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[Home](/) 2. [Products](/products) 3. [Acquia Web Governance](/products/acquia-web-governance) 4. Benchmarks 5. Top Higher Education Websites in the Netherlands 2023 **Websites Benchmark Report** # **Top Higher Education Websites in the Netherlands 2023** “Equal opportunities for everyone” is the foundation of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. So to what extent are higher educational institutions on top of website accessibility, regardless of any invisible disabilities that students may have? Acquia has analyzed the primary websites of the Top 40 Dutch Universities to see how their websites perform, and if they are accessible and fully-optimized for modern web standards. [Get Your Results](#results "Get Your Results") ![illustration of governmental building and laptop with accessibility logo and an open book](/sites/default/files/styles/flex_header_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/NL%20Higher%20Education%20Benchmark.png?h=8b526752&itok=YnhhLOyD) Image ![Illustration of a number 1 ribbon](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_Top%205.png?itok=AT3Nx5YR) ## **Top 5 Websites Overall** We are thrilled to announce the top performers in Digital Accessibility, Content Quality Assurance, Response Time, Performance, and SEO. The Overall category showcases the top-performing websites of Higher Education in the Netherlands in terms of SEO, response time, performance, and web accessibility. These websites received high overall rankings in 2023. Congratulations, and keep up the good work! \*Overall ranking is based on the average (weighted) ranking across all categories.**Overall Ranking** **University Name** 1st Hogeschool Inholland2nd Amsterdam VUMC3rd Hogeschool Saxion4th Universiteit Twente5th Maastricht University Image ![Illustration of an accessibility logo](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_Accessibility.png?itok=VUbZPr1e) ## **Top 5 Websites for Web Accessibility** More than 2 million people have a disability in the Netherlands. For many of those, Digital Accessibility matters. Accessible websites enable anyone, regardless of their age, level of digital competency, or disabilities, to use your website and access its content. Acquia Web Governance scans your website to look for potential problems preventing web accessibility. The recommendations for fixing these problems are provided in the following step, which also gives you an overview of how well your website is performing. We advise achieving an accessibility compliance score of at least 70% for organisations using the Acquia Web Governance platform in order to demonstrate progress towards compliance. The average score for Higher Education websites in the Netherlands was 71.25%. These 5 Top Universities in the Netherlands scored highest for Digital Accessibility in 2023. \*Based on the number of WCAG 2.1 A & AA checks passed on the Acquia Web Governance platform in a 500-page scan.**Ranking** **University Name** Accessibility Compliance\*1st Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht77.92%2nd Hogeschool Inholland76.92%3rd NHL Stenden hogeschool76.67%4th Hogeschool van Amsterdam 75.22%5th De Haagse Hogeschool 75.18% Image ![Illustration of an award ribbon](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_Quality%20Assurance.png?itok=iVE1a5zB) ## **Top 5 Websites for Content Quality Assurance** The Content Quality Assurance module looks for misspellings, broken links, broken images, and readability issues. By taking on Quality Assurance, you can decrease bounce rates, increase conversions, and improve your SEO, helping (future) students more easily find the information they need about their University or education program. The websites of Universities in the Netherlands received a 70.57 average rating. The Universities listed below deserve special praise for raising the bar for Content Quality Assurance. \*Based on the number of pages without broken links, broken images, and misspellings.**Ranking** **University Name** Content Quality Assurance\*1st Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 99.60%2nd De Hanzehogeschool Groningen 99.20%3rd NHL Stenden hogeschool 99%4th Universiteit Twente 95.8%5th Hogeschool Utrecht 95.6% Image ![Illustration of a magnifying glass with a cogwheel](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_SEO.png?itok=0s8MYkNL) ## **Top 5 Websites for SEO** On-page SEO still plays a significant role in search engine rankings. Common errors like missing H1 tags, broken links and too many internal links on a page can harm your rankings and visitor experience. The average SEO score for the websites of the Netherlands' higher education websites was 83.41 We applaud the following universities for being leaders in the SEO category. \*Based on the number of pages that are compliant with all Acquia Web Governance SEO checks.**Ranking** **University Name** SEO Compliance\*1st UMC Groningen 97.06%2nd NHL Stenden hogeschool 93.59%3rd Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen 93.07%4thTilburg University92.54%5thFontys Hogeschool 89.93% Image ![Illustration of a wrist watch](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_Time%20Saving.png?itok=Af45EkEA) ## **Top 5 Websites for Response Time** In addition to improving user experience, having a quick-loading website is important for SEO because Google uses it as a ranking factor. With Acquia Web Governance's Heartbeat module, you can keep an eye on how well your website is performing to guarantee a positive user experience for your visitors and prevent any potential member annoyance. The higher education websites in the Netherlands had an average response time of 373.45 ms. Your score must be under 200 ms in order for you to be considered an excellent performer. The top five high education institutions in the Netherlands should be pleased with their exceptional response time results. \*Average response time is based on average response time (ms) over a one week period in Acquia Web Governance’s Heartbeat module.**Ranking** **University Name** Average Response Time\*1st Universiteit Utrecht 52 ms2nd Universiteit Twente 61 ms3rd Breda University of Applied Sciences70 ms4th Tilburg University 70 ms5th Fontys Hogeschool 73 ms Image ![illustration of a browser with a speedometer](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_large_icon_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Iconstration_Performance%20Module.png?itok=3DY6oR7P) ## **Top 5 Websites for Performance Score** Getting a pulse check on the overall website performance score (0–100) based on Google Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals provides a comprehensive view of how visitor location, network speed, and device affect your site's performance. The average performance rating for this benchmark report was 48.10. We recommend that you aim for a score between 90 and 100. Below is a list of the top five higher education websites in the Netherlands based on this report. **Ranking** **University Name** Performance score (0-100)1st Wageningen University & Research 84 2nd Amsterdam VUMC 83 3rd Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht 82 4th Avans Hogeschool 73 5th Universiteit Utrecht 70 ## Identify Your Website’s Biggest Issues Find out if you're delivering the best possible web experience for your visitors. [Request a Demo](/about-us/contact/web-governance-request-a-demo "Request a Demo Acquia Web Governance") ![stylized illustration of the Monsido product UI showing various analytics](/sites/default/files/styles/flex_header_desktop/public/media/image/2024-04/Custom%20Demo%20Monsido%20Graphic.png?h=6f98d453&itok=QIo4eL2C)