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Erasmus University Rotterdam Rankings 2025

Rotterdam, Netherlands

4.1 /5

(3 Reviews)

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B++ Shiksha Grade
1 Campus
Estd. 1913

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EUR Ranking Highlights
EUR University Ranking
EUR US News & World Report Ranking 2024
EUR FT (Financial Times) Ranking 2024
EUR QS Ranking 2025
EUR THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
EUR ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
EUR Bloomberg Ranking 2021
EUR Course Ranking
EUR Student Reviews

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Ranking Highlights

Renowned for its academic excellence and diverse campus community, Erasmus University Rotterdam has consistently secured top global university rankings. Offering a wide array of courses across various fields and disciplines for its students, Erasmus University Rotterdam stands out and has an impressive global ranking, and is surely a world-class education place for international students.

Rated B+ by Shiksha Grading, Erasmus University Rotterdam is also rated A++ for courses, such as MBA/PGDM and MIM. Looking at the Shiksha Grading by Courses, most of the Erasmus University Rotterdam courses are in the range of A++ and C+ grades.

Although there are multiple grading platforms accessible for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading stand out is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.

Moving on, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, Erasmus University Rotterdam ranks #158, which is improving in comparison to its last year’s ranking, i.e., #176 in 2024. Erasmus University Rotterdam also ranks #99 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, Erasmus University Rotterdam witnessed a declining trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #80 in 2023.

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US News & World Report Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
Global Universities	62	65	70

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FT (Financial Times) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
GMBA	86	63	61
Master in Finance	31	25	32
Master in Management	3	10	12

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QS Ranking 2025

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Europe	– / –	53	– / –
World University	208	176	158
Accounting and Finance	40	42	– / –
Biological Sciences	101	135	– / –
Communication and Media Studies	51	51	– / –
Global MBA	30	32	– / –
Law and Legal Studies	101	101	– / –
Masters in Business Analytics	20	20	– / –
Masters in Supply Chain Management	4	4	– / –
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering	301	351	– / –
Medicine	39	40	– / –
Sociology	101	101	– / –

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THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
University	72	80	99
Arts and Humanities	151	201	151
Clinical and Health	48	47	47
Law	101	82	74
PG Business and Economics	26	22	22

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ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
Universities	87	88	101
Law	151	101	– / –
Nursing	151	151	– / –
Political Sciences	101	101	– / –
Sociology	76	76	– / –

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Bloomberg Ranking 2021

Ranked by	2021
Best Business School Europe	21

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Course Ranking

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranks well for its Masters in Supply Chain Management, Masters in Business Analytics, PG Business & Economics, and Clinical & Health courses. In the previous years, Erasmus University Rotterdam has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Masters in Supply Chain Management by QS. As per the QS, Erasmus University Rotterdam ranks at #4 in 2024 for its Masters in Supply Chain Management courses. In 2023, this ranking stood at #4. Also, for QS Masters in Business Analytics raking category, Erasmus University Rotterdam ranks at #20 position in 2024. Additionally, in THE 2024 ranking, the Erasmus University Rotterdam is ranked #22 for PG Business & Economics.

Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded Erasmus University Rotterdam streams, such as Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce, and Medicine & Health Sciences with A++ grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.

More details around Erasmus University Rotterdam courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.

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LL.M.

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
QS - Law and Legal Studies	-	101	101
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Law	101	151	101
THE (Times Higher Education) - Law	-	101	82

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M.A.

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
QS - Sociology	-	51	101
QS - Communication and Media Studies	-	51	51
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Political Sciences	101	101	101
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Sociology	76	76	76
THE (Times Higher Education) - Arts and Humanities	-	151	201

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MBA/PGDM

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
FT (Financial Times) - GMBA	-	86	63
Bloomberg - Best Business School Europe	21	-	-
QS - Global MBA	-	30	30

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Students Ratings & Reviews

4.1/5

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Vibe of Campus

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Student Views

0% students never faced discrimination in this university

Internships4

Part time work3.3

Post study jobs4

Quality of faculty4

Student Life5

Value for money4.7

Public transportation5

Safety4.3

Indian Food3.3

Permanent Immigration3.7

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International Bachelor Economics & Business Economics - Batch of 2020

4.2

Very rigorous academics but surrounded by some of the smartest students

Tips: I studied abroad in the Netherlands from the US and there is a shift in culture and academics. Unlike the US where you may have classes every day, in Erasmus there are only classes 2x or 3x a week, albeit they are longer. Classes are split into 3 hour lectures and 2 hour tutorials. The lectures are usually very huge with 200-300 students per lecture hall while the tutorials are led by the TA's and only have around 20 students per class. There is not a strong campus culture as those who come into classes are just coming for classes and in-campus housing is very limited. Housing is very important to find before you start your course since the country does have a housing crisis. Luckily, public transport is very good in the Netherlands, and in combination with the biking culture, you can live far and still commute to campus. There are exams every 2 months and your grade is only determined from your exams. Therefore, you need to be good at test taking to excel at this university.

Likes (Safety): The Netherlands is a very safe country and Rotterdam especially is very safe. The campus is away from the city centre so it is in a very residential area. Public transport and biking are very safe ways to commute in and out of campus. There is also campus security which patrols the campus.

Dislikes (Part time work): There are TA jobs which are the best part-time roles since you are directly under some of the most accredited professors in Europe, with EUR being one of the best universities for Economics in Europe. There are also other on-campus opportunities such as working in the cafeteria or cafes.

Reviewed on 12 Feb 2024Read more

Anonymous

BSc in Econometrics and Economics - Batch of 2024

4.3

Not an easy path but a worthy one.

Tips: Erasmus is not an easy university and the double bachelor's in econometrics and economics is extremely intense but rewarding. Dutch food is horrendous as is the weather. However, if you can cook on your own, you can get most spices here and cook food yourself. Eating Indian food out is also expensive (in my opinion), but I may be biased. The university is overall good, with good lecturers and many research opportunities.

Likes (Permanent Immigration): We are allowed a full year after graduation to stay in the country to find a job. Personally, I have a non-Indian passport and wouldn't give it up for the Dutch one. However, living here for the long term is an easy possibility. Especially if you have a technical degree. However, there is a lot of anti-immigration politicians becoming popular here, so keep this in mind. Additionally, housing is expensive and difficult to find.

Dislikes (Indian Food): Prices are quite high. Fast food will run you around 10-15 euros for full meal and 20+ for a nicer restaurant. Indian food outside is even more expensive so tread lightly. To save money I usually cook. This is of course up to you and your budget. There are some people who can get by with less, especially if they are vegetarians, but nonvegetarians will have to be prepared to spend more. That is the unfortunate reality of the current situation in the Netherlands after last year's high inflation.

Reviewed on 15 Jan 2024Read more

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MSc in Economics of Markets and Organisations - Batch of 2022

3.9

Hard work = growth in life. Be prepared to work here.

Tips: It can be a big cultural shock. Depends on one's priorities. But if your priority is to get into the culture, meet people from all over the world and get to know different perspectives, it requires one to get outside their comfort zone more often. But people are friendly and very inclusive in general. There are options for scholarships, but I did not have one. I am very satisfied with my life here, but given the current economic downfall in EU, it is really tough for a non-EU to make a living here. This could of course change in the future.

Likes (Safety): The country is pretty safe, even late at nights. The cops are helpful and people are generally safe. Of course there are a lot of criminal activities going on, but it is comparatively better than most of the other countries. The city is amazing, beautiful and clean. A lot of things are going on in the centre all the time and you see a lot of students walking on the street with different ethnicities. Nightlife can be really good, depending on one's taste, and also a lot of options to learn and grow. One just needs the will to do things and be able to get outside their comfort zone.

Dislikes (Part time work): Getting a part time job can be tough whether on campus or off campus as it requires the restaurant/cafes to get a special arrangement (money paid to the government) for employees who are non-EU. It can also be really tough to manage a part time job along with a 1 year master and maintain a social life. But it surely is possible. Average pay out is approximately 12 euros / hour.

Reviewed on 20 Feb 2024Read more

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Is University of Amsterdam better than Erasmus University Rotterdam?

Answered 2 weeks ago

Both the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) are highly regarded institutions in the Netherlands, but each offers different strengths. UvA is well known for its research output, particularly in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and it ranks highe

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KUMKUM BASWAL

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Why choose Erasmus university Rotterdam for an MBA in the Netherlands rather than University of Amsterdam?

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Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is particularly recommended for an MBA programme in the Netherlands because of its reputation, ranks and connections. RSM at EUR is at 1st position in the Netherlands and 28th in the world as per FT. Tuition fee for MBA programme at RSM is around INR 38.5 lakhs. Th

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Kapil Lalwani

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Is it easy to get into Erasmus?

Answered a month ago

Acceptance into an Erasmus programme is determined by the individual exchange or scholarship you are applying for, your academic background, and the competition for the opportunity. While Erasmus programs aim to be inclusive, selection criteria might differ greatly. Academic performance, a good moti

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Mallika Ahuja

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What scores do I need to have to get a scholarship at Erasmus university Rotterdam?

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To qualify for a scholarship at Erasmus University Rotterdam, you generally need to demonstrate excellent academic performance, ambition, and meet the specific scholarship requirements. For example, the NL Scholarship for international students requires high academic achievements and meeting other e

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Abhishek Jha

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What are the requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam?

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At Erasmus University Rotterdam, an application fee of 100 EUR is required for undergraduate studies; transcripts should be presented, and a 70 percent requirement in Mathematics is expected. Certain grade requirements for Indian students vary according to boards, for instance, 75 percent in CISCE.

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