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.

• BUas ranking #28 (2024) and # 27 (2023) in Hospitality & Leisure Management - worldwide

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.  

• BUas position # 76-100 (2023) at Hospitality & Tourism Management – and position # 1 in the Netherlands

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.

• BUas ranking # 11 (2023) and # 12 (2022),  as Top 50 Game Design – Under Graduate - worldwide
• BUas ranking # 10 (2023) and # 11 (2022), as Top 50 Game Design – Graduate - worldwide

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.

• BUas ranking # 9 (2023), Best Game Design & Development
• BUas ranking # 11 (2023), Best Production Excellence - 3D Animation
• BUas ranking # 4 (2023), Best Production Excellence - Console Games
• BUas ranking # 6 (2023), Best Production Excellence - Immersive Media
• BUas ranking # 8 (2022), Best Game Design & Development Schools in the World
• BUas ranking # 17 (2022), Best Concept Art & Illustration Schools in the World
• BUas ranking # 8 (2022), Game Design & Development Schools - Production Excellence
• BUas ranking # 9 (2022), Visual Effects and Animation Schools - Production Excellence
• BUas ranking # 36 (2022), Top 50 Creative Media & Entertainment Schools & Colleges in the World

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.

• BUas ranking #3 worldwide
  
   

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 2025 BUas highlights:

• Creative Media & Games Technologies, Hotel Management and Built Environment received the quality label for offering a top-performing programme.
• Nine out of eleven of our programmes scored at least four out of five stars (‘good’).
• Built Environment, Creative Media & Games Technologies, Creative Business en Facility Management  came out first in their respective categories.
• Creative Business maintains first place in its own domain for eleven consecutive years.

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 2023 highlights

• A silver medal for Facility Management and Creative Media & Game Technologies
• A bronze medal for Bachelor of Science Leisure Studies, Bachelor of Science Tourism, Logistics Engineering, Tourism Management and Hotel Management.

Built Environment

• Keuzegids: Top Rated Programme | 2025
• Keuzegids: No.1 in Own Category | 2025

Facility

• Keuzegids: No.1 in Own Category | 2025
• Elsevier Best Studies: silver medal | 2023

Games

• Keuzegids: Top Rated Programme | 2025
• Keuzegids: No.1 in Own Category |  2025

Hotel

• Keuzegids: Top Rated Programme | 2025
• Keuzegids: No.1 in Own Category | 2025 

Leisure & Events

• Keuzegids: No.2 in Own Category for Leisure & Events Management | 2025
• Elsevier Best Studies: No.1 in Own Category for Leisure & Events Management | 2023
• Elsevier Best Studies: bronze medal for BSc Leisure Studies | 2023

Logistics

• Keuzegids: No.3 in Own Category for Logistics Management | 2025
• Elsevier Best Studies: No.2 in Own Category for Logistics Engineering | 2023
• Elsevier Best Studies: bronze medal for Logistics Engineering | 2023
• Elsevier Best Studies: No.1 in Own Category for Master Supply Chain Management |  2023

Creative Business

• Keuzegids: No.1 in Own Category | 2025
• Elsevier Best Studies: No.2 rating in Own Category | 2023

Tourism

• Keuzegids: No.3 in Own Category Tourism Management | 2025
• Keuzegids: No.3 in Own Category Ad Tourism Management | 2025
• Elsevier Best Studies: bronze medal Tourism Management | 2023
• Elsevier Best Studies: bronze medal Bachelor of Science Tourism | 2023