The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University) was founded in 1880 by theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper as a Protestant institution free from church and state control, now a broad secular research university.
| Academic reputation | 53.3 |
| Employer reputation | 28.8 |
| Employment outcomes | 56.4 |
| Overall (QS) | 56.2 |
Ranking data: QS World University Rankings 2026.
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