Utrecht University

Utrecht University (Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht), shortened to UU, is a public university in Utrecht, a city in the province of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Utrecht University was established in 1636. It has more than 38,000 students and more than 8,800 staff members (in 2026).

The focus of Utrecht University is on all sorts of sciences. It has 7 faculties:

The university also has Botanical Gardens, a university museum and a university library with two locations. Some buildings of the university are in the city center of Utrecht, and some are on a campus on the edge of Utrecht, called Utrecht Science Park.

The university also has two university colleges, University College Utrecht (in Utrecht) and University College Roosevelt (in Middelburg).

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  1. ↑ "Facts and figures - Organisation - Utrecht University". www.uu.nl. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Faculties - Organisation - Utrecht University". www.uu.nl. Retrieved 2026-07-21.