University of Amsterdam (UvA) Rankings 2025

• 80-90% people get jobs within 6 months of completing their course
• Average salary depends on your location. But in Europe, it is typically 60-80K euros per annum
• Generally, you just find jobs via LinkedIn or other online sources. There is no such thing as a common placement cell. You can ask the College for help at an individual level.
• Most people get into startups in and around Amsterdam. Some of them get into big tech companies and some of them do their PhDs after their MSc.

• My college provided accommodation for the first year as well as the second year to me. They generally do not help in the 2nd year, but I got lucky. Typically, use online forums/websites to get housing. Register in the first year itself.
• My rent was about 500-700 euros per month. It was fully furnished with everything needed for student life.
• Amsterdam does not have sufficient housing so the main challenge is finding any affordable housing. You should register asap (6 months ahead) on the housing websites to get housing.
• My house was 10km away from college in the first year and just 500m away in the second year.

• 80-90 % of the students get a job within the first six months after the completion of the program.
• Average salary depends upon prior work experience. Being a fresher will get you a lower salary, plus there would be difficulty in finding the job as well. But there are many traineeships that freshers can get into. Typically 3200-4700 Euros depending upon your experience, you can get.
• Most of the students found jobs through LinkedIn. There is no concept of Campus Placement. So you apply to their job portal and get shortlisted and get called. Most of my batchmates are placed in MNCs with the roles of Data Analyst, Data Scientist and Business Analyst.
• Universities are very few. For example, Amsterdam has only three public universities. So, more or less every company has an equal proportion of the students from each university. However, UvA is ranked higher in popularity given its academic excellence.

• I wasn't able to find the room initially through the student housing. So, I went to the private housing market for the room. I found the room via Kamernet.com, which is very popular in the Netherlands for finding rooms. They charge you approximately 30 euros for a monthly subscription.
• The initial rent was approximately 1000 euros. There are no on-campus rooms here.
• It is very hard to find room if you don't get it via Student Housing. You go to the private market and keep messaging 100 of Landlords and you hear back from only a few of them. Plus, not everyone wants to give room to international students.
• My recommendation would be to be ready mentally that it is not going to be easy and if you don't find the room via Student Housing, be active every day on private housing platforms to find the room. 20 to 25 minutes by the tram from my location.

• The country is coming out of recession and hence the job turn out is lower this time. Around 30-40% have secured a full time job with an average annual salary of around 50000 euros. Banks like ABN AMRO, Rabobank, ING hire from the university.
• The common ways to secure a job is through job fairs, internships, and networking. Learning Dutch opens doors with lesser competition for the students. Hence it is highly recommended to learn dutch while studying.

• For the first year, there is an option to register with student housing, where the houses are released in batches and given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. That is how I secured my housing too, a fully private studio at 650 euros a month with 210 housing allowance from the government, which made my effective rent 440 euros a month. 
• In this rent, I got a cycle parking space included. 
• Future students should apply to the university as soon as possible to be ahead on the list.
• My accommodation was 45 minutes away from the university. I travelled using public transport. There are no specific places where the Indian students stay; in each of the housing options, there were several Indian students.

• Most students don’t get a job right after graduating, it usually takes around a year to find a proper one since you need a company that sponsors your visa. Also, most companies here work with Dutch clients so they prefer people who know Dutch, so yeah, getting a job in 6 months is not that common.
• The average salary for freshers is around 2500 to 4000 euros gross, but if you’re lucky you can get something between 5500 to 6500 too.
• There’s no placement or job fair from the university, so you have to find a job on your own using your network, LinkedIn, or internships. I don’t have any placement experience, but some of my batchmates got into companies like ING, BUNQ, Optiver, Rabobank, Shell, Amazon, and Booking through their graduate programs.

• I found my accommodation through Indian WhatsApp groups and Facebook. My monthly rent is 800 EUR for an individual room in a house with shared amenities.

• One of the challenges with finding accommodation is that many landlords require you to be in the Netherlands for a viewing. It’s really competitive, and housing near the university is often unaffordable.

• I stay in Almere, about 20 km away from the university and travel by public transport. A few students are lucky enough to find student housing, which costs around 400-500 EUR, but it’s usually far from the university, and they either cycle or use public transport.

• I'm not sure. it's easy for Dutch nationals to find a job, as there is always availability and vacancy for them. However, it is more difficult when it comes to visa sponsorship. to get sponsorship you need to earn a minimum of 3000 euros per month.
• People find jobs through networks, the market is tight and there are no placements. Most people apply for a search year.

• There is no campus accommodation. I got my apartment through student housing. I live with a roommate 40 minutes by public transportation and 20 minutes biking away from university. i pay 500 euros a month. There is a very bad housing crisis in the Netherlands which makes finding accommodation extremely difficult but as a student, you stand a chance of getting it through UvA.

• I cannot comment on the exact percentage of people who secured employment within 6 months. But most of the people were able to secure employment in one way or another.
• The average salary would be around 2200–3000 EUR monthly in the Netherlands.
• The online job portal is the major source. The university introduces some companies and their vacancies in the career fair, which can support future employment. Lastly, networking is the key in corporate. There is no placement drive in European universities.

• I opted for a Student Accommodation, and is off-campus. In the Netherlands, there is no ON-Campus accommodation.
• I opted for housing accommodations during my application process. So, when I received my acceptance, the university introduced me to a third-party housing provider, wherein I got my room. The process was simple, but the university asked for one-time overhead fees.
• I pay around 500 EUR for a room and bathroom. I share the kitchen with around 5 co-tenants.
• For me, the process was smooth in securing a house there.
• Yes, please go for university-guided student accommodations, as they are very clean and comparatively cheap.
• It is a 30-40 minute ride through public transport. There is no specific area for Indian students, as the housing is allocated randomly based on their selected preference.
   

• Most students go for masters after my degree. But people who don't are easily employed, this is a high demand course, and the dutch recruiters know that. 
  3000-5000 euros is the average salary range that most students in our program can expect to earn upon graduation 
  Campus recruitment: Applying through career networking events, fairs and workshops. 
  Taking referrals from their networks is the best way to get something, these networks are found not only in serious events, but sometimes also in community events like indians in amsterdam. 

  One advice: reach out to recruiters directly. That really helps with scoring at least an interview with the hiring manager. 

• The major companies that hire graduates from our program:
  Quantco
  Deloitte
  Goldman Sachs
  JP Morgan
  ABN Amro
  KLM .

• Finding accommodations :
• Since I live here with family that was sorted. But looking at the rental situation, we have consistently given rooms out on rent. 
• To get housing here it is best to apply on: Diemen-Zuid OurCampus, Student Experience, The Social hub, and university's own housings. Also join whatsapp communities where there's ample subletting options. 
• I recommend that you take even a place on rent for a month, if possible. Once moved here, students find it easier to look for a more permanent place.
• My place is 30 mins from the campus. Most students stay between 20-40 mins. There are indian students everywhere, so not an issue. 

So this part was disappointing. They did not support even one student for getting placement, more so because we needed the most help during covid. People get jobs between €2500 and €4000 gross in Amsterdam. Other countries have other market rates.

Overall, an excellent experience. Certainly recommend other students join this program. I understand that placements have improved in the time being. Course is doing well. Stressful studies, but worth it because the information is directly relevant for the jobs at hand. Very useful for post study opportunities, primarily due to network effect.

Post-study research opportunities depended a lot on the department that students are taking. In my case, there were ample opportunities after I finished my Ph.D.

I did an internship in Germany during my bachelor studies. I liked the lifestyle in Europe, the scientific vigor of the UvA, and the group that I joined is world-famous for molecular simulations. It was an overall perfect fit for my personal and professional requirements.

They are really good. Students get offers from excellent places and the university also provides a platform for entrepreneurs.

Dutch education is known to be the best in the world beating even US and UK. Getting admission to the University of Amsterdam was easy however the course is really intense and taught exactly the way it should be. The faculty is passionate and approachable. A very diverse and open environment enables students to get exposure to the real world.