
Rankings
The quality of education and research at BUas is demonstrated by high ratings in recognised international and national rankings.
BUas is rated in well recognised international rankings, like the QS ranking, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU/Shanghai), and for Games, the Rookies and Princeton Review.
Internationally, the QS-ranking is regarded as a leading ranking in academic and applied education and research, which comprises the global overall and subject rankings with the world’s top universities for 48 different subjects.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU/Shanghai) is based on an assessment of research and reflects aspects like the number of awarded and cited alumni and staff.
The Princeton Review rankings for Game Design give a good view of the world best schools and colleges. The ranking is entirely based on numerous student surveys of what students reflect about their education institute, including quality of lab facilities, faculty credentials and career outcomes.
The Rookies World School Rankings displays the Best Creative Media & Entertainment Art Schools in the world. It has become a trusted and industry respected system for showcasing the very best education facilities available to students today, helping them to find the best schools and colleges.
GAMEducation – the Global Association for Media Education – offers an in depth international ranking of video game schools as well as a ranking of the studios that recruit new graduates.
The most important national Dutch rankings for Bachelor and Master's programmes are Keuzegids and Elsevier Best Studies.
The Keuzegids compares the quality of programmes at Dutch educational institutions. The ranking is based on several sources, including the National Student Survey (NSE), Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (study success), ROA (labour market) and NVAO (accreditations).
Keuzegids 2023 BUas highlights:
Elsevier Best Studies compares the quality of bachelor's and master's programmes at Dutch universities and higher education colleges, on ranking aspects such as student satisfaction with the programme content, preparation for the labor market, teachers, atmosphere and facilities. Sources are the National Student Survey (NSE) as well as data about academic success, student population and NVAO accreditation. EW Magazine awards medals to high-scoring study programmes. For gold, a programme must score significantly better than the average for the entire sector on eight or more components. With six or seven top scores, a program earns silver and with four or five exceptional scores, bronze.
Elsevier Best Studies 2022 highlights