Dutch Higher Education Guide: UG ranked second best comprehensive university in the Netherlands

The Dutch Higher Education Guide has designated eight bachelor’s programmes at the University of Groningen (UG) as Top Programmes. The UG as a whole shares second place with Radboud University in the Comprehensive Classical Universities category. The Dutch Higher Education Guide notes that the UG scores particularly well in the area of interdisciplinary studies.

Rector Magnificus Jacquelien Scherpen is pleased with the assessment: ‘It is a wonderful recognition of the broad knowledge we acquire as a university and share with our students. I think it’s good and important to see that students rate our education positively. After all, it will soon be up to them to contribute to addressing the many scientific and societal challenges.’

Top Programmes

The Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities 2027 awards the Top Programme designation to 82 bachelor’s programmes that achieved a total score of 75 points (out of 100) or higher in the evaluation. The UG has eight of these Top Programmes.

Global Responsibility and Leadership, offered at the UG faculty Campus Fryslȃn in Leeuwarden, scored 92 points and ranks third among the best programmes in the Netherlands. The seven other UG programs that the University Guide has designated as Top Programmes are Archaeology (84 points), English Language and Culture (77 points), Medicine (78 points), Greek and Latin Language and Culture (75 points), Liberal Arts and Sciences (76 points), Religious Studies (80 points), and Theology (78 points).

About the Keuzegids

The 2027 Dutch Higher Education Guide will be published on Thursday, 5 November. It contains information and evaluations of degree programs, data on the job market, and an overview of all bachelor’s degree programs offered by universities. The Dutch Higher Education Guide is published annually by the Center for Higher Education Information (CHOI) and is intended for high school students and guidance counselors who want to explore bachelor’s degree programs at universities.