Tilburg University is a public research university specializing in the social and behavioural sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands. Tilburg University was founded in 1927 as the Roomsch Katholieke HandelshoogeSchool. Tilburg University has a number of research centres and graduate schools.

  • Tilburg University is a specialized university in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2020 three major university rankings: QS World University Ranking, THE World University Rankings and US News Best Global Universities listed Tilburg among the top 40 in the world and top 10 in Europe for Economics.
  • In the field of economics, RePEc in March 2020 ranked the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration as the 23rd most productive research department in the world, and the 6th in Europe.
  • According to the 2019 Shanghai Ranking, Tilburg University is ranked 5th in MBA colleges in Netherlands and 12th in the field of Finance worldwide.
  • In 2020, Tilburg University was ranked 17th worldwide and 4th in Europe in Economics & Business field, by the US News 2020 ranking. Times Higher Education in 2019 ranked it 28th in Economics & Business and 52nd in Law globally.
  • The Shanghai Ranking lists Tilburg as the 5th best university in Business Administration in the world, 12th in Finance and 27th in Management.

Tilburg University World Ranking Highlights

Ranking of Tilburg university by various agency at international level:-

Agency Ranking
THE (2021) 201-250
QS (2021) 368
USNEWS (2021) 490
CWUR (2021) 502
Shanghai world ranking (in 2020) 601-700

Tilburg University National Ranking

Table below represents rank of Tilburg University amongst universities in Netherlands by different agencies:

Agency Ranking
US news 13
CWUR 13
Shanghai world ranking 13

Tilburg University Ranking by US News

Table given below represents the ranking by US News in brief

Subject Ranking
Arts and humanities 169
Economics and business 20
Psychology/psychiatry 67
Social science and public health 246(tie)

Tilburg University Ranking by Times Higher Education 2021

Table below is subject wise ranking of Tilburg university by THE

Subject Ranking
Art and humanities 101 – 125
Clinical, pre-clinical and health 501-600
Social science 101-125
Business and economics 37
Computer science 401-500
Law 28
Education 201-250
Psychology 50

Tilburg University Ranking by QS 2021

According to Alexa Internet, it is the most widely viewed university ranking worldwide.

Subject Ranking
2020 2019 2018
Economics and econometrics 36(tie) 41(tie) 48(tie)
Accounting and finance 48 51-100 51-100
Law and legal studies 51-100 51-100 101-150
Psychology 51-100 51-100 101-150
Business and management studies 51-100 51-100 101-150
Social science and management 92(tie) 115(tie) 152(tie)
Statics and operational research 101-150 101-150 101-150
Sociology 151-200 151-200 201-250
Linguistics 251-300 - -
Arts and humanities 401-450 451-500 451-500
Computer science and information system 501-550 551-600 -

Qs Top universities have ranked Tilburg University for its masters in supply chain management - 36th (tie) and masters in management - 74th (tie) for 2021.

Tilburg University Miscellaneous Ranking

THE has impact ranked the university on various factors for year 2020 they are given below:

Factors Ranking
Impact ranking overall 101-200
Peace, justice and institution 9
Climate action 201-300
Reducing inequalities 101-200
Decent work and economic growth 101-200
Clean water and sanitation 63(tie)
Gender equality 201-300
Quality education 401-600
Good health and well being 201-300

* Impact ranking is global performance that assesses universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach, and stewardship.

Tilburg University vs Other Universities: Comparison

Tabulated below is the comparison between Tilburg university and University of Amsterdam along with University of Groningen, some top rated universities to study abroad.

University/college Tilburg university University of Amsterdam University of Groningen
Status public public public
Research output Very high Very high Very high
Academic reputation 15.1 82.3 50.6
Employer reputation 37.5 55.6 28.1
International student 42.5 61.6 86.5
Total Percentage of international students 16% 24% 23%

More than 17,000 students of 110 nationalities study in Tilburg University and are train to become TiU-shaped professionals: responsible and enterprising thinkers, driven by solidarity, a sense of responsibility, and empathy, able to have impact in an innovative way and to give direction to a rapidly changing society.

Tilburg University has a culture of cooperation and co-creation, at local, regional, national and international level. They connect their activities with those of other educational institutes, the business community, governments and civil society organisations and with our alumni at home and abroad. They seek the connection between the various disciplines in order to find solutions for the major issues.