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Wageningen University & Research

Location

Wageningen Campus, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, Wageningen, NL, Wageningen Netherlands

Ranking

# =155QS World University Rankings

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6Undergraduate programs

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37Postgraduate programs

International

4681International students

About Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research is the best University in the Netherlands and one of the leading international universities in the field of healthy food and living environment. The university offers 6 bachelor's programmes, 30 master's programmes and 3 online master's. In these programmes, you will focus on current and future global issues that are of increasing importance to both industry and government.

Find out more about the university and studying in Wageningen at http://wur.eu/whywageningen

Highly ranked university

  • World's best in the field of Agriculture & Forestry according to the QS World University Rankings
  • The university is listed number 53 in the world by the Times Higher Education Ranking
  • Wageningen is voted as number 1 university in the Netherlands seventeen years in a row


Do you have any questions?

If you would like more information about student life in Wageningen, the education system, choosing a programme or open days you can contact the International Students Advice at [email protected]. For questions about the application process, admission, study expenses, tuition fees or housing the Student Service Centre can provide you with this information.

About Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research is the best University in the Netherlands and one of the leading international universities in the field of healthy food and living environment. The university offers 6 bachelor's programmes, 30 master's programmes and 3 online master's. In these programmes, you will focus on current and future global issues that are of increasing importance to both industry and government.

Find out more about the university and studying in Wageningen at http://wur.eu/whywageningen

Highly ranked university

  • World's best in the field of Agriculture & Forestry according to the QS World University Rankings
  • The university is listed number 53 in the world by the Times Higher Education Ranking
  • Wageningen is voted as number 1 university in the Netherlands seventeen years in a row


Do you have any questions?

If you would like more information about student life in Wageningen, the education system, choosing a programme or open days you can contact the International Students Advice at [email protected]. For questions about the application process, admission, study expenses, tuition fees or housing the Student Service Centre can provide you with this information.

Available programs

Wageningen University & Research offers 6 English-taught bachelor's programmes in the domain of healthy food and living environment. You can be admitted to one of our bachelor's programmes if you have the right pre-education and meet the language requirements. Below you can find the general admission requirements. You can find the details about the requirements on the website .

General admission requirements

  • Be in possession of a secondary school leaving certificate ( a Dutch ‘vwo-diploma’ ) or an equivalent to the Dutch pre-university diploma , and;
  • Have studied certain subjects (at the required level) relevant to the programme you are applying for, and;
  • Meet the English language requirements .
  • For Dutch taught programmes you also have to meet the Dutch language requirements .

At Wageningen University & Research you can choose one of the 30 English-taught master's programmes in the domain of healthy food and living environment. You can apply online for a master's programme and will be admitted if you have the right pre-education. Below you find a list of the general admission requirements. Visit the website for all the details about the application process

General admission requirements

  • A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a field of science relevant to your selected programme.
  • Sufficient quality of the bachelor's degree as shown by an average unweighted mark of at least 7 (Dutch system), a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least B/B+ (US system) or a classification as 2nd upper (UK system). If there is no GPA stated on your transcript an unweighted grade point average will be calculated.
  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

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Rankings & ratings

Wageningen University & Research is one of the top public universities in Wageningen, Netherlands. It is ranked #=155 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #161
  • 2014
    #150
  • 2015
    #=151
  • 2016
    #=135
  • 2017
    #119
  • 2018
    #124
  • 2019
    #125
  • 2020
    #125
  • 2021
    #115
  • 2022
    #123
  • 2023
    #124
  • 2024
    #=151
  • 2025
    #=155

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