27 Best Materials Science schools in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 10.7M citations received by 271K academic papers made by 27 universities in the Netherlands was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#7 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#15 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

3. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#31 in Europe

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#35 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#39 in Europe

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#56 in Europe

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Materials Science

#73 in Europe

#257 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Materials Science

#104 in Europe

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Materials Science

#122 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#174 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Materials Science

#311 in Europe

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Materials Science

#332 in Europe

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Materials Science

#501 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Materials Science

#717 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#940 in Europe

#3737 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#1085 in Europe

#4467 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#1176 in Europe

#4934 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

18. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Materials Science

#1178 in Europe

#4943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#1211 in Europe

#5095 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Materials Science

#1219 in Europe

#5123 in the World

Founded: 1996

21. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Materials Science

#1265 in Europe

#5397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

22. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Materials Science

#1267 in Europe

#5402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

23. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Materials Science

#1274 in Europe

#5460 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Materials Science

#1277 in Europe

#5483 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

25. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Materials Science

#1305 in Europe

#5604 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#1319 in Europe

#5656 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Materials Science

#1327 in Europe

#5716 in the World

Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Materials Science in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delft, Eindhoven, Enschede, and Utrecht.