Times Higher Education Rating
The English newspaper Times makes this research since 2010 together with Thomson Reuters. The following factors influence the positions of the universities: teaching( the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), industry income(innovation), international outlook(staff, students and research). The results of 2020 ranking are:
| University | Position (in the world) |
| Wageningen | 59 |
| University of Amsterdam | 62 |
| Delft University of Technology | 67 |
| Leiden University | 67 |
| Erasmus University | 69 |
| University of Groningen | 73 |
| Utrecht University | 75 |
| Maastricht University | 127 |
| Radboud University | 128 |
| VU University Amsterdam | 138 |
|
Eidnhoven University of Technology/TU Eindhoven |
186 |
| Tilburg University | 167 |
| University of Twente | 201-250 |