This poll confirms what earlier polls have already shown: the large classical universities lose when compared to the smaller institutions. The keywords are modern, small-scale and decisive. Twente is followed closely by the universities of Tilburg and Maastricht; and Eindhoven too is almost a match for Twente.
The UT is represented by five of its programmes: Public
Administration and Public Policy (BSK), Applied Communication (TCW), Civil Engineering (WB), Electrical Engineering (EL) and Industrial Engineering and Management (TBK). The students put Twente on top five times. The professors also gave their judgement. Seventeen programmes were judged by both professors and students. Twente has two hit programmes according to Elsevier; both lists are topped by BSK and TCW.