Erasmus School of Economics strives to become the best in its disciplines (economics, econometrics) and seeks to achieve excellence both in its research and teaching. This can be measured by its performance in rankings.

There are several international university rankings which Erasmus School of Economics participates in that are considered to be most influential ones. QS World University Ranking, Times Higher Education Ranking and Academic Ranking of World Universities. Most of the ranking are focused on research, but some of them became multi-dimensional in the past few years.

The above mentioned influential rankings have determined that there is a demand for a more balanced ranking system that is based on more indicators besides research. Thus, they have adjusted their methodology by incorporating more indicators, which definitely give a more balanced and accurate view of a university.

QS World University Rankings is one of such multi-faceted rankings, where Erasmus School of Economics scores particularly well when it come to Economics/Econometrics.

The research currently considers over 2,000 universities, and ranks over 700.

 World University RankingOpens external ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam (subject Economics & Econometrics) as follows:

Year	Netherlands	In Europe	In the world
2021	2	13	43
2020	2	17	51-100
2019	2	17	51-100
2018	3	14	50

And for the subject of Accounting & Finance:

Year	Netherlands	In Europe	In the world
2021	2	11	38
2020	1	10	43
2019	1	13	48
2018	1	14	51-100

Times Higher Education

The Times Higher Education ranking is the only global ranking that judges world class universities across a number of core disciplines such as research, teaching, knowledge valorisation and internationalisation.

Times Higher Education World University RankingsOpens external ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam (subject Economics & Business) as follows:

Year	Netherlands	In Europe	In the world
2021	1	7	25
2020	1	7	28
2019	2	7	32

The Times Higher Education World University Ranking of Erasmus University Rotterdam:

Year	Netherlands	In Europe	In the world
2021	4	20	72
2020	5	21	69
2019	5	22	70

Academic Ranking of World Universities
Six different objective indicators are used to rank world universities: alumni or staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields medals, number of researchers with most citations selected by Thomson scientific, number of articles published in journals and, of course, per capita performance with respect to the size of an institution. Over 1000 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year.

The Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesOpens external ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam (subject Economics) as follows:

Year	Netherlands	In Europe	In the world
2021	1	8	34
2020	1	9	35
2019	1	9	33

U.S News & World Report
According to the ranking of U.S. News & World ReportOpens external Erasmus University Rotterdam belongs to the top 3 universities in Europe in the field of economics and business. Globally, only 10 universities rank higher than Erasmus University Rotterdam.

This ranking is based on research and reputation in economics, finance and management. Especially in research Erasmus University Rotterdam performs very well.

Erasmus University Rotterdam Phd Economics

Based in Rotterdam, the economic and logistics center of Europe, the Erasmus School of Economics is one of the world’s leading academic institutions and is internationally renowned for its contributions to relevant economic issues.

Since its establishment in 1913, the school has a long-standing tradition of providing high-quality education and producing excellent research. It offers 21st century relevant bachelor’s and master’s degree programs which are delivered in either Dutch or English (depending on the program), as well as study abroad and exchange opportunities.

PhD programme

Focus
Our PhD programme is designed to train outstanding PhD candidates for careers in research and teaching at academic institutions all-around the world. PhD candidates will focus on one of five distinct fields of study:

Economics
Econometrics and Management Science
Applied Economics
Finance & Accounting
Marketing
The PhD programme in a nutshell:

Excellent training, support and research facilities via one of our Graduate Schools:
Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)Opens external
Tinbergen InstituteOpens external
Personal supervision by top researchers
Paid PhD positions
Duration: 3 to 4 years (depending on previous education)

Research Master Business Data Science
The research master in Business Data Science prepares students for a PhD trajectory in Business departments and is a joint degree programme of the Schools of Economics and Business of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. More information about this programme can be found hereOpens external.

PhD programme

Economics
Econometrics and Management Science
Applied Economics
Finance and Accounting
Marketing
Defences
PhD Placements

Admission requirements

Focus
All PhD projects are affiliated with one of Erasmus School of Economics’ graduate schools: Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) or the Tinbergen Institute (TI). In order to be considered for a PhD position, applicants have to meet all the admission requirement of the affiliated graduate school and any requirement mentioned in the specific PhD position.

We strongly advise you to look into the admission requirements of the graduate schools.

Tinbergen InstituteOpens external
Erasmus Research Institute of ManagementOpens external (ERIM)
In general Erasmus School of Economics sets the following requirements:

MPhil or Research Master’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Mathematics or Physics is preferred, but candidates with an MSc or MA degree are also invited to apply
Excellent study results
Interest in and strong motivation for scientific research
GRE test is required for all entering students
Excellent command of English (IELTS/TOEFL)