Maastricht University (UM) is a public research university located in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1976. As a result, it ranks as the second youngest of the fourteen Dutch universities. Today, the university enrolls over 22,000 students. Notably, international students comprise more than half of the student body. Therefore, it maintains a strong global learning environment.
Moreover, the university offers a wide range of academic programs at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. It delivers education through six faculties, including Health, Medicine and Life Sciences; Science and Engineering; Arts and Social Sciences; Psychology and Neuroscience; Business and Economics; and Law. The QS World University Rankings 2026 have placed the university at #239.