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Utrecht University

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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).[1]

The focus of Utrecht University is on all sorts of sciences. It has 7 faculties:[2]

  • Faculty of Geosciences
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences, which is connected to the University Medical Center Utrecht
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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.