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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880. It is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam. Although founded as a private institution, the VU has received government funding on a parity basis with public universities since 1970. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1880 1
Country
Netherlands 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Top 500 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
31,548 2
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Source Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as VU Amsterdam or simply VU when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880.
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1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section, first paragraph
    The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880.
  • Infobox, established
    1880
  • Lead section
    The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as VU Amsterdam or simply VU when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880.
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2. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'students': 31,548View the Source
3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 159
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 159
Top 0.8% VU Amsterdam Netherlands 6 - 1349 - 88 79.9
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Wikidata: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Wikidata Q1065414, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1065414, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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