Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Utrecht University
The 20 closest higher education alternatives to Utrecht University, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 13 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Utrecht University? The closest matches are rug.nl, University of Amsterdam and TU Delft. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About Utrecht University
Utrecht University uu.nl
Utrecht University | Sharing science, shaping tomorrow
Utrecht University offers inspiring education and leading research of international quality. Researchers and students are working together towards a better world.
Wikidata: university in the Netherlands
Summary by Claude
Utrecht University is a public research university in the Netherlands offering bachelor's, master's and PhD programmes and conducting academic research across many disciplines.
- Who it’s for
- Prospective and current students, researchers, staff
- Business model
- Public funding and tuition fees
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Utrecht University’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Utrecht University
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Utrecht University, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Top 100 University | University of Groningen
The University of Groningen has a high reputation for academic teaching and research and a large international network and offers degree programmes at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in virtually every field.
Very close cos 0.930 - 02
Delft University of Technology | TU Delft | Challenge. Change. Impact!
Discover TU Delft, the Netherlands' oldest and largest university of technology, offering world-class education, leading research, 16 bachelor's and 30+ master's programmes.
Very close cos 0.907 - 03
The University of Utah
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.
Very close cos 0.905 - 04
University of Vienna – study, research, live in Vienna
With more than 90,000 students, the University of Vienna is one of the largest universities in Europe. Discover our diverse range of degree programmes, excellent research and vibrant university life in the heart of Vienna.
Very close cos 0.900 - 05
The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site university and a Russell Group member, known for research excellence and a diverse student community.
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University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a large UK higher education institution and part of the Russell Group of leading universities.
Very close cos 0.898 - 07
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, influencing the world since 1583. We are one of the UK's top-rated research universities. Located in Scotland's capital city, one of the liveliest and most beautiful cities in the world.
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The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a leading public research university where Longhorns learn, create and lead — changing Texas and the world.
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Universität zu Köln: University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is a university with the classic range of subjects of a comprehensive university. As one of the largest universities in Europe, it also works at the highest international level in research and teaching.
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University of Oregon | Public Research University in Eugene
Oregon's only AAU university. 300+ degrees, bold research, and a campus community designed for unconventional thinkers. Eugene, Oregon.
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The University of Queensland
UQ ranks among the world's top 50 universities, delivering knowledge leadership and connecting with partners and communities for a better world.
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Wir forschen, lehren und arbeiten für die und mit der Gesellschaft. Frei. Unabhängig. Verantwortungsvoll. Mutig und engagiert. Vielfältig und offen. Geschichtsbewusst und zukunftsorientiert. Exzellent. Wir sind die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).
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University of Connecticut
It's simple enough, UConn is a great university. But it's more than that. A top-ranked research institution, campuses across Connecticut built to inspire, the global community that is UConn Nation.
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UHH : University of Hamburg
Discover the University of Hamburg – a top research university in Germany. Explore study programs research strengths and international options at UHH.
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University of Houston
Located near the heart of Houston, this public, tier one research university offers over 300 degrees and programs and award-winning faculty.
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Home - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university. The University of Glasgow is a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research environment * to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research * to make a major contribution to local, regional, national and international communities through widening access and through working in partnership to support economic regeneration * to sustain and add value to Scottish culture, to the natural enviro
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UNSW Sydney | Australia's #1 university
UNSW is ranked 1st in Australia overall and for employment outcomes. Browse our range of study options and find the perfect one for you.
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public research university in Hong Kong established in 1911
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to uu.nl’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Utrecht University uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Utrecht University is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- Drupal meta generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org)
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.0.min.js
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Web servers
- Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by Drupal (meta generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org))
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX uu-nl.mail.protection.outlook.com
- Email delivery
- Brevo TXT brevo-code:af27a511cfadd67db014e628614c7404
- Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 ip4:131.211.14.0/24 ip4:145.0.1.0/24 ip4:195.169.13.0/24 ip6:2…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=1f7a24c74c7d57187943e2d4ec7adcd37d3725b9a…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=wydMRl66PAsBwOVk
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=0iPg6zRItjFaaj30LVQ0AjAJ4N66NNbKdP5fnJ0…
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 8DAADCC04A34AC79D28843B8F730F7D7
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: qPl4D-wsk6WfvNbSKBObBX8oPgTFOnsYzPesvSJlfJc
Stack changes
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What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Microsoft 365 16/20
- Google Tag Manager 13/20
- Atlassian 12/20
- PHP 11/20
- Adobe 9/20
- Apple Business 9/20
- Apache HTTP Server 8/20
- jQuery 6/20
- Brevo 5/20
- Font Awesome · not on uu.nl 5/20
- nginx · not on uu.nl 5/20
- Miro · not on uu.nl 3/20
- TYPO3 · not on uu.nl 3/20
- YouTube embeds · not on uu.nl 3/20
- GlobalSign · not on uu.nl 3/20