Rankings and Achievements

Our courses, research, and facilities are rated as good, excellent, or outstanding. Ever more of our constituents are ranking as best in the country or Europe.

Rankings

A number of rankings are published each year, comparing the performances of universities around the world. They include the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, the British QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE).

Times Higher Education (THE)
Netherlands Europe World
2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
13 13 13 98 107 150 222 256 345

The THE Rankings compare 17,000 universities, focusing on their performance in the various fields of research. As a university specializing in the social sciences, arts and humanities, Tilburg University cannot earn points in the fields of (pre)clinical & health, life sciences, physical sciences and engineering & technology. We are best represented in specific rankings in the fields of economics, business, management and law.

Shanghai Ranking

  
Netherlands Europe World
2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
13 13 13 219 216 500+ 500 500 500+

Each ranking shows a different outcome, depending on the calculation methods employed. The Shanghai Ranking focuses on universities’ scientific achievements. This involves looking at Nobel Prizes and the number of publications in influential scientific journals such as Nature and Science. Tilburg University is:
#2 in the field of Economics & Business in the Netherlands
#3 in the field of Social Sciences in the Netherlands

QS World Univerisity Ranking

  
Netherlands Europe World
2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
13 13 13 186 186 241 422 402 514

The QS World University Rankings focus on six outcome areas: academic reputation, employees’ reputation, citations per employee, the ratio of staff to students, the proportion of international staff and the proportion of international students.

They make these comparisons across a range of disciplines. As a specialized university, Tilburg is represented in a limited number of disciplines. Tilburg University is:
#1 in the field of Economics & Econometrics in the Netherlands
#3 in the field of Social Sciences & Management in the Netherlands
#3 in the field of Accounting & Finance in the Netherlands

Elseviers's Higher Education Review

Best specialist Dutch University since 2007 (according to professors)


Student evaluations for Tilburg University:
#1 for Bachelor’s in Communication and Information Sciences
#1 for Bachelor’s in International and European Law
#1 for Master’s in Philosophy
 In the spring, almost all students in higher education in the Netherlands are approached to take part in the National Student Survey (NSE). The survey is funded by the government, carried out by ResearchNed and commissioned by Studiekeuze123, and independent foundation that helps students make the right choice of degree program.

Elsevier makes its own selection from the range of degree programs and the questionnaire, using the data processed by ResearchNed. In addition to Bachelor’s programs at universities and universities of applied sciences, Master’s programs and university colleges are also compared. A program only receives an evaluation if enough of its students complete the questionnaire. The teaching format and student population must also be comparable to other programs

Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs

Tilburg University #11 in the Netherlands

Student evaluations for Tilburg University:
#1 bachelor Internationaal en Europees Recht (Dutch)
#1 bachelor Bedrijfseconomie (Dutch)

#1 master Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen (Dutch)
#1 master Ondernemingsrecht (Dutch)
#1 master Fiscale Economie (Dutch)
#1 master Quantitative Finance & Actuarial Science
#1 master Accountancy

The Guide for Higher Education in the Netherlands (Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs) is also based on the NSE in terms of student evaluations.