Utrecht University
Heidelberglaan 8 Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 Netherlands
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Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
- Utrecht University is a large public research university located in Utrecht, Netherlands.
- It is known for research-led education, interdisciplinary study, and strong academic output across science, medicine, humanities, law, economics, social sciences, geosciences and veterinary medicine.
- The university has 7 faculties, more than 39,000 students, over 8,900 staff members, 59 bachelor’s programmes, and 150 master’s programmes.
- Institution Type
Public Research University
- Establishment Year
- 26 March 1636
- Educational Focus
- Research-based higher education
- Humanities
- Law, Economics and Governance
- Geosciences
- Science
- Medicine
- Veterinary Medicine
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary and sustainability-focused research
- Accreditations
- Dutch public university status: Recognised as a public research university in the Netherlands
- Institutional quality assurance: Covered under the Dutch higher education quality assurance system
- Programme-level accreditation: Programmes are subject to Dutch/Flemish higher education accreditation processes
- Highlights
- Founded in 1636.
- One of the oldest universities in the Netherlands.
- 7 faculties.
- Over 39,000 students.
- Over 8,900 staff members.
- 59 bachelor’s programmes and 150 master’s programmes.
- Over 225,000 alumni.
- Linked with 12 Nobel Prize winners.
- Main campuses include Utrecht Science Park, city centre campus, and International Campus Utrecht.