Philosophy again rated best in the Netherlands
Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam has been rated the best in the Netherlands for the third year running in the newly released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013.
In the new rankings Philosophy is ranked 47th globally, making it the most lauded in the Netherlands and one of Europe’s best. As last year, the Dutch runner-up is Leiden University, which is ranked in the group 51-100.
This is the third time that Philosophy at the UvA has managed to take top honours in the Netherlands. In 2012 it was ranked 50th place, in 2011 37th place.
Evaluation
QS World University Rankings are compiled based on academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), citations (20%), the ratio of staff to students (20%), the number of international academic staff (5%) and the number international students (5%).