Universiteit Maastricht

Elsevier ranking 2011: Consolidation of the first place in the Netherlands for BSc International Business and BSc Econometrics and Operations research

11 November 2011

The Elsevier BSc ranking was published on Friday, 30 September 2011. The survey on Universities and institutions of higher education is conducted amongst both peers and students in the Netherlands. SBE maintained its number one spot for its BSc Econometrics and Operations research programme and its BSc International Business programme. The Economics and Business Economics programme secured a second place with an overall score of 7.4+ and Fiscal Economics shared its 3rd place with Tilburg University

 

Elsevier Ranking by students:

 

BSc International Business

The first place this year was due to high scores in the categories Facilities, Education overall and more specifically for the sections Verbal skills, Writing skills and quality of studymaterials. Overall this programme scored a 7.2+.

BSc Econometrics and Operations Research

For the third year in a row the Econometrics and Operations Research secured the first place ranking, this year the overall grade was 7.3. The programme scored best in the category Teachers, students awarded them with grades from 7.4 to 8.0.

 

BSc Economics

The Economics programme was awarded second place, with several (sub-) categories ranking well above average. Again we were awarded a high score for the facilities, but in all categories the average grade was over 7.0, so a result to be proud of.

 

BSc Fiscal Economics

This year Fiscal Economics appear for the third time in the ranking. Two Universities share this year’s first spot with an average score of 7.1 while both the UVT Tilburg and SBE score a 7.0. Students were content with the way they could develop their verbal and writing skills, the PBL-system and their study materials.


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