National Student Survey 2026
How our students rate the programme, compared with every other Dutch data science and AI bachelor.
The National Student Survey (NSE: Nationale Studenten Enquête) is a nationwide survey that gathers feedback from students across Dutch higher education. Each year, nearly all students are invited to share their experiences and opinions about their study programmes and institutions.
We conducted a comparative analysis of the NSE results, focusing on full-time bachelor programmes with the following titles:
- Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Among 13 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence bachelor programmes offered in the Netherlands, we rank first in overall programme satisfaction. We also rank first on many individual criteria and place in the top 3 across nearly all categories.
The results are summarized in two tables:
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General Questions: Students rated each question on a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied). The scores are averaged per programme.
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Thematic Scores: Several related questions are grouped into themes. Each theme score represents the average of its underlying questions.
General Questions
Based on individual survey questions, we ranked #1 in the following key areas:
- How satisfied are you with your course programme in general?
- The content of the course programme
- The general skills acquired in your course programme
- The preparation for a professional career
- Examination and assessment
- The feasibility of your course programme
- The atmosphere
- Based on my experiences so far, I would choose this course programme again
- The teachers convey the subject matters clearly in English
Table 1. Average scores on individual survey questions (scale 1–5). Gold, Silver, and Bronze highlight the top 3 scores per question.
| University | Program | Number of Respondents | How satisfied are you with your course programme in general? | The content of the course programme | The general skills acquired in your course programme | The preparation for a professional career | The teachers on your course programme | The information provided within the context of your course programme | The facilities provided for your course programme | Examination and assessment | The feasibility of your course programme | The support/mentoring | The atmosphereamongst the studends, teachters, etc. on your course programme | Based on my experiences so far, I would choose this course programme again | The teachers convey the subject matters clearly in English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breda University of Applied Sciences | ADS&AI | 114 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.02 | 3.78 | 4.10 | 3.81 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 4.46 | 4.24 | 4.53 |
| Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | AI | 86 | 3.95 | 3.87 | 3.88 | 3.28 | 3.94 | 3.95 | 4.30 | 3.69 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.24 | 3.94 | 4.38 |
| Zuyd Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 40 | 3.92 | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.25 | 3.95 | 3.78 | 3.75 | 4.03 | 4.35 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 4.10 |
| Saxion Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 18 | 3.89 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.44 | 3.33 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 3.39 | 3.83 | 3.79 | 3.94 | 3.72 | 3.00 |
| Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen | AI | 161 | 3.81 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.19 | 3.48 | 3.77 | 4.13 | 3.64 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 4.14 | 3.80 | 3.94 |
| De Haagse Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 119 | 3.81 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 3.74 | 3.66 | 3.50 | 3.86 | 3.95 | 3.93 | 3.91 | 3.65 |
| Universiteit Utrecht | AI | 63 | 3.78 | 3.76 | 3.67 | 2.81 | 3.56 | 3.81 | 4.05 | 3.71 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 3.68 | 4.07 |
| Universiteit van Amsterdam | AI | 69 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.10 | 3.64 | 3.69 | 4.24 | 3.72 | 3.88 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 3.91 | 3.75 |
| Universiteit Leiden | DS&AI | 108 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.64 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 3.57 | 3.82 | 3.40 | 3.95 | 3.91 | 4.11 |
| TU/e + Tilburg University | DS | 162 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 3.40 | 3.48 | 3.79 | 4.21 | 3.64 | 3.88 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 3.88 | 4.04 |
| Universiteit Maastricht | DS&AI | 118 | 3.71 | 3.91 | 3.84 | 3.72 | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.97 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.92 | 4.03 | 3.84 | 4.12 |
| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | AI | 124 | 3.69 | 3.50 | 3.58 | 3.08 | 3.60 | 3.58 | 3.91 | 3.68 | 3.94 | 3.54 | 4.03 | 3.74 | 4.17 |
| Hogeschool Rotterdam | ADS&AI | 51 | 3.04 | 3.31 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.38 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.40 | 3.28 | 3.44 | 3.15 | 3.43 |
Thematic Scores
We ranked 1st in almost all the thematic categories.
Table 2. Average scores per theme based on grouped survey questions (scale 1–5). Gold, Silver, and Bronze highlight the top 3 scores per theme.
| University | Program | Number of Respondents | Link with professional practice/professional careers | The teachers on your course programme | The content and organisation of your course programme | Engagement and contact | Support/mentoring | Examination and assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breda University of Applied Sciences | ADS&AI | 114 | 4.16 | 4.11 | 4.04 | 4.23 | 4.15 | 3.96 |
| Saxion Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 18 | 3.81 | 3.50 | 3.62 | 3.72 | 4.06 | 3.37 |
| De Haagse Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 119 | 3.81 | 3.78 | 3.81 | 3.84 | 4.06 | 3.71 |
| Zuyd Hogeschool | ADS&AI | 40 | 3.76 | 4.12 | 3.72 | 4.06 | 4.14 | 3.85 |
| Universiteit Maastricht | DS&AI | 118 | 3.58 | 3.81 | 3.72 | 3.84 | 4.05 | 3.55 |
| TU/e + Tilburg University | DS | 162 | 3.31 | 3.55 | 3.87 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 3.75 |
| Hogeschool Rotterdam | ADS&AI | 51 | 3.22 | 3.29 | 3.22 | 3.43 | 3.64 | 3.18 |
| Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | AI | 86 | 3.13 | 3.86 | 3.83 | 3.90 | 4.12 | 3.75 |
| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | AI | 124 | 3.08 | 3.62 | 3.57 | 3.67 | 3.70 | 3.58 |
| Universiteit Leiden | DS&AI | 108 | 2.93 | 3.70 | 3.67 | 3.76 | 3.46 | 3.63 |
| Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen | AI | 161 | 2.88 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 3.85 | 4.09 | 3.66 |
| Universiteit van Amsterdam | AI | 69 | 2.83 | 3.49 | 3.63 | 3.72 | 3.96 | 3.69 |
| Universiteit Utrecht | AI | 63 | 2.65 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 3.68 | 4.01 | 3.69 |
Acknowledgment
We sincerely thank our students for participating in the National Student Survey. Your feedback helps us grow and continuously improve the quality of our programme.