The University of Amsterdam is a public institution that traces its roots back to 1632. The university is spread across four campuses in the Netherlands – the City Centre Campus, the Roeterseiland Campus, the Amsterdam Science Park and the Academic Medical Center. In a recent year, more than 30,000 students attend the university. Tuition fees at the Dutch institution are higher for students from non-European Union and non-European Economic Area countries, with the exception of Swiss and Surinamese students. The university reserves a number of rooms for international students in residences that outside housing organizations manage.The university has seven academic divisions: dentistry, economics and business, humanities, law, medicine, science, and social and behavioral sciences. The school's academic calendar is semester-based. The primary language of instruction for bachelor’s programs is Dutch, though several English-taught programs are available. Many master's programs are taught in English. Around one-fourth of the University of Amsterdam's research is conducted in one of the institution’s 20 research priority areas, which include infection and immunity, behavioral economics, and private and public European law. Some of the university’s research institutes include the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics and the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy. The university also manages two institutes – one in Athens, Greece, and the other in Saint Petersburg, Russia – that are members of the Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad network. The institutes support Dutch staff and students who conduct research overseas.
- Global score73.2
- Global research reputation#78
- Regional research reputation#16
- Publications#66
- Books#39
- Conferences#467
- Normalized citation impact#100
- Total citations#56
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#48
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#71
- International collaboration#702
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#173
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#47
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#75
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News

13.5
No. of students per staff

56 : 44
Student Ratio of Females to Males

18%
Percentage of International Students

26,723
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
165
2012
92
2013
83
2014
83
2015
77
2016
58
2017
63
2018
59
2019
62
2020
0
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World Reputation Rankings
2011
81
2012
71
2013
81
2014
71
2015
51
2016
61
2017
51
2018
61
2019
61
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Arts & humanities
2011
39
2012
30
2014
41
2015
45
2016
0
2017
32
2018
31
2019
36
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2014
64
2015
47
2016
52
2017
55
2018
48
2019
0
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Life sciences
2016
61
2017
68
2019
126
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Physical sciences
2016
73
2018
101
2019
101
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Social sciences
2012
40
2014
34
2015
36
2016
32
2017
26
2018
20
2019
21
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Business & Economics
2018
51
2019
82
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Computer Science
2018
66
2019
73
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Law
2018
23
2019
31
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Education
2018
57
2019
87
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Psychology
2018
14
2019
0
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European Teaching
2018
30
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
2019
87
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
93
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
90
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
0
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University Impact Ranking
2019
65
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#19Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score75.4
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#27
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#6
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#13
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#59
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#13
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#17
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#66
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#188
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#100
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#18
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#57
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#20Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score75.4
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#54
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#18
- Arts and Humanities publications#30
- Arts and Humanities books#25
- Arts and Humanities conferences#13
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#22
- Arts and Humanities total citations#14
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#14
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#18
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#184
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#14
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#25Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score69.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#41
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#4
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#17
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#162
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#24
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#15
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#72
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#314
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#104
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#44
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#252
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#26Immunology
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- Immunology overall score65.1
- Immunology global research reputation#43
- Immunology regional research reputation#7
- Immunology publications#22
- Immunology normalized citation impact#68
- Immunology total citations#24
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#25
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#85
- Immunology international collaboration#88
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#42
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#16
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#32
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#45Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score74.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#63
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#19
- Clinical Medicine publications#38
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#167
- Clinical Medicine total citations#38
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#31
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#68
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#319
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#114
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#35
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#116
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#48Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score56.7
- Microbiology global research reputation#127
- Microbiology regional research reputation#9
- Microbiology publications#68
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#34
- Microbiology total citations#39
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#48
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#73
- Microbiology international collaboration#146
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#45
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#28
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#43
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#49Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score61.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#72
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#26
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#52
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#70
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#48
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#42
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#35
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#270
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#116
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#58
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#97
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#51Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score60.6
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#62
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#13
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#105
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#61
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#76
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#87
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#90
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#221
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#60
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#52
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#36
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#58Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score52.9
- Economics and Business global research reputation#68
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#27
- Economics and Business publications#48
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#92
- Economics and Business total citations#53
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#41
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#56
- Economics and Business international collaboration#170
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#87
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#86
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#144
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#63Space Science
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- Space Science overall score61.3
- Space Science global research reputation#84
- Space Science regional research reputation#10
- Space Science publications#47
- Space Science normalized citation impact#120
- Space Science total citations#66
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#50
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#113
- Space Science international collaboration#188
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#35
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#73
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#124
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#70Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score70.3
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#78
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#28
- Plant and Animal Science publications#260
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#44
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#152
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#112
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#11
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#94
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#6
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#90
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#43
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#82Physics
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- Physics overall score73.5
- Physics global research reputation#98
- Physics regional research reputation#35
- Physics publications#239
- Physics normalized citation impact#106
- Physics total citations#151
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#146
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#76
- Physics international collaboration#335
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#112
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#122
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#80
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#86Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score64.8
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#138
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#23
- Environment/Ecology publications#183
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#55
- Environment/Ecology total citations#131
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#126
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#63
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#174
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#24
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#94
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#44
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#100Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score51.9
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#178
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#47
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#165
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#76
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#125
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#100
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#46
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#81
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#15
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#65
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#51
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#128Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score63.8
- Chemistry global research reputation#268
- Chemistry regional research reputation#103
- Chemistry publications#340
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#67
- Chemistry total citations#203
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#205
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#121
- Chemistry international collaboration#378
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#73
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#111
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#40
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#134Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score48.4
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#117
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#57
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#136
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#226
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#141
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#129
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#195
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#391
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#107
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#121
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#175
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#180Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score44.3
- Mathematics global research reputation#116
- Mathematics regional research reputation#33
- Mathematics publications#246
- Mathematics normalized citation impact#165
- Mathematics total citations#232
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#194
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#102
- Mathematics international collaboration#209
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#69
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#224
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#210