Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#7,555
AI visibility: Grade A+
95
SEO health: Latest audit
85
Visits
21.3K
per month, estimated
Keywords
5.7K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
21.2K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
149 lines AI engines can read
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vu.nl Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Higher Education) is ranked #7,555 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, up 295 places from #7,850 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 21,300 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 5,655 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 95 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 149 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 85/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #7,555 | ▲ 295 |
| July 2026 | #7,850 | ▼ 141 |
| June 2026 | #7,709 | — |
| May 2026 | #7,709 | ▼ 79 |
| April 2026 | #7,630 | ▲ 540 |
| March 2026 | #8,170 | ▲ 548 |
| February 2026 | #8,718 | — |
What this company does
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam serves as a place for both teaching and research in a variety of subjects. Students can choose from bachelor programs that lay the foundation for their careers or interests, then move on to master degrees that allow deeper specialization. There are also options like honors education for those seeking extra challenges, courses designed for professionals already in the workforce, and short…
Our read on the site
Good foundation with room for improvement. 1 high-priority issue.
vu.nl Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send vu.nl an estimated 21,300 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 21,200 visits from unpaid results. Paid search contributes only about 34 visits a month. Spread across 5,655 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.8 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
21.3K
Latest estimate
Change
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Organic visits
21.2K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
34
0.16% of its search traffic
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
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vu.nl AI Visibility
vu.nl scores 95 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (18/20).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
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vu.nl LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on vu.nl runs to 149 lines (7,356 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam". It tells AI engines the business works in Higher Education, Research and Education Technology. It describes 4 products, including Bachelor's Programs, Master's Programs and PhD Programs. Services it lists include Student Counseling, International Exchange Programs and Professional Development Courses. The audience it names is Students, Researchers, Academics, International Students, aged 18-35 (Global). Technologies it mentions include Drupal, JavaScript, AWS and MySQL. The keywords it claims start with "Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam", "VU Amsterdam", "higher education Netherlands" and "university Amsterdam". It gives the company type as Public and says it is hiring.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
149
In the file
Size
7.4K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 9, 2026
What the file says
# Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ## About Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is a leading public university in the Netherlands, dedicated to providing high-quality education and conducting impactful research across diverse disciplines. Founded in 1880, VU Amsterdam serves a global student body with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and addressing societal challenges. The university equips students with critical thinking and practical skills to prepare them for future challenges. With a commitment to inclusivity, VU Amsterdam fosters an environment of academic excellence and social responsibility. **Areas of Work:** Higher Education, Research, Education Technology ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://vu.nl - **Address:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +31 20 59 89898 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** Europe/Amsterdam - **Currency:** EUR - **Company Type:** Public - **Employees:** 3000 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Bachelor's Programs** (Contact for pricing): Undergraduate programs across various disciplines including sciences, humanities, and social sciences, designed to provide foundational knowledge and skills. - **Master's Programs** (Contact for pricing): Advanced postgraduate programs offering specialized education in fields such as business,
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Bachelor's ProgramsContact for pricing
- Master's ProgramsContact for pricing
- PhD ProgramsContact for pricing
- Research InitiativesContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Student CounselingFree for enrolled students
- International Exchange ProgramsContact for quote
- Professional Development CoursesContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Students, Researchers, Academics, International Students · 18-35 · Global
Company type
Public · actively hiring
vu.nl Organic Keywords
Google lists vu.nl for about 5,655 keywords, which together bring an estimated 21,200 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
5.7K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
21.2K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
vu.nl SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of vu.nl scored 85 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 71, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighMinimize JavaScript and CSS Files
- MediumImplement Lazy Loading for Images
- HighImprove Accessibility Features
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
vu.nl Competitors and Alternatives
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's company profile names uva.nl, rug.nl and tudelft.nl as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds leidenuniv.nl and uu.nl. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are rebuyengine.com, khabaronline.ir, about.google and president.jp.
vu.nl Company Profile
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam serves as a place for both teaching and research in a variety of subjects. Students can choose from bachelor programs that lay the foundation for their careers or interests, then move on to master degrees that allow deeper specialization. There are also options like honors education for those seeking extra challenges, courses designed for professionals already in the workforce, and short…
Founded in 1880 (about 146 years ago), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Its workforce is listed as between 1,001 and 5,000 employees. Its profile files it under Higher Education, with further tags for Research, Education Technology and Public University. Products on record for it: Bachelor's Programs, Master's Programs, PhD Programs and Research Initiatives. Its tagline reads: "De brede inclusieve universiteit waar iedereen welkom is".
- Sector
- Higher Education
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 1880
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Bachelor's Programs, Master's Programs, PhD Programs, Research Initiatives
vu.nl Traffic by Country
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