worldwide top-500 ARWU ranking.
See the ARWU website to find out more about the ranking methodology and scores.
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ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
- In the 2021 ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, published on 26 May 2021, the UvA is ranked in first place globally in the field of Communication.
- Other UvA disciplines with high rankings include Sociology (11), Psychology (14), Dentistry & Oral Sciences (18) and Political Science (19).
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Leiden Ranking
- The UvA is ranked 82nd overall in the 2020 Leiden Ranking.
See the Leiden Rankings website to find out more about the ranking methodology and scores.