About Wageningen University:

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a Dutchpublic university in Wageningen, Netherlands. It consists of Wageningen University and the former agricultural research institutes (Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO)) of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture. Wageningen University: In 1876, the state takes over the local council's Agricultural College in Wageningen: the start of National Agricultural Education in The Netherlands. DLO: In 1877, foundation of the first agricultural research station in Wageningen (predecessor to the current research institutes)



World University Rankings

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World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 148 156 159 160 159 155 156 166 171

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Engineering 255 - 274 243 285 - 283 253 - 275 273 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 - -
Life Sciences 209 205 172 158 150 142 151 149 154 162 165 165 153 142 150 166 166 153
Medicine 278 - - - - - - 294 - 262 243 221 218 234 248 301-350 351-400 351-400
Natural Sciences - - 282 230 291 - - 292 - 301-350 292 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 254 258 301-350
Social Sciences 177 158 147 151 139 135 97 93 84 93 91 93 89 92 102 94 124 113

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 4
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 111 99 - 72 77 106 80
Chemistry 204 250 288 255 262 298 301-350 294 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450
Chemical Engineering 70 124 139 122 138 173 135 159 166 137 104 96 141 194 215
Civil Engineering 36 27 44 49 37 45 45 64 64 62 295 - 291 288 301-350
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 249 244 275 276 294 271 351-400
Computer Science - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 451-500 401-450 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 174 183 196 205 216 206 226
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 301-350
Environment / Ecology 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 6
Geosciences 57 83 70 72 65 58 53 62 49 37 38 47 36 35 28
Immunology - - - - - - - - 217 232 253 252 262 247 261
Materials Science 254 - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 301-350 351-400 - - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 351-400 451-500 451-500 - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 23 26 33 26 32 28 28
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 181 202 180 205 227 225 220
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 239 247 241 234 290 266 256 277 298 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 401-450
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 5 5
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 68 65 67 72 68 96 82
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 2 5 8 9 5
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -