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University of Twente tops our list of 2 PhD universities in the Netherlands at #203 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Institute of Social Studies complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 2 matching courses between them.
2 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in PhD
Public University · 1 course in PhD
in Netherlands
Universities at other levels
Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Twente at #203 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Twente has the largest research record in this group, with 6,015,699 citations and an h-index of 626. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 2 public to 0 private institutions.
The usual length is 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). Institute of Social Studies offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
University of Twente (QS World #203) and Institute of Social Studies lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
Institute of Social Studies, with 1, ahead of University of Twente (1).
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