# Erasmus University Rotterdam

- Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1913
- Official website: http://www.eur.nl/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/erasmus-university-rotterdam-a8fd79a0

## Summary

Erasmus University Rotterdam began in 1913 as the Netherlands School of Commerce, a private initiative backed by Rotterdam's business community. It became the Netherlands School of Economics in 1939, and in 1973 it merged with the Rotterdam medical faculty (founded 1966) to form Erasmus University. It was the first Dutch university named after a person, the humanist Desiderius Erasmus.

## Key facts

- rank: #148 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.eur.nl/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/057w15z03)
- [2025: 19,929 bachelor/pre-master + 11,312 master students (summed)](https://www.eur.nl/en/about-university/policy-and-regulations/facts-and-figures)
- [History 1913, 1939, 1966, 1973](https://www.eur.nl/en/about-university/organisation/history)

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